FRIEDMAN: Education is the path out of stagnation
We need an all-society effort—from the White House to the classroom to the living room—to nurture a culture of achievement and excellence.
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TENBARGE: Act now to build a better Indiana
Indiana cannot endure without serious reform, and this session must be approached with the urgency it deserves.
RENN: Indiana builds through the hard times
Major infrastructure investment at the state and local level is a significant reason for optimism for the long-term competitive positioning for the city and state.
KETZENBERGER: Property tax quandary still in flux
An initial drop in local property taxes overall is likely to increase over time. The questions are when and how?
HEIN: Meet the underreported Dan Coats
In a campaign where Dan Coats’ primary and general election opponents questioned his Hoosier bona fides, why didn’t the former senator regale us with his Indiana policy success stories?
CAMPBELL: A primer for government reformers
Proponents have to connect government reform to the real pocketbook issues that drive people.
SULLIVAN: Odds for education reform are better
If there were a full public accounting of our education system’s failure, inadequacy and resulting costs, there would be widespread outrage.
MEREDITH: Legislators must ask right questions about education
Indiana politicians clearly are divided on the “silver bullet” that will reform schools, but in reality, there is no simple solution to such a complicated issue.
HARRIS: Improved charter laws would lure top operators
Education reform promises to be central in the upcoming legislative session and many important reforms are on the agenda.
EARLY: Campaigns (for 2012) on the horizon
The old unwritten rule would have prohibited campaigning for a 2012 office in 2011. You can forget that rule; the reason is money.
PARKER: Fix Daniels’ faltering economy with tax breaks
With Indiana’s high unemployment, the dismal state of our economy, and a $1 billion budget deficit, social issues should not be our biggest concern.
CLARK: Economy takes precedence over social issues
As long as there is an air of uncertainty around the economic picture, we must remain focused on protecting the progress Indiana has made while weathering what’s left of the economic storm.
SHELLA: Spoils of redistricting go to the victor
Indiana politicians have never shown an interest in leaving the redistricting duty to others, and don’t look for it to happen anytime soon.
VAUGHN: Strip partisanship from redistricting
Hoosier Republican leaders must resist the temptation to play political payback with redistricting and instead create a process that is fair, open and free of partisanship.
BOEHM: Gerrymandering causes quiet carnage
Those of you who work in manufacturing businesses, and many others, are familiar with the idea that a flawed process produces flawed products.
HAUKE: History tells us that bull will stay here a while
American stock market history goes back far enough to give us a lot of data and reference points we can use to help us understand the future.
HICKS: The high costs of an over-lawyered society
Estimates of the private-sector costs of civil litigation top out at about 2 percent of our gross domestic product, so for every $50 spent in the United States, $1 goes to support legal costs and settlements.
LOU’S VIEWS: Returnees from Christmases past
“A Christmas Carol,” “A Very Phoenix Xmas,” and “A Beef & Boards Christmas” all get regifted for the holidays.
MORRIS: Political dialogue returning to IBJ
Forefront, which debuts this month, is designed to be another public square where various voices will debate the issues of our day.
EDITORIAL: Online retailers should pay sales tax
Retailers and shopping center owners are right in crusading for a level playing field in taxation. It isn’t fair that most online retailers don’t charge sales taxes, while traditional retailers in Indiana must tack on 7 percent.