LOU’S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei’s way
The eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works. Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
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BENNER: Musings from the road to (and from) The Final Four
Rutgers coach Mike Rice scored almost as much attention as the champion quartet of teams.
FEIGENBAUM: GOP stranglehold hasn’t squelched debate
For a Legislature dominated by a Republican super-majority and with a Republican governor doing more now than just watching from the cheap seats, you should be surprised by the uncertainty over the shape—and even the fate—of several significant bills this late in the process.
Mahern got it wrong
The [April 1] Forefront column by Louis Mahern discussed a zoning case in the Fletcher Place Neighborhood “called down” by City-County Councilor Jeff Miller. Mahern’s column incorrectly assumes that neighborhood opposition to the project relates to its affordable housing aspect.
UPDIKE: A millennial view of transit
It has been a discouraging year in local politics. Several baby boomers have apologized to me for the state of affairs they are handing over to my generation, and each conversation has made clear the deep and fundamental issues Indiana’s next leaders will face.
RUSTHOVEN: Let lawmakers decide gay marriage
Indiana’s new senator, Joe Donnelly, made news April 5 announcing he had changed his mind and now supported gay marriage.
MAURER: A prostate cancer treatment worth considering
Get a second opinion, then head to Seattle.
EDITORIAL: Senators feed state’s road habit
The way legislators are treating transportation issues this year speaks volumes about their aspirations for the state.
Kim: Investors must steer clear of the narcissistic CEO
A number of academic studies have concluded narcissistic CEOs make poor choices that can cause the company and your investment to perish.
Hicks: Bourgeois dignity and the modern world
A most remarkable book, “Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can’t Explain the Modern World,”, says all the explanations of the explosion of economic growth that occurred about 300 years ago are inadequate.
ALTOM: CIOs are hard to find, so mentor promising candidates
A CIO has to blend business and technical skills in ways that aren’t taught to technicians.
MORRIS: Celebrate city’s philanthropy scene
Good things are happening in the philanthropic community.
Ban canned hunting
The General Assembly is considering legislation that would allow businesses to continue to provide high-paying customers the ability to shoot white-tailed deer within fenced enclosures.
Iraq column not credible
I read with incredulity Mike Hicks’ [March 25] column on the Iraq war’s “success or failure.”
Tax cut costs taxpayers?
How would IBJ allow John Zody [April 1 Forefront] to write, “The governor’s 10-percent income tax cut, which would cost taxpayers more than a half a billion dollars …”?
KENNEDY: Listen to the Millennials
Last month, the media and much of the American public fixated on oral arguments in two same-sex marriage cases being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indiana leads in Medicaid change
A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable. When it comes to health care, the best thing for every Hoosier, rich or poor, is more choices and more incentives for preventive care. In the debate over Medicaid expansion, our aim must be to protect the health of Hoosiers in need and maintain the fiscal health of our state. Expanding traditional Medicaid cannot accomplish both.
LOU’S VIEWS: Rock solid ‘American Idiot’ works for more than just Green Day fans
Angst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
DINING: Geist pub shows Asian influence
Second in a month-long series of food-and-a-drink eatery reviews.