Don’t make hires too quickly
Mickey Maurer’s [July 12 column offering] advice on exercising care in hiring is well-taken. Busy people often decide
to hire too quickly and to correct the resulting error too slowly.
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WEIGAND: Reinvesting in neighborhoods is essential
Our city is about to engage in a high-stakes gamble to avert a death spiral—or
accelerate it and make it much more of a certainty.
MARCUS: Economy as diverse as pierogi in Whiting
The simple fact is that we are having a recession on top of the continuing restructuring of the economy that has been
going on since the 1980s.
SKARBECK: Financial overhaul law leaves much uncertainty
The public, to no surprise, is skeptical that the new regulations will succeed. A Bloomberg poll shows nearly four out of five Americans have little confidence the measures will prevent a crisis.
HICKS: What we can learn from forecasting blunders
It begs the question, just what should economists be expected to know and how should we explain it?
MAURER: Low barriers to entry breed business competition
Based primarily upon hard lessons learned, I developed “The Ten Essential Principles of Entrepreneurship that You Didn’t Learn in School”—at least I didn’t learn them in school. This is Lesson 2.
EDITORIAL: Timid talk won’t stop violence during Indiana Black Expo
The violence that sometimes erupts on the streets of downtown during Summer Celebration’s final weekend can no
longer be tolerated.
LOU’S VIEWS: Record-breaking artist offers the vinyl word on music stars
Seen from a distance, Lobyn Hamilton’s work might seem like something you’d find in a music shop—simple,
faithful re-creations of familiar portraits of the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Get a little closer, though, and the
medium becomes part of the message.
DINING: Blu lunch just pretense for dessert
At Blue Moon Cafe, the difficult-to-resist pastry case is right inside the front door.
BENNER: Still pulling for Tiger in spite of his transgressions
Let me be the last (quasi) sports journalist in America to weigh in on Tiger Woods.
HETRICK: Hoosier thrillers should stay on the page
Reading Indiana crime fiction is great for vacation. Learning of true Indiana crime isn’t.
Dallara will further Speedway renaissance
Bringing Dallara to Speedway is a big win, not only for the Indy Racing League but for the town of Speedway and the Speedway
Redevelopment Commission.
Keep government hands off of Internet
Tim Altom, in his July 19 column, replays the tired populist argument in favor of Net Neutrality, while furthering the myth that government regulation magically makes things “fair.”
Fieldhouse could have life without Pacers
The IBJ and others keep repeating that, should the Pacers leave, the city would be stuck with paying $14 [million]-$18
million a year in fieldhouse operating costs. Are you all assuming the facility will sit vacant? Come on.
Maurer’s employee column was spot-on
Without a doubt, it is
people that will either make or break you. Their success will absolutely determine yours.
Employees drive company success
Mickey Maurer’s [July 12] column on choosing the right people is so “right on.”
GROSSMAN: Bill Gates wants to spend your money
Just as the government built an atomic bomb during World War II, the government should spend billions of dollars to create
the energy innovations for a low-carbon economy, according to Gates and friends.
MARCUS: Is suburbia the root of all evil?
Once upon a time, school transportation eased the journey of farm kids going to school. Today,
it’s a massive subsidy for suburban kids whose parents have chosen to live far from a school in a place without sidewalks.
STYLE: Virginia Avenue goes vintage with four new ‘old’ shops
Indianapolis' Virginia Avenue is quietly becoming a sort of vintage clothing district. Owner Tammy
Dyson is planning to open the newest
"old" store, Harloh's, on Aug, 1.
DINING: A chorizo line forms for Westfield Mexican eatery
There was nothing fancy about the neighborhood restaurant, but Queso Blanco was packing them in despite nearby competition from two of the nearly ubiquitous strip-mall chains.