Vouchers muddy church, state
In response to the [May 2] editorial “Education bills rise above legislative noise,” I have to agree wholeheartedly that there is no question that the status quo is not working.
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GROSSMAN: Here we go again with ‘blueprint to nowhere’
For the umpteenth time since the early 1970s, a president of the United States has issued a plan for solving all our energy ills.
MARCUS: Manufacturing is economy’s blessing, bane
Manufacturing alone accounted for 53 percent of the decline in what people earned at their private-sector jobs.
FEIGENBAUM: Passage of Daniels’ agenda will spawn sweeping change
You shouldn’t have much trouble discerning the immediate winners from the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
MEREDITH: Questions are legion as critical reform details fall into place
In the end, the unintended consequences may be that Indiana is left without the high-quality teachers it needs to prepare our students for success.
HARRIS: Revised schools would free money to pay best teachers more
Of all the school factors that affect how much students learn, nothing is more important than the quality of the teachers in their classrooms.
DOWD: No halo for scandal-plagued John Paul II
Not beatifying or canonizing John Paul would be hugely symbolic, a message far more powerful than the ad hoc apologies and payoffs to victims.
BLOW: Republicans’ silliness and slights of hand
The language and methodology are different, but the goal is the same: to deny, invalidate and subjugate, to distract from real issues with false divisions.
STOSSEL: Government ‘help’ actually creates poverty
It is intuitive to assume that, when people struggle, government “help” is the answer. The opposite is true. American groups who are helped the most, do the worst.
SOWELL: Exploding myths about blacks, economics
The factors that cause the most noise in the media are not the ones that have the most impact on minorities.
BROOKS: Americans’ dark mood will lead to changes
Over the past months, we’ve seen a fascinating phenomenon. The public mood has detached from the economic cycle.
NOCERA: Four questions bin Laden leaves behind
Let’s face it: Much of the Muslim world today is deeply distrustful of anything America does.
RENN: How about it? ‘Naptown’ as Indy’s brand
Naptown is easy to connect to Indianapolis and can easily be imbued with positive connotations, implying a cool, urban, edgy vibe. Think Naptown Roller Girls and you’ve got the right idea.
TENBARGE: Don’t overlook Lugar’s history of service
Though I have enormous admiration and respect for Mourdock, I stand firmly behind Lugar for the good of this nation and this state.
KETZENBERGER: Cook and Durham are a study in contrasts
Cook took wealth for himself, no doubt, but not before he made sure the companies and the employees had what they needed, and we’re all the better for it.
BOEHM: Ignorance of civics undermines democracy
To identify and reject abuses of power, citizens need to understand the wisdom in the constitutional limits on the role of each branch of government and the respective domains of federal and state governments.
EARLY: Plenty of time, and prospects, for president
Come to think of it, I would vote for Charlie White, regardless where he is living, before I would vote for Obama.
CAMPBELL: Politics through the lens of a football fanatic
I’ve learned what everyday people have known for years: Unlike the media, we don’t pay attention to the fight.
KRULL: Fewer Statehouse reporters, more mayhem
Without someone to ring the bell and call out the low blows, there isn’t much stopping political tussles from escalating to fights and then to brawls.
VAUGHN: Republicans miss opportunity to build trust
Despite all the rhetoric about fairness and transparency, the 2011 round of redistricting remained shrouded in secrecy and conducted mostly behind closed doors.