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.
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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.
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.