VAUGHN: Daniels won’t admit costly FSSA mistake
With the Purdue University job awaiting him, Gov. Daniels is apparently taking a Rube Goldberg approach to state government.
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SHELLA: Why the Democrats ousted Pat Bauer
He lost the majority in 2010 and staged two failed walkouts in 2011 and 2012. That was part of it.
SOUDER: Pence’s, Daniels’ populist subtleties
Steve Goldsmith was one of the brightest men to run for governor of Indiana but he lacked a populist touch.
SMAGALA: Drought lessons from Phoenix
As I drove to the airport recently, I couldn’t help but notice all the sprinklers watering lawns in front of houses, businesses and sports fields.
MORRIS: Legal Aid Society deserves your support
It’s the largest organization in Indiana devoted solely to the non-ideological, non-sectarian, non-governmental provision of civil legal assistance to persons of limited means.
EDITORIAL: City needs to raise bar for project design
It’s puzzling that Indianapolis doesn’t demand more of those who shape its built environment.
ALTOM: Web begs you to take time to waste time
I have to confess that I sometimes use technology in a way that is the exact opposite of productivity. I waste good daylight hours using it for short bursts of enjoyment.
DINING: Neighborhood joint offers tasty tweaks on bar/grill staples
Last in a month-long series of “Grill” restaurant reviews. This week: JT’s Grille and Bar.
LOU’S VIEWS: On heroes and villains
Subject of superheroes isn’t as playful as it was a short time ago.
Cross leaves legacy
On behalf of the Fairbanks Hospital board of directors, I want to commend IBJ for its July 9 article about Helene Cross and her remarkable leadership as president and CEO of Fairbanks.
Jobs critical for ex-cons
We applaud the IBJ and Kathleen McLaughlin for the July 9 cover story, “Should Indy ban ‘the box’?”
Unleash Indy 500 cars
Great [July 9 Styring column] on the Speedway. I hope those in control of that magnificent and historic venue take those thoughts to mind. He who builds the fastest car wins. Let them build the fastest car.
Kennedy misunderstands Sharia law
Sheila Suess Kennedy’s July 16 op-ed “This time, Sharia law misunderstood” contains numerous misconceptions and errors about the legislation she purports to address, American Laws for American Courts (ALAC). Space permits me to address only three.
Kennedy wrong on Sharia
Sheila Kennedy [July 16] discusses the Islam of her imagination, the Islam of every progressive’s dreams, Islam without several of its crucial features and articles of belief—holy war, martyrdom and the treatment of non-believers.
‘Pocket guide’ was spin
Rather than a pocket guide to the Supreme Court ruling (it did accomplish that, sort of) [Rusthoven, July 9], this is a pocket guide to the laboriously crafted Republican response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
KENNEDY: A civics literacy center is born
If you’ve been following my columns and blog posts, you are probably tired of my frequent rants about what Americans don’t know about our own constitutional system.
BENNER: Penn State punishment won’t get to root of our problem
As I surveyed the reaction to the NCAA’s decision to crush the football program at Penn State University, one thought kept coming to me in two entirely different ways: What if it had been my son?
SKARBECK: Summertime is right time to seek investing wisdom
The term “dog days” also has found a spot in investors’ lexicon, sometimes describing lackluster stock market behavior during the summer.
HICKS: Short-term fixes unlikely to ease downturn
Almost all the economic forecasts that appear monthly or quarterly have been revised downward, some for the third time. And the smallest tidbit of good news dominates the news cycles without moving financial markets
BASILE: Glad to say goodbye to Kaliningrad
Two Russian policemen approached me and asked to see my “papers.” After a cursory look, they escorted me into a small cinder block “interrogation” room, which could barely contain the three of us and my backpack.