Editorial: City’s move to sue apartment complex owner is warranted
Most landlord/tenant relationships are not nearly so difficult. But when they are, communities—and renters—need recourse. Lawmakers must figure out how to provide it.
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Lesley Weidenbener: New awards programs, new email for new year
Watch for a new weekly email newsletter called After Hours that will be packed with info about what to do when you’re not at work. The newsletter will be written by IBJ reporter Dave Lindquist, who has decades of experience writing about music and pop culture.
Sarah Tekolste: Legislature could push teachers beyond tipping point
By requiring written parental consent for social-emotional learning, proposed legislation would create unnecessary barriers for some of the aspects of teaching that I love best, like helping my students set and achieve goals, process current events, and connect with one another
Letter: Kudos to two women for College Football Playoff success
Three years ago, Susan Baughman left Indiana Sports Corp. after 22 years to be the president of the 2022 Indy College Football Playoff Inc. and Melissa Caito left ISC to raise the funds for not only the football championship, but also the future basketball events in Indianapolis.
Letter: Hold colleges accountable for rising costs
Using more public funds toward higher education is not a reform-minded proposition; it’s adding to the existing funding model which is outdated.
Pat Tamm: Lawmakers should stay out of regulating beverage costs
Today, we’re talking about beverages—next year, we could be talking candy bars or books. Once government officials step in to regulate prices on one item, raising costs for people across Indiana, what’s to stop them from trying to put controls on the prices of everything else?
Blaze Lowery & Hunter Hughes: Solution to Indy’s brain drain is engagement in sports
Young professionals who are sports fans are more likely to stay in this city to work.
Tim Nation: We must talk about racism to end racism
Black students in Indiana are nearly four times as likely to get an out-of-school suspension as their white peers, ranking our state fourth-highest in the country.
Letter: IBJ erred in running Rokita’s COVID column
There are literally thousands of health care workers, researchers and statisticians around the country working hard to make sense of the constantly changing landscape of this pandemic and the ever changing SARS CoV-2 virus.
Mickey Maurer: My view is that Rokita just has it wrong
Rokita declared that he does not believe in the data generated by our health officials. The data so cavalierly rejected by Rokita prove that vaccinations slow the spread of the virus and reduce serious illnesses, hospitalizations and death.
Editorial: Senate GOP made good call nixing contentious education bill
Our hope now is that Senate leader Rodric Bray will bring the same moderating influence to a similar bill pending in the Indiana House, should it move forward.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Let’s be clear about who is providing health care
Marketing and advertising materials for medical services should clearly and prominently disclose the provider’s license type (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, etc.).
Editorial: City shines as championship host
So, here’s our request to the College Football Playoff folks: Bring the game back here.
Nate Feltman: Immigrants remind us of America’s promise
Immigrants indeed can remind us of what we have in common. A country built by immigrants continues to be inspired by them.
Joe Hogsett: We must continue to support vitality of downtown
Ultimately, our city’s “sports strategy” is not just about hosting incredible events. It is about using that economic might to lift all of Indianapolis.
Letter: Parents need support to help students
Many parents do not have the resources, background and understanding that allows them to both actively participate and continuously push their children to learn and to excel. Great schools and great teachers cannot do this alone.
Andrew Ball & Mark DeFabis: We can’t quick-fix our nation’s supply chain challenges
We need to capitalize on the attention of lawmakers and policymakers to educate them about the flaws in our supply chain, helping them see that the current crisis is a symptom of a systemic problem.
Letters: Ignorance is root of vaccine ranking, not state’s effort
The reality is that anyone that wants to be vaccinated can be.
Editorial: Proposed tax cuts deserve a look, but with a cautious eye
Our hope is that state leaders will take the time to be strategic in determining what can be accomplished to provide the biggest boost to the state while preserving adequate reserves.
Lesley Weidenbener: Getting a better look at Cook’s Indy project
Cook made minority vendors a priority in part because the project is in the Devington neighborhood, where 86% of residents are people of color, mostly African American.