Work should be meaningful, too
Greg Morris’ Aug 29 column “Don’t forget that work needs to be fun” resonated with me.
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KHARBANDA: Fiscal hawks should fight new-terrain I-69
Our organization recently released an economic analysis concluding that, over the next two years, Indiana will dedicate 23 percent of its available funding for highway construction, maintenance and repair to the new-terrain I-69 project.
RUSTHOVEN: Carson’s Tea Party jab missed the mark
U.S. Rep. AndréCarson recently grab-bed headlines by telling the Congressional Black Caucus (to quote news reports), “the Tea Party is working through its allies in Congress to block the economic advancement of blacks and other minorities.”
MORRIS: How 9/11 changed a radio station
As the events unfolded, I knew our country was at war on our own soil.
EDITORIAL: City should plan for what comes after demolition
The city of Indianapolis is launching a $20 million war on abandoned houses without a plan for dealing with the properties after the wrecking-ball dust has settled.
BENNER: Tight-lipped Colts keep us guessing about No. 18
It’s not difficult to dial back to the pre-Peyton days, when the RCA Dome was a great place to go on a Sunday afternoon…to avoid the crowds.
HETRICK: Ten years after 9/11, keep doing what you do
On this 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, we’re reprinting Bruce Hetrick’s Notions column from Sept. 9, 2002.
DINING: New downtown restaurant tries for Colt following
Second in a month-long series of “game-on” restaurants. This week: Indianapolis Colts Grille.
LOU’S VIEWS: Verse comes to verse
Indiana-connected poets fill new book from Indiana Historical Society Press.
ALTOM: Is your company’s website worth the money, effort?
Too many websites for small and medium-size businesses that don’t sell online are a waste of time and money.
Facts favor Ballard
As a college student who places a high priority on doing my homework, I take exception to Jake Bonifield’s one-sided column “Ballard and Kennedy’s Striking Contrasts” [Aug. 22 Forefront].
POULAKIDAS: Raise demands for city-county councilors
Why is not our expectation that councilors come up with original ideas and solutions to the daily problems our communities face so we know they are qualified?
WALTZ: It’s past time for Congress to kill Quill
It is important to remember that online sales taxes would not be a new tax. Sales taxes are currently owed on every retail purchase made over the Internet—they’re just not being paid.
KENNEDY: Tears at a wedding that should have been
Although it was otherwise indistinguishable from other Christian wedding ceremonies I’ve attended, my friend and his life partner walked out of church still strangers in the eyes of the law.
SKARBECK: Money-market funds have big risk, little reward
In this environment of near-zero short-term interest rates, money-market fund operators have to work very hard just to earn a few bucks on the substantial sums of money entrusted to them.
HICKS: A solemn reminder of the value of shared sacrifice
On this anniversary of 9/11, I think we would do well to acknowledge that we have relinquished too little of ourselves in the years since the attacks.
MEREDITH: Design districts with both students and the community in mind
The entire school culture would be developed to improve expectations and accountability for both its students and community.
HARRIS: A better structure would let standout schools emerge
Urban school systems across the country are in crisis, but some individual urban schools are thriving.
BRUNI: Perry, Obama dumb in their own ways
Instead of talking about how smart politicians are or aren’t, we should have an infinitely more useful, meaningful conversation about whether we share and respect their values and whether they have shown themselves to be effective.
DOWD: Obama presidency might be one and done
The days of spinning illusions in a Greek temple in a football stadium are done.