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HETRICK: Awed by America’s generous help for Haiti
I much prefer a nation that can be more the world’s benefactor and less the world’s cop.
Concert review was right on
Since I canâ??t summarize this exciting four-plus-hour [Hoosier Dylan] concert nearly as well as [the Jan. 18 Louâ??s Views column], I will merely agree with you verbatim on your precise review—including your disappointment with Indianaâ??s poet laureate.
Are fans ready to forgive Polian?
By the time the next IBJ hits the newsstands we’ll know whether it’s the Colts or The Team the Colts
Enabled (the Jets) that will be playing in the Super Bowl.
Why more taxes for education?
Re: Bruce Hetrick’s [Jan. 11 column] “Hey kids! Come and get your pound of flesh,” at first I was stunned.
Then I was speechless. After that I was just plain mad.
Bring back IBJ stock charts
Your decision to discontinue the printing of stock prices and economic activity charts, as announced in your Jan. 17 issue,
was extremely disappointing to us as well as, surely, to other paid subscribers.
GARNER: Find a mentor to make you better
Most people muddle through, often learning the hard way. But those who are successful will point to
mentors who helped them find their way.
MARCUS: Is health care reform socialism?
The time is coming when everyone will recognize that, as every structure in a city is entitled fire department services, so,
too, each individual should receive appropriate health care, whether or not he or she can pay for it.
FEIGENBAUM: Daniels’ agenda built on avoiding new taxes, programs
The State of the State address delivered by Gov. Mitch Daniels Jan. 19 contained no surprises at all, except, perhaps in
his optimism.
STYLE: A former costumer tries sleepwear
Catherine Fritsch exercises her night vision, creating a line of camisoles and more.
DINING: Italia Mia’s pie has strong pedigree
Third in a month-long series of visits to new pizza places.
HAUKE: Indicators point toward bearish bond market
There is a real possibility that the highs for the bond market have been reached, and we are in the early stages of what may turn into a powerful, sustainable and long-term bear market for government bonds.
HICKS: Urban-to-rural state tax flow makes sense
With only a few exceptions, tax dollars flow from urban counties to rural counties.
EDITORIAL: Booze bill is a small step for Sunday sales
More than once, we have used this space to rail against legislation that would further restrict alcohol sales in Indiana. So we are happy to be patting lawmakers on
the back for advancing a measure that would begin to ease the onerous limitations on when Hoosiers can buy booze.
FEIGENBAUM: Bills flying through Legislature at Castroneves’ pace
At a torrid pace, major pieces of legislation are flying
through the Indiana General Assembly, leaving lawmakers with an envious decision: Adjourn early and make Hoosier voters happy,
or stick around and devote attention to other major issues that deserve close scrutiny, but receive short shrift in sessions
bogged down by battles over high-profile partisan matters.
LOU’S VIEWS: Dylan tribute Bob-bob-bobs along
This week, a Bob Dylan tribute at the Athenaeum and tell-all tales at Theatre on the Square.
BENNER: Here’s your opportunity to relive ‘Hicks vs. Knicks’
Reggie Miller is focus on new film, “Winning Time,” premiering at Conseco Fieldhouse.
ALTOM: See the light, and get on the fluorescent bandwagon
It’s hard to imagine an invention more commonly used than the light bulb. It’s a shame that by 2014 we probably
won’t be able to buy them anymore, at least not as readily as we do now.
Insurance should not pay for all doctor visits
It is not the government’s (taxpayers’) responsibility to provide for an individual’s health care. The
“general welfare” clause in the Constitution is just that—general.
Good government shows our humanity
After reading [Morton Marcus’ Jan. 4 column] on the economics of government, I would like to nominate you for the
Nobel Prize for Economics and Government 101.