Economic Analysis: Solving the national debt crisis: If not now, when? If not us, who?
When bond repayments come due, taxpayers in the future must reduce their consumption.
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Mike Lopresti: October should bring clarity to sports
Clarity. That’s what October is for.
Letter: Vaccines allow spread
This policy of “your body, my choice” is dated and misguided based on real science on what these shots are, how they work and the global results.
Letter: Afghanistan column ignores key fact
Half the population can’t make ends meet financially and amounts of tax-dollar expenditures only raise concern when earmarked for infrastructure and people here.
In the workplace: Here’s how managers should handle 2021’s ‘Great Resignation’
Some executives I have interviewed have blamed working from home and the general burnout from the increased uncertainty as reasons for this struggle. Other executives blame generous unemployment benefits.
Editorial: Violence is threatening Indy’s future
Almost every other effort in Indianapolis—be it talent recruitment, economic development, tourism and more—depends on reducing violent crime, in particular the numbing number of shootings that are on pace to shatter records.
Lesley Weidenbener: Free clinic is Health Care Hero and lesson in helping people
The Rophe Free Clinic was named IBJ’s top honoree in the category called Community Achievement in Health Care. The clinic was the brainchild of Curtis McManus, who—after a career in the pharmaceutical industry—was directing mission work in Haiti for Solid Word Bible Church, in Pike Township when he saw a need locally.
Tauhric Brown: Increased gun violence impacts Indy seniors
Gun violence harms everyone. It shatters lives and erodes neighborhoods. But older adults might be impacted more than other groups.
Robin Newhouse: Let’s pull addiction recovery back into the limelight
It is more important today than ever that policymakers, employers, universities, hospital systems and the community return attention to ways to support people in recovery, provide innovative treatment options, and create and implement preventive interventions and strategies to avoid substance use for children at risk.
Letter: Hamilton County vaccination rates high
When the pandemic started, the Hamilton County Emergency Management Department and Health Department moved quickly and decisively.
Bohanon & Curott: Masks are a good tool, not a silver bullet
In the villages with the mask campaigns, 43% of adults wore masks in public venues and 29% socially distanced, whereas only 13% wore masks and 24% socially distanced in villages that had no campaigns.
Mark Montieth: A Q&A with Pacers coach Rick Carlisle on returning to Indy
Just because Rick Carlisle hasn’t settled into his office in the Indiana Pacers’ practice facility within St. Vincent Center doesn’t mean he hasn’t settled into his role of head coach.
Jalene Hahn: Why you need to uncover your relationship to money
Identifying your money stories and messages is the first step to being able to change unhelpful thought patterns and move toward a healthier relationship with money.
In the workplace: Data is a commodity, but insight is gold
If you are embarking on that journey and wisely trying to include stakeholders in the process, make sure to work with a researcher who knows how to help you use your data for years to come by highlighting the insights.
Sheila Kennedy: Here’s how gerrymandering gives rural voters more influence
Gerrymandering allows the GOP to control state legislatures with supermajorities even when voters prefer Democratic candidates by hundreds of thousands of votes. It thus nullifies elections and insulates lawmakers from democratic accountability.
Dale Neuburger: Four lessons Indy can learn from the successful Tokyo Games
The Tokyo Olympic Games were hardly the super-spreader that was predicted by public health officials, and there’s plenty Indy can learn from that experience.
Pete the Planner: Loosen purse strings for experiences, not stuff
Dear Pete, My husband and I realized we may have a weird little conundrum. We got into a zone in our early and mid-50s in which we lived frugally in order to secure a sustainable retirement. Now we’re retired, and we’re afraid we’re squandering some very active and healthy years due to the frugal habits […]
Bohanon & Curott: As life expectancy increases, social security must be reformed
In 1940, deaths among those 65 years old and older were 9,719 per 100,000; by 2019, they had dropped to 4,753 per 100,000, a decline of over 50%.
Mike Lopresti: Holtmann, Patberg share milestones on Sept. 11
There was a lot of news in the sports world that Tuesday morning.
Mickey Kim: Will ‘disruptive innovation’ prophet’s flock need an ‘ARK’?
ARK Innovation was up a stunning 147.8% in 2020 (versus the S&P 500 total return of 18.4%), which led to Wood’s assets under management surging from less than $10 billion at the end of 2019 to almost $85 billion today.