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FRIEDMAN: Obama leaves no doubt on his Israel doctrine
No one should want domestic electoral politics mixed up with the Iran decision.
FARGO: Internet resurrects old free-speech questions
Anonymous speech has a long history in the United States.
STYRING: Why health insurance has gotten out of hand
Today’s health insurance isn’t even insurance in any sense of the word.
RIVERA: Indianapolis can become an education mecca
The critical element missing is an unparalleled market of educational opportunities. We can fix this.
TAFT: A golden chance to mainstream urban living
The massive momentum of suburban growth seemed unstoppable until the housing bubble’s spectacular implosion.
SWAYZE: Republicans will add head count in November
Right-to-work won’t move the needle as much as once thought because of the fizzle on the Dem side.
MAHERN: Ballard’s silly intransigence on a smoking ban
If the mayor doesn’t believe the science, he should say so.
MYERS: The unvaccinated are putting society at risk
Individual liberty has limits when the health of the public is at stake.
WAGNER: Hoosiers need a high court like them
That there is no woman in the room means our state is missing out on a very important perspective.
FERGUSON: Solid higher education reforms, with caveats
It is imperative for the integrity of higher education that the faculty control the curriculum.
MUTZ: Next up in education reform: governance
Unfortunately, our existing system of elected school boards is not getting the results our state and nation need.
HOWEY: Gregg, Pence unveiling few policy details
Websites for the candidates have no “policy” sections.
VANE: Mourdock misses mark with Lugar attacks
Why in the world would any campaign question Lugar’s integrity or Hoosier credentials?
KRULL: Mourdock rolls over for big NRA endorsement
So much for a U.S. senator’s deliberative function.
BONIFIELD: Lugar loses a partisan Democrat admirer
I will not be voting for Lugar in November.
MORRIS: Approach of spring breeds optimism
Attitude makes a big difference with staff productivity at work. Happy troops are productive troops.
SKARBECK: Go all-in on stocks to avoid bond risks
The symbolic pie charts marketed to investors with multiple colored slices—each representing the percentage investors need in all the various categories of stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate and alternative investments—had suddenly turned into one solid color.
HICKS: Manufacturing industry is alive and well
America has always been a place where we make things. In fact, 2011 was a record year for manufacturing in America, as will be 2012 and 2013 (all in inflation-adjusted terms).
EDITORIAL: Online medical consults worth trying
Like it or not—and most of the time we like it—technology has changed the world we live in.