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.
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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.
DINING: New brew pub has plenty to wash down
First in a month-long series of fine-feathered restaurant reviews. This week: Black Swan Brewpub.
WEB REVIEW: Even more ways to find facts at your fingertips
There is little wonderment left— nearly any answer to any question is readily available.
BENNER: Football shows Marian U. the power of sports
A Catholic university based in Indiana where football serves as a major rallying point for students, alumni and donors? The University of Notre Dame would be a correct answer. But it’s no longer the only one.
ALTOM: Just because it’s on the Web doesn’t mean it’s free
Surfing the Web is like being the parent of multiple kids. You hear the rowdiness in a far-off room all day long and learn to take it for granted, but once in a while there’s a great crash and a howl that sounds like a civil defense siren.
Together we can reduce homelessness
Each day, hundreds of homeless men and women pass through the doors of Horizon House, the only agency in central Indiana that provides homeless neighbors with access to the services of a unique collaboration of partners—all under one roof.
SLAUGHTER: Give employees chance to break your trust
If you want the best team with the strongest commitment to ethical behavior, you must ensure they have every opportunity to lie, steal and cheat.
MARCUS: Higher aspirations built on high-speed rail
Hoosiers should discard the cloak of indifference that too many wear with pride.
Thanks for column on Carl Brizzi
I do not know Carl Brizzi and do not feel that I have adequate information to assess some of the events that have raised so much concern. I have felt all along that he deserves to be deemed innocent until proven guilty.
Thanksgiving, service and citizen diplomacy
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, issued Oct. 3, 1863, is an eloquent invitation to—even in the midst of the trauma of the Civil War—count one’s blessings.
Clothes do matter
I thoroughly enjoyed [Greg Morris’ Nov. 22] commentary titled “Dressing for success matters” and I totally agree with you! I realize times have changed, but I am constantly amazed at how casual our world has become.
Indiana’s slide started a century ago
At the turn of the 20th century, Indiana was one of the most progressive states. After the influx of immigrants in the 1910s, Indiana ratcheted backward and has not recovered.
Unions doom workers
[In response to a Nov. 15 Focus story] the quote by Unite Here spokeswoman Becky Smith, “They [hotels] often take the profits they reap in this market and plow them into other markets or ship them back to the corporate headquarters,” speaks volumes about organized labor.
WRIGHT: Schoolchildren need better advocates
The Legislature needs to fix two systemic problems causing Indiana’s public schools to fall behind and cost too much.