VAUGHN: Time to end two-timing public employees
Shouldn’t the right of citizens to have government untainted by conflicts prevail over the perceived right of an individual to run for office and hold a public job at the same time?
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CAMPBELL: The absurdity of our immigration politics
If proponents were serious about the issue, they would make it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant. Not a slap on the wrist, not a fine, not an audit, but a felony.
RENN: Beyond brain drain to talent magnet
Indy is no longer a sleepy, backwater state capital. While it certainly has a way to go in some departments, it is at the point where it can compete at a much higher level than many think.
HEIN: Sports more than a game in Green Bay, Indy
Both cities consider sports to be a reflection of not only their spirit but also their character.
PARKER: Primaries, spotty record undermine Daniels’ chances
Ultimately, I suspect all this presidential talk is much ado about nothing, but Daniels isn’t tamping down the speculation because it doesn’t hurt to be talked about.
HOLCOMB: Americans should make Indiana’s Story their own story
There is no more compelling story or record to inspect than My Man Mitch’s should the country hope to make a presidential change.
MAURER: Conner Prairie’s allure keeps growing
Conner Prairie, an outdoor immersion history museum, offers modern-day time travelers an opportunity to experience long-ago life on the prairie at the Conner residence in what is now Fishers.
EDITORIAL: Hulman & Co.’s new board is good sign
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar racing series are far too important to the Indianapolis economy for their fate to rest entirely in the hands of a small board populated by members of the same family.
LOU’S VIEWS: Inside the outsider at the IMA
Thornton Dial created his own artistic rule book; the results are stunning.
DINING: If you go 2 1 new place 4 pizza …
First in a month-long series of reviews of restaurants with numeric names.
SKARBECK: Reaching too far for yields may have consequences
Investors eager to capture return are frequently attracted to investments that offer high yields. But before leaping into them, they should remember the useful idiom: “There is no free lunch.”
HICKS: Telecom reform in Indiana worked
Deregulation of monopolies tends to almost always make consumers better off. Indiana’s broad and effective telecommunications reform of 2006 is a classic example of this.
BENNER: Enabled by us, the rich squabble over billions
How can Indianapolis, and cities throughout America, continue to feed the beast that is sports?
FEIGENBAUM: Prepare for a history-making budget process
Hoosier Democrats may find that their solon sojourn in Illinois invokes Newton’s law of political physics: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Governor will damage public schools
Things are getting crazy as state resources diminish. Our governor is clearly out of touch with reality. He wants to abolish the 1:600 ratio for elementary school counselors to students on top of drastically cutting back state-supported mental-health programs.
Education bills deserve scrutiny
In “Tough love for public education” [a column in the Feb. 14 issue, Greg Morris makes] several excellent points.
Let’s keep shrinking local government
I found Morton Marcus’ [Feb. 21 column], “Rethink government consolidation now” provocative and in alignment with my thinking.
Horse investment not ‘shameful’
Thank you very much for your accurate [Feb. 28 editorial] on the Indiana horse industry.
KENNEDY: Who moved Wisconsin’s cheese?
I can’t help thinking how ironic it is that Wisconsin—home of the “cheeseheads”—is the most prominent example of what happens when political leadership stubbornly refuses to deal with an economic landscape that has changed.
MARCUS: The nightmare in my neighborhood
Clearly, any group of workers with incomes in excess of their proportion in the economy are villains.