Letters: Tim Harmon will be missed
Whether you agreed with him or not, Tim made you think and evaluate what you were doing or saying from the local perspective.
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Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: How great leaders cut through the noise of distractions
Over time, distractions steal leaders of their most precious resource: focused attention. Without that, even the most talented manager can fall short of their potential.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Sometimes laws are at loggerheads with principles of economic freedom
Should a government prevent or punish two people for helping each other?
Mickey Kim: Roller coasters feel scary, but they lead to market gains
Some people hate roller coasters.
Mitch Frazier: Patriotism must not be saved for July 4th
Now is the time to turn patriotism into a year-round action. It will look different for everyone. It might be mentoring a student, volunteering to create a safe place for youth, running for elected office or even serving in our military.
Rick Snyder: An open letter to Indianapolis residents calling on residents to ‘do better’
Parent your children and set a good example with consequences for poor behavior. Speak out about politicians in charge who are derelict in their duties—missing in action while victims pay for their reckless neglect. Demand a recall option for elected officials.
Derek Schultz: Hicks becomes film star
Hicks’ gig studying the Colts spawned from a random request based on a childhood friendship.
Editorial: Business leaders must get invested to solve downtown’s safety problem
When RFRA threatened the state’s reputation in 2015, a group of business leaders helped negotiate a so-called “fix” that quelled most of the critics. It’s time for business leaders to step up again.
Scott Fadness: Leadership that delivered for Fishers as city grows
House Enrolled Act 1427 makes a long-overdue change to the state’s local income tax distribution formula that will ensure Fishers receives a more equitable share of local income tax revenue.
Gregory Porter: Republican dysfunction is hurting Hoosier children
Indiana’s wealthiest families will get funding for their children’s private-school tuition while our less-fortunate families struggle to afford preschool.
Letters: A city that doesn’t settle
In Carmel, we’re not just imagining the future, we’re building it.
Editorial: Task force should focus on risks, rewards of all power options
We look forward to robust discussions both at IBJ Media’s Nuclear Energy Forum, which is not a newsroom event, and within the governor’s Strategic Energy Growth Task Force about nuclear power and the range of other energy sources that will be needed to help grow the state’s economy.
Lesley Weidenbener: RIP to reader unafraid to give me a little hell
Tim Harmon cared about IBJ. He read the paper religiously, and he had very strong opinions about what he found there. On several occasions he let me know what he thought.
Mark Montieth: For worse or sometimes better, the Pacers have been shaped by injuries to young stars
Kellogg, Stipanovich and Granger didn’t experience specific injuries; they had the misfortune of being stuck with knees with early expiration dates.
Jess Carter: AI every day: How it’s helping me lead and parent
Quick caveat: You don’t have to use AI the way I do. I’m just one person, offering one perspective.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Belize offers example of mutually beneficial immigration
It was a very productive trip that will benefit all parties and enhance research and learning opportunities for our Ball State students.
Pete the Planner: None of your investments will pay off without investing in health
I’m getting older, and I want to be as mobile and active as possible for as long as possible.
Jalene Hahn: Robo-advisers are cost-effective, simple but suffer from myopia
Their automated approach leaves little room for adaptability or specificity that comes from working with traditional financial advisers.
Derek Schultz: Fever find their radio voice
Becoming the new radio voice of the Indiana Fever at the start of this season, John Nolan is capitalizing on a big break, which is directly coinciding with his new employer’s national breakthrough.
Mark Mayer: Strategy inflexibility risks missed opportunities
The strategist is not truly an architect drafting blueprints but a potter shaping clay.