Pete the Planner: Spending must at least match retirement income
I would not even consider retiring until your spending matches your projected retirement income for at least six months.
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Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: The Constitution will endure as it has before
The framers increased the power of the national government compared to the Articles of Confederation so it could perform the functions of a national government.
Cecil Bohanon & Nick Curott: Even do-it-yourselfers require some assistance
The home gardener/canner is pretty much just as reliant on his fellow humans and market exchanges as those who get their produce at Walmart.
Tiffany Sauder: 3 tips to love summer as a working parent
I don’t want to miss the moments of summer. I want to be fun. Present. Available.
Pete the Planner: Slowing spending is the only way to fight inflation
I’ve found myself making more decisions like this in the last six to eight weeks, and I’m hoping you’re starting to make these types of decisions too.
Editorial: Ozdemir’s vision for Eleven Park deserves ongoing support
These developments are exactly the kind of thing city leaders say is needed to prevent the Indianapolis from losing population and slowing economic growth.
Mickey Maurer: Fear, hunger, shock and yet gratitude
During our 10 days helping Ukranians in Poland, we did not see a single able-bodied male refugee. They stayed behind to defend their country.
Drs. Richard Feldman and David Blank: Congress must move beyond talking points
should put partisanship aside and tackle gun violence through federally funded research coordinated by a broadly represented public-private task force.
Dr. Michael Weiner and Sandeep Puri: Business should take metrics-based approach to COVID
In a new phase of long-term strategies, businesses can consider a metrics-based approach, lobby legislators and local officials to rely on evidence, provide employees and customers with predictability around mask-wearing, and protect health and business operations.
Mike Lopresti: An unlikely trip to the College World Series
Here’s the thing about the College World Series and Indiana teams: It’s not just a mountain to climb, it’s Everest.
Letter: Did Lilly do an about-face?
Within the last two months, the Eli Lilly and Co. CEO makes a speech telling us that Indiana needs to get its education act together. Last week, Lilly announces a big project in Whitestown, Indiana.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: Ensure that constructive feedback is truly constructive
Critical feedback activates brain circuitry wired for anxiety.
Mickey Kim: Bursting speculative bubbles leaves financial destruction path
The narrative of abundant, ultra-cheap credit was a tide that lifted asset classes of all types.
Cecil Bohanon & Nick Curott: WIC contracts led to huge market shares of formula
Few public policies are as broadly popular as the proposition that infants should have access to baby formula.
Mark Montieth: That sixth pick can be the sweet spot
Yes, the Pacers could come out of the draft with a meaningful player. Standing sixth in line for the draft presents their best opportunity to get one since 1988, when they took Rik Smits with the second overall pick.
Eric Holcomb & Gretchen Whitmer: Congress needs to pass innovation legislation soon
With passage of the innovation bill, the Midwest is ready to jump into action to grow the semiconductor industry and build the innovation and technology economy of the future.•
Ersal Ozdemir: Indiana is part of global effort to battle Alzheimer’s
The impact of dementia has a ripple effect on every aspect of society, impacting families, health care providers and our economy.
Editorial: Investigators must research, root out COVID-relief fraud
But we should consider all of the information we learn within the context of the chaotic time we are living in—and when appropriate, we should give people, policymakers and administrators the benefit of the doubt.
Nate Feltman: For 2024, Indiana needs Mitch Daniels
Could Daniels be convinced to jump in the old RV again and run for governor in 2024? If he did and won, Daniels would be the first Indiana governor to be elected to the office three times.
Letters: Indiana chased out electronics industry
Indiana used to have six semiconductor [fabrication plants]. But for some unknown reason, our politicians (Republican and Democrat, city and state, past and present) as well as their respective economic development officials said that they did not want to support our electronics industry with its semiconductor fabs.