LUBBERS: More performance funds for universities
Indiana cannot meet growing economic and educational expectations without fundamentally rethinking how we deliver higher education to our students, how we measure progress, and how we reward results.
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WAGNER: Democrats should be pleased, cautious
Indianapolis is in desperate need of leadership, both the vision to steer a wayward ship back on course and the competence to implement large projects while deftly managing daily operations.
STRAUB: Re-engineering ‘surge’ will restore trust, confidence
How should the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department be fixed? Unfortunately, the conduct of a small group of police officers has eroded the public’s trust and confidence in IMPD.
OWENSBY: Problems, sure. Broken? Not these everyday heroes
How should the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department be fixed? But it’s not broken.
MAHERN: Indy hotels should give workers a raise
The city should not approve another hotel development until it is clear the hotel operator will not pursue the same low-wage path of those who came before it.
LADWIG: Public-sector unions burden taxpayers
Our ruin absent heroic stances at the Statehouse and the Governor’s Office, is not only politically likely but mathematically certain.
MUTZ: Reclaim education from the unions
No doubt about it. My vote for collective bargaining rights for teachers as a state senator in 1973 was a big mistake. Not my only miscue in public life, but a whopper.
DINING: Byrd is the word in Greenwood
Last in this month’s series of fine-feathered restaurant reviews. This week: Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria.
ALTOM: 2010 meltdowns, missteps and breaches … oh my
Welcome to the annual Christmas snafu edition of this column. This year’s crop of meltdowns, missteps and breaches reminds us once again that technology is a fickle friend and unreliable ally.
MORRIS: These taxing times test my patience
If I really thought a tax increase would dig us out of the debt mess, I would be willing to contribute more.
EDITORIAL: Have faith in fantasy despite real-life woes
Some days, it’s hard to believe in Santa Claus. It’s altogether too easy to be “affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age,” as the New York Sun’s Francis Pharcellus Church wrote in his famous response to an 8-year-old girl’s inquiry about the existence of the Jolly Old Elf.
Praise for tips from Maurer
I enjoyed [Mickey Maurer’s Dec. 13] closing commentary on “The Ten Essential Principles of Entrepreneurship You Didn’t Learn in School,” along with the previous nine.
Thanks for support of airport facility
We believe the positive turnaround of the Indianapolis Maintenance Center has been a quiet but substantial success—not just for the airport authority but for the greater Indianapolis community.
DUNN: Banking on daily fairness to customers
Dear Banking Industry: You hide fees and encourage irresponsible spending, all while touting your “free” checking accounts.
MARCUS: Redistricting key to economic policy
The key factor determining the change in a county’s representation in the Legislature is the change in its share of the state’s population.
HICKS: Inflation delays visit, but it’ll arrive eventually
All economists know that, at its core, inflation is caused solely by too much money chasing too few goods.
HICKS: Tax-cut proposal probably a good compromise
The Bush tax cuts in particular are politically charged. Many people want to see the rich taxed at higher rates, with little regard for the impact on the economy.
MAURER: A final lesson for entrepreneurs
To create a disciplined investment philosophy, I evolved from my experience “The Ten Essential Principles of Entrepreneurship You Didn’t Learn in School.” Over the course of 10 columns, I have featured each of these essential principles. This is the final installment.
EDITORIAL: Airport victory just a warm-up
Not all success stories are flashy. Witness the quiet resurrection of the former United Airlines maintenance facility at Indianapolis International Airport.
LOU’S VIEWS: Home on the range for the holidays
Thoughts on this year’s holidays shows from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Actors Theatre of Indiana, the Cabaret at the Columbia Club and more.