VAUGHN: Door keeps revolving at Statehouse
With Republican super-majorities in both Statehouse chambers and a newly elected governor eager to make his mark on state government, the upcoming legislative session could get controversial real fast.
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QUILHOT: GOP has become its own worst enemy
During the past three years, I have had the opportunity to serve Arsenal Tech High School’s football team. It has been an edifying time as I have gotten to know our urban high school students in ways only somebody called “coach” can understand.
HETRICK: In massacre’s wake, a Christmas wish for divinity in each of us
Time after time, we get ourselves in a lather; do nothing more than talk about the need to talk; then rinse and repeat when the next mass killing occurs.
Andrews on point about greedy Fair investors
Kudos to Greg Andrews on his [Dec. 10] column about the Fair Finance fraud. There is no excuse for this criminal behavior, and Tim Durham and his buddies got what they had coming to them. But Andrews is spot on in highlighting the complicity of the investors in their demise.
Roads are investment
Interesting how a Democrat liberal [Kennedy column, Dec. 3] can say, “They burden taxpayers now in diapers in order to deliver today’s services,” and ignore mentioning the fact that today’s entitlements are what the taxpayers in diapers will be paying for long after present taxpayers have enjoyed the new roads built during the Daniels era.
LIBMAN: Shrink unwieldy not-for-profit boards
As major arts institutions in central Indiana search for administrative leadership and financial stability, a logical question might be, what should be the role of the board for a not-for-profit organization?
RUSTHOVEN: Pence must win tax debate
Ben Franklin said nothing is certain but death and taxes. One could add a third item: If there is surplus revenue, legislators will spend it.
MAURER: My gift to you is a pair of puzzles
Now that the elections are over, please relax and enjoy this crossword puzzle and the political riddle it poses.
EDITORIAL: Doubling down on life sciences is right idea
The Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s proposal to create a $30 million venture fund dedicated to life sciences startups is good news for a valuable sector of our state economy that has been losing out to the more investor-friendly high-tech sector.
KIM: Buffett believes philanthropy is our investment in society
In June 2010, Buffett joined Bill and Melinda Gates to announce the Giving Pledge—their effort to persuade the richest Americans to donate at least half their wealth to charity.
HICKS: Let’s all maximize utility over the holidays
The vintage and durability of classic Christmas songs carry an important economic lesson for our times.
MORRIS: Balancing quality and the bottom line
My job takes me out of my office into the community on a regular basis. As I’m out talking with folks in the business community, a common theme surfaces almost without fail on a weekly basis.
EDITORIAL: Highways, transit not either/or choice
Any discussion of the state’s transportation priorities would be incomplete without including the one topic legislators have been reluctant to take on: mass transit.
ALTOM: Blessed are the tech-sector risk-takers who make the leap
This is the last column before Christmas, and in keeping with long tradition, I’m writing a year-end column about screw-ups and techno-pratfalls that should make you glad you’re not in the hottest of hot seats.
LOU’S VIEWS: Graphite the power
The Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn’t just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
Morris columns eloquent
I have appreciated several of the columns Greg Morris has written about the leadership of Gov. Daniels and Tony Bennett.
Don’t abandon tax pledges
I’m extremely troubled by some members of the Republican Party recently saying that they will not honor their promises not to raise taxes on the American people.
Citizens should oppose Leucadia project
I was disappointed that the IBJ didn’t cover the ongoing issue of the proposed Leucadia coal-to-gas plant and the role that Citizens Energy could play in preventing the construction of this project.
SWIECKI: New era for automotive investment?
From the mid 1980s through perhaps 2008, automotive investment in the Great Lakes region was driven by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler losing market share to competitors from Japan, Korea and Europe.
KENNEDY: Defining equality for the new year
Equality is one of those principles that almost everyone subscribes to—a concept we can all endorse in the abstract, because in the abstract, we don’t have to decide what it really means.