The coffee smell dissipates. The signs drop from 25%-50% off to 40%-60% off. Shelves of books migrate from soon-to-be-closed-off sections to empty shelf space elsewhere, causing category labels to lose their meaning. Customers linger, wondering if a novel unworthy of their $24 might be worthy of $12. This is how it ends for Indianapolis’ only downtown full-service bookshop.
Legislative observers wonder whether this session’s unique nature may convince Senate leaders to be a bit more flexible in ruling on germaneness.
Thank you so much for your article “The Indiana we’ve always wanted.”
I have often used the example of people with red hair, why don’t we pass a law which would only affect people with red hair and treat them differently?
Japan’s crisis could enlightens us on ways to avoid mutually assured destruction.
In Wisconsin and Indiana, elected Democrats have fled to Illinois in order to avoid making the difficult decisions facing their states.
The same fans who had (rightfully) lauded coach Matt Painter for guiding the Boilermakers to a surprisingly strong season suddenly were ripping Painter in the aftermath of the tournament loss to VCU.
I’m a regular reader of [Bill Benner’s] column. Matter of fact, I read the columns written by you and Bruce Hetrick before I read the front page.
The following is to thank you for [Mickey Maurer’s] column in the March 19 IBJ: “The Indiana we’ve always wanted.”
The numbers are astounding, even after all these years. A full quarter of all IT projects are canceled before they’re done.
Mickey Maurer has achieved much in his career, but he should leave sarcastic humor to real comedians.
No one likes to be told what to do. But, we’re told how fast we can drive, how many emergency exits we have to have in a building and, in some cases, even the color we can paint our houses.
Ignorant and bigoted people are encouraged to run for public office when they witness this dumbing-down of society.
Across all time and all cultures, wise leaders and wise societies have recognized that marriage is good, and wise societies have protected and nurtured it.
Even if one believes that same-sex marriages are a “problem,” enacting House Joint Resolution 6 will change nothing.
Question: What is one big idea from another city that you’d like to implement here? Answer: As a young man, my father left the shores of Greece for the hope and opportunity of America. Once here, he worked to realize the American dream: start a family, work hard and save enough money to start his […]
Charlotte, N.C., operates approximately 325 buses with 74 routes on a budget of $110 million while IndyGo has an annual budget of $55 million with only 150 buses and 29 routes.
Houston’s comprehensive mass transit plan, which incorporates neighborhood economic development and community control of infrastructure, got its start 20 years ago amid cries that it couldn’t happen.
Atlanta turned the contaminated site of a former steel mill into an urban jewel called Atlantic Station.
The world is caught in a dangerous feedback loop—higher oil prices and climate disruptions lead to higher food prices, higher food prices lead to more instability, more instability leads to higher oil prices.
