SOUDER: Mourdock will win easier than you think
Among news people in Indiana there is an excited buzz: Mourdock may be in trouble in his Senate race against Donnelly. Indiana Democrats were swamped in the 2010 elections.
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EARLY: Mourdock firmly in Jenner tradition
It’s nine weeks until the election, and Richard Mourdock from southern Indiana and Joe Donnelly from northwest Indiana are in a barn-burner race for the Senate seat. I am going to vote for Mourdock because I like his “tell it like it is” style, much like my all-time best Indiana senator, William Ezra Jenner.
VAUGHN: Pence plays games with the uninsured
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act, it threw a curveball to politicians like Gov. Daniels and Mike Pence, who were counting on the court killing the implementation of national health reform.
DONNELLY: Teamwork, pragmatic leadership needed in Washington
When my kids were growing up, I coached their baseball and basketball teams. Like all coaches, I preached teamwork as one of the key fundamentals that would make us successful.
MOURDOCK: Bring solid Hoosier values to bear on the process
There’s a lot of sincere talk these days about compromise. Most Hoosiers honestly struggle with the question of whether we need to get tough on Washington and firmly stand our ground against business as usual or “compromise” and strike the middle ground. It’s a fair and natural dilemma.
ODLE: Attack the scourge of abandoned houses
The announcement of a potential Super Bowl bid for 2018 is creating a buzz, reminding us that Indianapolis and central Indiana are now on the national, even international, stage in many ways.
MEREDITH: Examine excellent programs before making changes
Initially, I think Gov. Daniels should find a way to celebrate the great projects happening in teacher education.
Cut Pacers subsidies
Bill Herrick’s op-ed “Run government like a business” [Aug. 20] called for government to take a less-active role in the affairs of business and to run itself like a business. I couldn’t agree more.
Correcting Kahlo
After reading Chris O’Malley’s [Aug. 13] article “More trees to get the ax along Central Canal,” I wondered what compelled him to include such a liberal amount of speculations of local antagonist Clarke Kahlo when so many credible sources are available for comment.
SULLIVAN: Work-share is no-brainer
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that Indiana is eligible for more than $2 million to implement a program known as “work-share.” Unfortunately, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced earlier this month that it would not participate.
KENNEDY: Which of these is not like the other?
Bowing to the demands of the GOP base, Mitt Romney has chosen his running mate. Paul Ryan is the final confirmation of Romney’s capitulation to the True Believers.
MORRIS: Ordeal showed importance of police
Let’s give them as much funding as possible so they can do their job well.
EDITORIAL: Arts groups deserve support
New research from national advocacy group Americans for the Arts aims to prove that local arts organizations enrich us all, literally as well as figuratively.
LOU’S VIEWS: Big game hunting at GenCon
Break out of the Monopoly/Scrabble rut with these new games
DINING: No blues at Green Street Pub and Eatery in Brownsburg
Last in a month long series of reviews of colorful restaurants.
HETRICK: America should encourage votes, not suppress them
In a place where voter participation pales in comparison to other nations, state after U.S. state seems hell-bent on voter suppression.
BENNER: Women at Augusta National is no watershed moment
At the risk of alienating all these incredible women—and the one I’ve been sleeping with the last 39 years—I have to admit something.
SKARBECK: High-quality stocks perform as well as alternative options
Most hedge funds have failed to outperform index funds since the credit crisis.
HICKS: The arts matter … when art lovers are free
The measurement of value in an artistic endeavor will always lie in the hearts of men and women.
ALTOM: A reminder that offices are full of low-tech hazards
Even laser pointers can be hazardous if they’re pointed right into an unprotected retina.