CAMPBELL: Politics through the lens of a football fanatic
I’ve learned what everyday people have known for years: Unlike the media, we don’t pay attention to the fight.
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KRULL: Fewer Statehouse reporters, more mayhem
Without someone to ring the bell and call out the low blows, there isn’t much stopping political tussles from escalating to fights and then to brawls.
VAUGHN: Republicans miss opportunity to build trust
Despite all the rhetoric about fairness and transparency, the 2011 round of redistricting remained shrouded in secrecy and conducted mostly behind closed doors.
SHELLA: A theater review of the General Assembly
Indianapolis Democrat Greg Taylor goes to the microphone so much he makes Don Quixote look lethargic. Carmel Republican Mike Delph seems to scour the Drudge Report looking for new ways to make the electorate adopt his values.
SHEPARD: The Indiana way of picking appellate judges
We should not want judges who put their fingers in the air to see which way the political wind is blowing.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘The 39 Steps’ is spoof positive of laughs in Hitchcock’s work
There’s a blissfully funny sequence in the first act of the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “The 39 Steps,” the local premiere of the Broadway hit.
DINING: Indonesian eatery offers Garuda awakening
First in our month-long series of reviews of newer ethnic eateries. This week: Garuda.
WEB REVIEW: In often-frivolous app world, these can save lives
Dad isn’t just recording workout data or accessing records that already exist, he’s creating his own diagnostic information.
Hicks: Raising taxes won’t increase federal revenue
Hauser’s Law, which is really an empirical observation, notes that U.S. income tax revenue has hovered within a percentage point of 19 percent of our total economy for more than 50 years.
MAURER: Legislators finish hatchet job
Appreciate the cruel irony. We elected this Legislature and gave them that ax handle to be fiscally responsible, but each of the following actions has the opposite effect on the budget.
EDITORIAL: Education bills rise above legislative noise
In a legislative session that saw puzzling attempts to move the state backward on issues such as smoking cessation and public transportation, the success of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ education agenda stands out as a bold step forward.
Consumer cutbacks may cost us
I was looking over IBJ today, and I thought to myself, I find all of this depressing, and I was about to set it aside and take it up again later. Then I came to [Bruce Hetrick’s April 25] article, and I realized there was somebody with some sanity in this world.
Butler was ‘inept’ and ‘unparalleled’
Regarding [Bill Benner’s] Butler comments in the April 18 issue, quite possibly the reason Clark Kellogg referred to the “unparalleled ineptitude” of Butler was, well, because it was both inept and unparalleled.
KENNEDY: Legislature’s bottom line is political
Many Indiana citizens have been hit hard by the recession, and the General Assembly has reacted by kicking them while they’re down.
MARCUS: Evansville is the least loser or best of the bad
Recent data from the bottom of the recession reveal all seven economic areas that include Indiana counties experienced declines in per-capita personal income.
FEIGENBAUM: Lessons learned from an unconventional session
Hoosiers were on notice headed into the session that they would not see four months marked by a “business as usual” attitude.
DINING: H2O Sushi offers titillating surprises
Parental advisory: This review contains suggestive language and encourages poor dining habits.
‘Progressive’ ideas don’t hold water
I read with interest John Guy’s [viewpoint column] titled “Where are the progressives?” (April 11, 2011) and found his list of antis enlightening.
Story’s headline fell short
I was disappointed to read your misleading headline, “Financial planner slapped with suit” on the front page [April 11].
LOU’S VIEWS: Landmark event turns into celebration of Bill Cook
Benefactor’s presence strongly felt at opening of new arts center.