MAURER: ‘Mayor, read the smoke signals’
One bar visit—one whiff of ammonia, benzene, arsenic, lead, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde—will send visitors home coughing and commenting about the Indy time warp.
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EDITORIAL: Right-to-work issue will cause legislative gridlock
With Indiana Republican leaders targeting right-to-work legislation as their top priority in 2012, we worry about the fate of other issues that should have long ago risen to the top of the heap.
KIM: Even money market funds can be risky for investors
Unlike bank deposits or CDs, investments in money market funds are not guaranteed.
HICKS: National debt makes long-term challenges clear
We must have a serious discussion over the size and scope of government and how to pay for it. Economically, the answers are clear. We must cut spending, raise revenue and adjust Social Security to the demographic reality.
DINING: Pho sizzles up flavorful Vietnamese comfort food
Last in a month-long series of reviews of new ethnic eateries. This week: Pho Asian.
LOU’S VIEWS: Sandi Patty, Carrie Newcomer and more from the CD shelf
Thanksgiving, for many, is road-trip time—which also makes it a good time to give a listen to the latest discs from Indiana performers. Here’s a stack I’ve taken pleasure in over the past month.
BENNER: With Broncos’ Tebow, gridiron meets gospel
While we have a constitutionally mandated separation of church and state in this country, some also believe there should be a separation of church and sports.
HETRICK: Super Committee fails Constitutional test
Are we providing for the common defense when parents have to supplement their sons’ and daughters’ military equipment?
Vaughn column was misleading
Julia Vaughn, a self-described advocate for “open and honest” government was neither open nor honest in her Nov. 14 Forefront column, “Shine More Light on Duke/IURC Secrets.”
TEASLEY: Whew! Tap the brakes on school reform
Given all the new options, mistakes will be made by all.
RUSTHOVEN: Romney is sufficient for conservatives
Romney is not as conservative as many of us prefer. But he would be a vast improvement on Obama.
FRIEDMAN: Democratic visionaries are many and spread broadly
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott represents a new generation of populist Democratic leaders.
CLARK: Deep bench bodes well for smaller, better government
Mike Pence has been a thought leader since he was first elected to Congress, yet we will see him originating ideas that may lead our state for years to come.
COLLINS: Republicans replete with financial pains
This is an unusually delusional presidential field.
MAHERN: Proposals to better the execution process
There will be additional expense but none I believe that could not be covered by the sale of TV, Internet and DVD rights.
LADWIG: Lying is another narrative in reality politics
I’m looking hard at the public record if not the heavens, trying not to be cynical.
FARGO: Falling behind on public access laws
The nation with the top score was Serbia, followed by Slovenia, India, El Salvador, Liberia, Croatia and Mexico.
TAFT: Indy needs demolition and renovation
No city has ever demolished its way to urban health.
STYRING: Flat tax would ripple all the way to Indiana
Those of you who are not Republican primary voters shouldn’t dial out of this conversation.