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Hahn: When is it time to retire? Well, that depends.
He reminded me that “retirement readiness” is more than having the money in the bank; it needs to take into consideration all aspects of your well-being—financial, social, emotional and physical.
Letter: Indiana senators should have voted yes on infrastructure bill
Do Indiana Sens. Todd Young and Mike Braun care about the thousands of companies and businesses that rely heavily on Indiana roads, bridges, airports and ports to move their goods across the state, nation and globe?
In the workplace: How to keep your best employees in a new normal
The current market for proficient and skilled workers is tight, and it is getting increasingly competitive.
Matthew Levy: Global supply chains must adapt to a changing world
The increased cost of raw materials and certain components is one of the most significant new challenges.
Linebarger & Ricks: Kudos to health providers, colleges that are requiring vaccines
Unvaccinated people now account for almost all reported cases and deaths.
Letter: New districts should be competitive, too
Contrary to the editorial’s position, districts should also be made competitive to foster discussion and debate of crucial issues at the district level. Indiana’s current districts contribute to harmful polarization.
Editorial: Manning and James: A deserving, dynamic duo
Together with Manning and many other stars over seven seasons, the Colts were 77-35 and made the playoffs six times.
Lesley Weidenbener: Tune into new podcast focused on diversity
She is sharp, funny, outspoken and, maybe most important, an advocate for the things she cares about—notably the advancement of women and people of color.
Pete the Planner: Build an emergency plan for extreme situations
I never imagined commerce screeching to a halt, leaving millions of Americans paralyzed with fear and struggle.
Mike Lopresti: Early dates in Indiana football should be revealing
Whoever opens against Seattle September 12—Jacob Eason seems the choice—will be the 11th different quarterback starter in the past 161 games. There are other questions bouncing around the state’s football landscape.
Bohanon & Curott: We don’t know why others might be hesitant about vaccine
Value is subjective. This means we cannot know the reasons other people make the choices they make.
Sheila Kennedy: Pandemic is example of when identity politics kills
Tribalism has clearly triumphed over logic. The desire to “own the libs” has proved to be more powerful than self-protection.
Letter: CRT doesn’t belong in public schools
CRT is a Marxist ideology whose intended conclusion is the overthrow of American institutions, using race as the driving force in place of “class” conflict.
Editorial: Indy shows it knows how to use federal rental assistance
If other cities had followed Indy’s lead, perhaps the nation would not be in this moratorium limbo, waiting to see if the extension can withstand a court challenge.
Lesley Weidenbener: Indy Chamber honored for work to bolster equity
The chamber set out to make a business case—along with a moral one—for reducing inequality in the community. That has played out in a number of ways, perhaps most important—at least initially—in educating community and business leaders about the data that supports the premise that Indianapolis is bifurcating along racial and economic lines.
Mickey Kim: Confusing speculating with investing is hazardous to your wealth
Speculators might or might not know anything about an asset but buy it on a hunch or because a celebrity is promoting it or because everybody else is buying it and it’s going up without me (“FOMO”).
Bohanon & Curott: Change in U.S. age demographics will reshape labor markets
The one major fact that will shape labor markets: the underlying change in age demographics in the United States, which has little to do with either ideology or government policy.
In the workplace: Have a business idea? Survey customers first.
The first step in developing a survey is thinking about your audience.
Mark Montieth: Reviewing draft picks can be sobering
History, though, tends to dash cold reality on any company’s warm-and-fuzzy hires. It’s especially cruel in the NBA, where executives not only have to evaluate a worldwide assortment of young talent but predict their future as well.