MAHERN: Might freebies have greased this deal?
Some call it flimflam or a thimblerig. It is probably most recognized as the old shell game. Regardless of its moniker, our city leaders are about to pull it on local taxpayers.
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BECK: Let’s talk reasonably about guns
I didn’t want to write about guns. The subject is fraught with complications. If I thought the political commentary on Facebook was extreme during the election, it became downright ludicrous following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
MACALLISTER: Early CIB is model for civil discourse
The element of controversy that clogs political debate, embitters theologians and fosters ethnic bitterness is surely as familiar to us as Cain and Abel. King Solomon in 950 B.C. acknowledged its damage—and its danger—when he pleaded with his subjects, “Come then, let us reason together” (though, like many “well-meaners,” he was better in advising than complying).
MYERS: Hoosiers still know how to cooperate
They say bipartisanship is dead in Washington, D.C. They say a Democrat won’t buy a Republican a beer and a Republican won’t share a glass of Chardonnay with a Democrat.
VAUGHN: Action will make IEDC talk believable
When I first met Mike Pence back in the mid-1990s, he was working as a radio and TV talk show host in Indianapolis. I was a guest on his public affairs program many times and came to know the future governor as an affable and evenhanded host who made room for all points of view while clearly stating his own.
STYRING: This carrot might leave a bitter taste
Some time before April 15, the Legislature must decide whether to accept a deal from the federal government to expand Medicaid coverage. It’s shaping up as one of two or three major calls our lawmakers must make.
SHEPARD: ‘Cost of justice’ matters to the economy
National headlines recently reminded us of the benefits Indiana reaps for its economy by thoughtful attention to our system of justice.
DANIELS: Will we protect our kids, or won’t we?
As a society, we do everything we can to protect our children from harm and prepare them to live productive and successful lives.
HETRICK: Common threads weave through Pence, Obama speeches
Two pols. Two parties. Seemingly opposite points of view. Yet these polished communicators had plenty in common in what they said and how they said it to “we, the people.”
ALTOM: Firms must think carefully about policies on devices
“BYOD” is tech-speak for “bring your own device,” and it refers to whether you want to allow employees to transact your business using their own laptops, notebooks or smartphones, or if you want to impose your own standards and supply what you think they should have so you keep control of the technology.
Guns laws work
I thought it would be impossible to write about gun laws after the Newtown tragedy and not talk about the bulbous magazine clips that allow a sane or insane person to fire hundreds of rounds from an automatic weapon in seconds, but Peter Rusthoven [Jan. 7] managed to do the impossible.
Gun column hit mark
Thank you for Peter J. Rusthoven's column. What a well-written, well-thought-out editorial, with substantiating articles, to better support the fact that enacting gun laws doesn't disarm the criminals.
Clark complicates gay marriage debate
Why does Micah Clark [Jan. 7 Viewpoint] blow the subject up into one of these all-inclusive ideological tornados?
HINCKLEY: Fads undermine school reform
Would you launch four or five initiatives in your business in a year? And then introduce three or four more the following year? Of course not!
KENNEDY: Watch out for shifting winds
Well, that certainly didn't take long. As a result of last November's elections, the General Assembly is firmly in the hands of the Republicans, who enjoy super-majorities in both the House and Senate.
FEIGENBAUM: Key issues not illuminated in Pence address
Many lawmakers and other observers had expected this year’s State of the State speech to add key details to Gov. Mike Pence’s roadmap—effectively serving as a GPS of sorts for lawmakers seeking to divine the route taken and the destinations visited on the journey promised on inauguration day.
SKARBECK: Now’s the time to reflect on investment results, costs
With 2012 now in the books, it is a great time to undertake an analysis of your financial results.
HICKS: Middle class, education and income inequality
The United States has always had something like a middle class, but for most of our history it has been a distinction not necessarily dependent on income or wealth.
APPEL: Mergers and acquisitions will accelerate by midyear
Savvy Indiana business owners rightly wonder about the merger-and-acquisition and capital market outlook for 2013. Unfortunately, it is likely mixed, with a sluggish outlook for the first half of the year. However, many hope that, by midyear, there will be a pickup to end the year strong.