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.
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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.
Cecil Bohanon & Nick Curott: The optimist’s and pessimist’s view of our pesky inflation situation
Businesses are always greedy. Sometimes, greed causes businesses to lower prices; other times, to raise prices.
Mike Lopresti: First 10 days of January offer a sports buffet
Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, Wisconsin at Purdue and Ohio State at Indiana are among the choice matchups in the first day of January. Oh, and the College Football Playoff Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Pete the Planner: A ‘mock retirement’ is key to knowing when it’s time for real one
Once you’ve had this discussion with your financial planner and she’s able to confirm the viability of your retirement, on paper, it’s time for one last game of trial and error. However, this time around, we’re going to lower the stakes by installing a giant safety net.
Editorial: Cook Medical’s diversity commitment should be lesson for corporate Indiana
Raising up minority-owned businesses is America’s greatest hope in closing the nation’s economic racial divide and building more wealth in minority communities.
Nate Feltman: 2021 newsmakers push Indiana forward
In the latest issue of IBJ, we highlight the newsmakers of 2021: individuals who had a significant impact in our community as nominated by our readers and IBJ staffers.
Diane Janowiak: Right test, right time could help alleviate hospital readmissions
Health care systems remain under pressure to reduce readmissions. One way to do that is to analyze lab data from across the system to identify room for improvement.
Maureen Weber: A diverse pipeline begins with investing in early-learning programs
Far too many Black and Hispanic students are falling behind in K-12 education, receiving waiver diplomas, not pursuing post-secondary education and failing to complete post-secondary degrees.
Letter: State officials are failing us
The governor on down is willing to let the disaster unfold and get worse. The economy and financial gain is the mantra for state government officials.
Letter: Don’t fret masks; worry about teachers
It’s sad to see the focus on suing the feds when the reality is that if our state government doesn’t start doing something to support our teachers and schools and improve school financials.
IU Health should cut costs now
Why stick with high prices and announce you’ll freeze your high prices for five years to allow inflation to catch up to your high prices?
Letter: Lafayette Square project looks promising
The proposed Window to the World project at Lafayette Square is the type of unique development Indy needs to showcase itself as a city on the move and show its diversity.
Kerry Prather: Pandemic experience will lead students to small colleges
In many respects, only small private colleges managed to preserve the essence of the traditional college experience safely and effectively during the height of the pandemic.
Letter: Forefront column unfair to Fauci
What is not questionable, is the more folks are vaccinated, the less chance of infection from current or new variants.