‘Avatar’ unimpressive
I enjoyed [Mickey Maurer’s Feb. 8 column] on “Avatar”! It was a refreshing counter to the media
(and social) phenomenon swirling around this (in my opinion) banal flick.
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Marcus column went too far
Kudos to Morton Marcus (with tongue in cheek) for pointing out [in his Jan. 25 column] that we should all pay for health care just as we all pay
for the fire department.
MARCUS: Radical government budgeting proposed
The essential issue is to get out of the cycle where governments plan to spend money they don’t know they
will receive.
FEIGENBAUM: Remainder of legislative session will be all about jobs
House Democrats now have their opportunity to tinker with legislation sent to them by the Senate, and they will look for
every opportunity to use these miscellaneous bills to preserve and create jobs. Similarly, Senate Republicans will analyze
each piece of legislation that crossed the Statehouse Rotunda from the House to determine whether it is a “job-killer.”
BENNER: A bit of therapy for those with Super Bowl blues
Therapy. That’s what I’m here for.
SKARBECK: Biglari’s ambitious, but he’s no Buffett
While Sardar Biglari’s effort to duplicate Warren Buffett is clear, some of the Steak n Shake chief’s moves have been superficial.
HICKS: Economic uncertainty is crushing job growth
Businesses take risks. Risk tolerance is
the hallmark of a successful businessman and entrepreneur. But those same businesses dread uncertainty.
HOLIFIELD: Build consensus before building facilities
Only a handful
of public building projects have earned permission from voters, leading local officials to delay or consider abandoning much-needed
projects.
LOU’S VIEWS: Best-selling author’s words take center stage
Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park launches novelist Walter Mosley’s first play,"The Fall of Heaven," just in time for my cultural road trip.
You don’t have to travel to find nature
I have learned that the exploration of natural
areas can take place year-round, not just while on vacation.
Billboard decision was defiant
[In the Jan. 4 issue], IBJ covered the State Fair board’s decision to permit a digital billboard at the
Fairgrounds on Fall Creek Parkway. One of the opening lines, “Take that, Indianapolis” in the article was apt.
MARCUS: Governor’s ship of a state losing sailors?
A State of the State address is supposed to make us feel better about who we are, where we are and where we are going.
DINING: Exploring a new Broad Ripple “Island”
Second in our month-long series of reviews of College Avenue eateries.
FEIGENBAUM: Legislature’s second half will have its share of drama
Perhaps it was serendipity that the midpoint of the 2009 legislative session fell just ahead of the Indianapolis Colts’
Super Bowl appearance.
MAURER: ‘Avatar’ is a great movie I’ve seen before
Did you ever see one of my favorite old cowboy movies, “Broken Arrow”? If you missed it the first time,
it has been reissued under a new title—“Avatar.”
HETRICK: Learning to lead with Sister Souljah moments
Every once in a while, someone in power shows some chutzpah and surprises us.
BENNER: Super Bowl delegation’s focus is two years out
We can promise, at game time, a perfect environment: 70 degrees and dry.
EDITORIAL: Let’s call the Super Bowl the Super Bowl
The National Football League has trademarked “Super Bowl”—along
with “Super Sunday” and “NFL”—and is notorious for the lengths it will go to in order to protect
its brands.
PARENT: Why I’m rooting for the Saints in the land of Blue
The Indianapolis Colts may be the home team, but this Hoosier sits squarely in the New Orleans Saints’ corner.
HICKS: So far, federal stimulus plan isn’t stimulating
It has been roughly a year since the passage of the economic stimulus, formally the more harmonious American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. This stimulus is a textbook example of what we economists call counter-cyclical fiscal policy.