LOU’S VIEWS: When painters snap
Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new ‘Snapshot’ exhibition examines the photography that inspired 7 artists. Plus, ‘Cabaret’ at the Athenaeum.
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DINING: Big City Grill & Lemonade steaks a claim on 38th
Fourth in a month-long series of “Grill” restaurant reviews.
HETRICK: A funny thing happened on the way to the sorority
I spent last weekend in a hotel with 950 sorority women learning about sex. How’s that for an opening line? Are your fantasies afire? Curiosity aroused?
BENNER: NCAA should tread lightly with Penn State football
Instead of shutting down Penn State football, why not use that economic engine to do some enormous good?
Domestic partner benefits unwise use of tax dollars
After listening to the testimony during the June 5 City-County Council committee meeting, and speaking with both supporters and opponents of the proposed domestic partner benefits, I noticed a common theme of “this will make Indianapolis more competitive.” This is untrue.
WALTZ: How to ease away from a senseless tax
No one I know particularly enjoys paying taxes, but nearly (if not literally) all will admit to their necessity in helping provide government services to keep our economy running.
RUSTHOVEN: Bauer’s time has come … and gone
Several Indiana House Democrats tried to revolt this month against Minority Leader Pat Bauer, but were foiled by his favorite tactic—preventing a quorum.
MAURER: Jim Rogers is rarely outmaneuvered
“My grand pappy was a chess grand master,” Jim Rogers declared as we sat down to a game back in the early 1990s. Jim was a pal. When he and his wife, M.A., lived in Carmel, we vacationed together and enjoyed running and biking on the weekends. He was a competitor. He liked to win.
EDITORIAL: Indy Rezone initiative off to good start
The city unveiled the Indy Rezone plan July 5, and it’s clear from the top of the project flow chart that fresh perspectives are welcome.
KIM: Have we seen second quarter of 2012 before?
The U.S. equity market tested the confidence and resolve of investors in the second quarter of 2012.
HICKS: Job creation, destruction not mutually exclusive
I am always saddened and more than a bit disappointed when I hear politicians promise to create jobs.
MORRIS: Young racers aspire to big league
USAC’s quarter-midget racing is a popular sport worth your attention.
EDITORIAL: Road construction carries high costs
Hamilton County motorists may be forgiven the occasional bout of road rage this summer.
Laikin blazed trail
I cut my teeth after college in the early years at BrightPoint working for Bob Laikin's enterprise.
Jefferson, conservatism don’t always mix well
One should generally be skeptical of conservatives quoting Thomas Jefferson in aid of their positions.
WILLIAMS: Biodiesel makes sense for Indy
The rebirth of downtown and its continued viability are the result of clustered assets—hotels, the convention center, sporting facilities, familiar restaurants—and a strong convention business.
KENNEDY: This time, Sharia law misunderstood
I participated in a discussion of “Sharia Beyond the Headlines” at the Indianapolis InterChurch Center.
SKARBECK: Leadership, not regulation key to changing behavior
In the midst of hard-core lobbying by the banking industry designed to soften the drive for more stringent financial regulation, some key institutions haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory lately.
HICKS: To tax or spend? That is the question for government
There is a great (and vituperative) disagreement on government’s role in stabilizing a recession.
ALTOM: Online detective work can amaze and find new markets
Google Earth is one of Google’s odder and spottier applications. It started life as Keyhole, a 3-D mapping program originally paid for by the CIA and subsequently purchased by Google in 2004.