WAGNER: Here’s to liquor laws that makes sense
What bothers me most about Indiana’s alcohol laws is the lack of rational thinking behind them.”
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MAHERN: The unhitching of grades and knowledge
When a child comes home with a grade, is it too much to expect that it reflect how much he or she has learned?
SPIGELMAN: Cities should share joy of continued growth, development
Without adequate funds, [Carmel] has been forced to subsidize the [Center for the Performing Arts] with taxpayer money. This is unsustainable, and we therefore need the assistance of the citizens of Indianapolis to help patronize this center by attending many of the scheduled performances now and in the years ahead.
BRAINARD: Carmel and Indianapolis draw strength from each other
Indianapolis and Carmel should continue working together to recognize and respond to the unique needs of each city and support each other in the formulation of public policy that will maintain strong balance sheets, low taxes and high quality of life.
ACCETTURO: Each city has critical interest in the success of the other
Unlike some elected officials in Carmel, I do not believe our city is an island. No one should want to stop progress in either community.
ALTOM: Are iPods in the workplace music to an employer’s ears?
It’s rare to visit a workplace nowadays without seeing at least a few employees with tiny little earbuds trailing thread-sized wires down to a music player the size of an infant’s thumb.
DINING: At base of new hotel tower, a taste of Italy
Last in our month-long series of reviews of new restaurants downtown. This week: Osteria Pronto at the JW Marriott.
LOU’S VIEWS: Making history at arts venues
Three leading Indiana institutions—the Indiana History Center, the Eiteljorg, and the IRT—look at volatile moments in American history.
HETRICK: Offing the wizard in the wonderful Land of Oz
Foreigners and unions and gays, oh my!
FEIGENBAUM: Freshmen legislators’ green is showing
The “new kids in the bloc” failed to heed their elders, and got a bit greedy too quickly, goading Democrats into the only recourse open to them.
SLAUGHTER: When bosses behave like bullies
Many supervisors seem to have the same demeaning, demoralizing attitudes we encountered as children at recess. What do you do when your boss is a bully?
MARCUS: Debt and taxes are not the devil’s doing
This national debt business is being overplayed. Critics characterize the debt as a giant burden, our most important national issue. Borrowing for the future, however, makes good sense when the debt contributes to economic growth.
MORRIS: Don’t have a job? Work anyway
If recent graduates can’t find a job, they should do something while they continue to search. Take any kind of job you can get. Volunteer at church or at a not-for-profit organization. Take a wait-staff job. Take a part-time job. Do something.
EDITORIAL: Don’t put reins on horse industry
The current draft of the state budget calls for redirecting most of the money that has gone to horse racing to the general fund instead. The industry would receive $27 million in the next fiscal year, down from $60 million this year.
HICKS: Uncertainty always leads to oil-price fluctuations
Being a commodity, changes to oil prices are frequent and instantaneous. Changes to supply or demand of petroleum in the Middle East affect the price at the pump in the Midwest within hours.
BENNER: Bill Lynch leaves sidelines, comes full circle
There's a high road out there, and former IU football Coach Bill Lynch is traveling it.
MAURER: By George, a presidential puzzle
Celebrate Presidents Day by working a crossword puzzle from Mickey Maurer.
EDITORIAL: Legislators need to create jobs, not kill them
Sadly, a legislative body supposedly focused on job creation continues to willfully disregard the advice of the very business community that is expected to create those jobs.
HICKS: Productivity gains make for jobless recovery
It is an old story, but a nevertheless disheartening one. It is also a tale rich in its implications for young workers.
Defense industry loss
What IBJ fails to disclose are the 14,580 permanent jobs lost in Indiana in our defense industry over the past 30 years.