In my professional judgment, President Obama’s proposed American Jobs Act is as fair an attempt at stimulating the economy as is now possible. Whether or not it is good policy or will work are other questions.
I was surprised and very pleased to see and read [Sheila Suess Kennedy's] column in the [Aug. 29] IBJ regarding marijuana.
In December 2010, Mickey Maurer wrote the following in one of his columns: “I made a big mistake almost 20 years ago when I decided I had created sufficient wealth to cash in on the American Dream.
What never seems to get mentioned anymore is that we, the citizens of Indianapolis, are still on the hook for around $70 million on a facility (RCA Dome) that was reduced to an ash heap three years ago.
Greg Morris’ Aug 29 column “Don’t forget that work needs to be fun” resonated with me.
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.
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.”
As the events unfolded, I knew our country was at war on our own soil.
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.
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.
On this 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, we’re reprinting Bruce Hetrick’s Notions column from Sept. 9, 2002.
Second in a month-long series of “game-on” restaurants. This week: Indianapolis Colts Grille.
Indiana-connected poets fill new book from Indiana Historical Society Press.
Too many websites for small and medium-size businesses that don’t sell online are a waste of time and money.
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].
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
