MAHERN: Finger the elephant, mayoral candidates
Talking about education in a mayor’s race will only upset the adults who are the system’s primary beneficiaries—administrators and teachers.
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KRULL: The weird election for Indianapolis mayor
Indianapolis now has a mayor who fades into the background. He is the mayor we still do not know.
HOWEY: Let’s count who might run for Congress
The most interesting will come in the new 6th congressional district that just about everyone expects to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Mike Pence for a 2012 gubernatorial run.
MYERS: A boardwalk view of medicinal marijuana
Carnival barkers hustle you into the “doctor’s office,” where virtually any diagnosis leads to a “prescription” for the FDA-unapproved “Sour Diesel.”
MUTZ: Indiana should pioneer ‘no adult left behind’
Indiana needs its own version of the G.I. Bill aimed at the undereducated. We should formulate a targeted program that is designed so that no adult is left behind.
SKARBECK: Inflation worries growing, and for good reasons
As much as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would like to think he can pull in the reins at the right moment, the beast of inflation is difficult to control.
HICKS: Economic activity stalls when taxes rise
We know from long experience that, if you raise taxes, you get less economic activity, even if higher tax rates make some people work harder.
EDITORIAL: Redistricting disappoints again
If anything is clear from the latest round of drawing new lines for legislative and congressional districts, it’s that the system is still broken.
FEIGENBAUM: New legislative maps matter over the long term
District lines largely will guide the partisan composition of the Indiana House of Representatives and the delegation we send to Congress for the next decade.
Indianapolis loses a quiet giant
Ken Thompson passed away on March 25. Ken was a quiet giant in the real estate development field in Indianapolis, Carmel and Fishers.
Let’s find ways to house the homeless
I read [Mickey Maurer’s] column in the April 4 issue. There is not one way to describe “the homeless.”
Church network helps homeless
I appreciated your comments in [the April 4] IBJ about the Horizon House and the general efforts of the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention to help the many experiencing homelessness in our community.
Bulldogs made entire city proud
Kudos to Bill Benner for his fine [April 4] column about a fine team, the Butler Bulldogs. Despite the outcome, our city has reason to be proud.
Where are stories about Bobby Fong?
The individual who seemed to get lost in all the hype leading up to the NCAA men’s national championship basketball game is Bobby Fong, president of Butler University.
KHARBANDA: The case for a diverse energy policy
Key utility executives and state legislators argue that Indiana’s power should come predominantly from coal and nuclear power.
MARCUS: What is it worth? TV has the answer
Discovering value emerged as a TV staple long before the recent economic tsunami.
STYLE: Green your closet with consignment bargains
I like to picture my cast-off clothes in a nice shop like The Toggery.
DINING: Using the ol’ Noodle for more than music
Third in a month-long series of reviews of restaurants that sound wet—just like spring in Indiana. This week: Slippery Noodle Inn.
LOU’S VIEWS: IU Opera premieres ‘Vincent’
As ambitious an arts project as you are likely to find so far this century in central Indiana, IU Opera’s world premiere production of “Vincent” overflowed with stunning design and strong music.
BENNER: Hink, you would be darn proud of these Bulldogs
I’ll be darned if Butler didn’t reach the championship game again.