HICKS: Expectations can’t erase sluggish recovery
While the economy continues to recover, the pace is agonizingly slow. The reasons for this are becoming clear.
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BENNER: You can help save the lives of young Hoosiers
Feleica Locklear-Stewart’s attention. And she is on
a mission to make sure we do more, not just for athletes, but for all our young.
STYLE: A N.Y. fashion writer brings her blog back home
I’ve heard that there were people out there who quit their day jobs to take pictures of their outfits for a living,
but I couldn’t begin to imagine a business plan that could make that lifestyle happen.
LOU’S VIEWS: The playing’s the thing at GenCon
While fantasy role-playing games form the core of GenCon, the convention has a lot to offer casual game players whose comfort
zone is closer to Yahtzee and Monopoly than Wizards of Warcraft.
DINING: A fair amount of pork
This year, the Indiana State Fair is celebrating the Year of the Pig.
And that means pork is the main attraction in five dishes that were selected as finalists in the fair’s Signature Food
contest.
MORRIS: Give and volunteer to Live United
Many people in our community, state, country and around the globe need our help. The numbers are staggering.
EDITORIAL: Raising parking fees is wise step
It isn’t difficult to grasp the reasoning behind Mayor Greg Ballard’s proposal to privatize the city’s
parking operations.
We must explore alternative energy
The Viewpoint essay penned by Peter Grossman [in the July 26 issue] was infuriating.
MERISOTIS: Boosting education boosts your company
By 2018, 63 percent of all jobs in this country will require some form of postsecondary education
or training. That’s a huge increase since the mid-’70s.
MARCUS: Unemployment is a waste of our resources
People have to be hired to do valuable things with the money the government pumps into the economy. That money can’t be given to people or to businesses with the hope that they will use it. It has to be spent on activities that increase employment.
ALTOM: What can business learn from techies?
There have been some technical materials that have taught me a great deal about how business should be conducted. I’d like to share a few with you.
MAURER: Even CEOs need mentors
To create a disciplined investment strategy, I developed “The Ten Essential Principles of Entrepreneurship You Didn’t
Learn in School.” Over the course of 10 columns, I will feature each of
these essential principles. This is the third installment.
ICVA does assist bed-and-breakfasts
As the owners and innkeepers of Nestle Inn B&B downtown for the past 11 years, we were perplexed by your investigative
report [in the Aug. 2 Focus], “Overshadowed and underappreciated?”
EDITORIAL: In Indianapolis, sports venues aren’t built to last
Indianapolis has made strides toward becoming a “greener” city in the last few years. Reusing what we discard makes sense, but not everything should be disposable.
That includes the sports landmarks we’ve made a habit of turning into rubble.
FELDMANN: Copying others’ tactics won’t always pay off
It’s common in any business or organization that hears about an incredible success and tries to replicate it by following the same steps.
MARCUS: Tax expenditures are back door to spending
People are divided on what they want, skeptical about the ability of government to provide services, and resentful about paying for those services they do not perceive as benefiting themselves.
SKARBECK: U.S. will someday have to deal with debt
After years of easy borrowing that helped boost economic growth, governments around the globe are dealing with evil twinsâ??high levels of debt and shrinking revenue to repay.
DINING: It’s Turner’s turn at revamped Canterbury eatery
Named for hotel owner and local businessman Turner Woodard, Turner’s Restaurant maintains a cozy feel despite the decidedly
upscale environment.
HICKS: What silly bands say about the value of things
There are economic lessons here. The most important is that the value of things is necessarily determined by what is known in econo-jargon as utility.
LOU’S VIEWS: Local music makes 24-hour road trip sound sweet
With apologies to Willie Nelson, the truth is I could wait to get on the road again.