Congress should fix harrassment court ruling
At issue was whether a white catering specialist at Ball State University who was accused of harassing a black banquet worker was the banquet worker’s supervisor.
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ALTOM: Don’t overlook these simple but important tech tools
You need some old-school devices to keep your tech equipment humming.
Skarbeck: Heavyweights foresee retirement train wreck
Two investment industry titans are on a crusade to call attention to the crisis in America’s retirement savings system.
Hicks: The Austrian school is winning the fiscal debate
Political folklore has it that economists are infamously divided between Keynesian and classical explanations for the cause of the boom-and-bust cycle.
MORRIS: Want diversity of opinion? Find it here
Forefront gives you a wide range of opinions in a tidy package.
RACE: It’s our turn to build an industrial legacy neighborhood
As the GM plant site is redeveloped, Indianapolis should learn from Cardiff’s mistakes.
BROOKS: The humanities have lost their heart, soul
A half-century ago, 14 percent of college degrees were awarded to people who majored in the humanities. Today, only 7 percent of graduates in the country are humanities majors. Even over the past decade alone, the number of incoming students at Harvard who express interest in becoming humanities majors has dropped by a third.
KRUGMAN: If not income redistribution, then what?
What happens when good jobs disappear? It’s a question that’s been asked for centuries.
SOWELL: Political correctness diminishes military
For thousands of years, people around the world had the common sense to realize that putting young men and young women together in military operations was asking for trouble, not only for young people of both sexes, but for the effectiveness of military forces entrusted with the fate of nations.
MARCUS: United funding for the arts in Indiana
A good friend has come up with a good idea. I know it is a good idea because, when he presented it to me and another friend, both of us were skeptical. Such is the inevitable fate of good ideas among friends.
MADISON: A depressing tale of two Indianas
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It’s a tale of two Indianas—one rich, one poor.
BOHANON: Contrasting Indiana and Afghanistan
I weep for my Afghan friends and thank God for the relative civility that characterizes Indiana political conflict.
SOUDER: GOP ideology fights are nothing new
At the 1969 Young Americans for Freedom convention, I learned firsthand of the intense ideological divisions within the conservative movement.
SADLER: This governor’s style feels comfortable
Gov. Mike Pence has borne the brunt of unfair criticism from politicos around the state of late. Not even six months into his term, he has been described as lackluster, lacking vision and as having a dearth of ideas.
SHELLA: Override could have been avoided
General Assembly, 1; Mike Pence, 0. That’s how the scorecard reads from the recent one-day meeting of the Legislature.
WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: Older neighborhoods need attention
Everyone knows the old real estate adage about location, location, location. But these days, for revenue-hungry Indianapolis communities, you can add another priority—development, development, development.
ODLE: Many ways to weed gardens of despair
There has been much discussion recently about the need to “beef up” Marion County law enforcement to reduce crime. I agree. The Indianapolis public safety director recently reported that only about half of the sworn officers are on the street.
DAVIS: Some solid ways to move Indy forward
Three promising efforts are under way in Indianapolis to unite the community and propel us forward. I hope we pursue each initiative with a sense of urgency and change the trajectory on our health, skills and economic prosperity.
GARRISON: Indianapolis might get what it asks for
The next mayoral election might represent the functional end to Republican government in Indianapolis.
BOEHM: Battle over council is unnecessary
A two-front war is waging over control of the City-County Council. The General Assembly recently changed the Unigov statute to eliminate the four at-large council seats. Meanwhile, a special five-judge panel is considering a challenge to the city-county ordinance drawing the council’s 25 single-member districts.