ODLE: Pull a chair up to the Big Table, leaders
I generally stay away from education issues in my column, but recent thoughts compel me to divert from that practice.
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DAVIS: Welcome to Indianapolis, Mr. Ferebee
We welcome a new leader to town to take one of our most important jobs—superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools.
LEIGHTY: Same-sex marriage ban hurts business
There has been significant discussion this summer about gay rights and marriage equality. Specifically in Indiana, House Joint Resolution 6, the amendment that would permanently alter Indiana’s Constitution to define marriage, has produced strong emotions on both sides.
MASSON: Past was prelude in Zinn controversy
Former Gov. Daniels seems to have a good grasp of Orwell’s notion that who controls the past controls the future and who controls the present controls the past.
LANOSGA: In government, clarity trumps efficiency
Here’s something to ponder in the wake of the big stories that keep trickling out from the emails released by state Superintendent of Public Education Glenda Ritz: What if the emails in question had been from her own tenure in that office? Or, what if a reporter had asked Tony Bennett for the same emails while he was still in office (or asked for the emails from then-Gov. Mitch Daniels)?
BOHANON: I wish I’d said that, but not in an email
When I read what then-Gov. Mitch Daniels said in an email to then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett about Marxist historian Howard Zinn’s work, my immediate reaction was, “My thoughts exactly!” I take great exception to Zinn’s characterization of American history.
HALE: Raising expectations would help Hoosiers thrive
It’s time to reboot the American Dream for Indiana by doing three things:
BUCK: Educate Hoosiers about fundamentals of economics
The answer is as old as the Bible: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he gets old, he will not depart from it.” Likewise, we are all familiar with the idea that we will reap what we sow, and this is true in our educational system.
Debt collectors brawling in court
Todd Wolfe, the 41-year-old founder of Deca Financial Services in Fishers, is at the center of a legal feud with Educational Credit Management Corp., an Oakdale, Minn., not-for-profit that insures $35 billion in federal student loans.
HETRICK: Here’s my answer to the governor’s fundraising letter
“With your support,” he said, “we can make Indiana an example for other states.” My B.S. detector blared.
DINING: Wherefore art Chou? Patachou spin-off shines in Carmel
Last in a month-long series of mall restaurant reviews.
LOU’S VIEWS: GenCon game discoveries for mere mortals
You don’t have to slay dragons or pilot a starship to find great games at Gen Con. Here are ten new favorites.
MORRIS: Time to help United Way help others
This year’s campaign kicks off with a simulcast generously provided by local television stations.
EDITORIAL: Time for an upgrade
Though far from shabby, Circle Centre is looking a little long in the tooth two years shy of its 20th birthday.
Skarbeck: Smart capital allocation by CEO can swell returns
The masterful allocation of a company’s cash flow, over long periods, is the single greatest determinant of shareholder value for an investor. This is the conclusion in the 2012 book “The Outsiders” by William Thorndike.
Hicks: Antitrust suit rests on decades of tradition
The attempt by the Department of Justice to block the merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways offers a glimpse into one of the great public policy innovations of the past couple of centuries: American anti-trust law.
Ballard’s trade missions critical for development
I have traveled with Mayor Greg Ballard on several of his international trade missions and believe Louis Mahern [Aug. 5 Forefront] does not appreciate the importance of Indianapolis’ global presence.
Ban Kennedy columns
Thank you for allowing Peter Rusthoven [Aug. 19] to respond to Sheila Kennedy’s outlandish column on the Detroit bankruptcy.
Heated words don’t help
In response to Sheila Suess Kennedy’s op-ed “Detroit reflects our moral bankruptcy,” I can’t say I’m shocked by her predictable position supporting liberal policy to cure all ills.
Lessons lost on Kennedy
Sheila Kennedy’s [Aug. 12] column “Detroit reflects our moral bankruptcy” leads us down the same path she always goes.