Westerhausen and Kovacs: Lawmakers should reconsider policy change for future pandemics
We should celebrate the expertise and knowledge of public health professionals who produced the positive outcomes achieved in Indiana during the pandemic.
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Jade Thomas: Benjamin Harrison site offers lessons for leadership
There’s no instruction manual for leadership. There is no template. Our leadership is informed by our experiences with others and our inclination toward learning.
Darryl Lockett & Corey Wilson: Solving today’s challenges demands ‘sneaker diplomacy’
Solving today’s challenges demands what we call “sneaker diplomacy,” the kind of two-way understanding that comes from walking a mile or two in someone else’s kicks.
Sheila Kennedy: Holcomb, Rokita and the radicalization of the GOP
Our ambitious attorney general has cast his lot with those Republicans, who—it must be admitted—are representative of what the Grand Old Party has become.
Sue Ellspermann & Daniel Elsener: One effort to diversify Indiana’s teaching corps
We are all aware of the significant teacher shortage plaguing our state. It is incumbent upon our universities, both public and private, to aggressively recruit highly qualified and talented individuals to lead Hoosier classrooms.
George Gemelas: Sen. Braun’s climate leadership sets stage for progress
With Main Street entrepreneurial spirit, Sen. Braun and his peers have rolled up their sleeves and gotten to work.
Dan O’Toole: A better mailbox and secure drone delivery is on horizon
What this means to consumers is a fixture at the end of driveways across the world for more than 160 years is about to get a reboot. The ubiquitous mailbox—not much changed since 1858—is getting an update.
David Johnson: Indiana has everything to gain from Endless Frontier Act
This legislation would promote resiliency and competitiveness in our nation’s (and state’s) advanced-manufacturing sector.
Dennis Sasso: Latinx is not a term that Latin Americans use or even know
It betrays Spanish grammar and is unnecessary to accomplish the gender-neutral and inclusive purposes it seeks to serve.
Morton Marcus; Who gains and who loses from the forthcoming reapportionment?
While Hamilton and Marion counties are the biggest winners, Madison, Wayne, Delaware, Grant and Lake will have less representation and will be the biggest losers.
Chris Watts: Indiana’s two-year budget tackles 20-year population challenge
Population belongs on the list of Indiana’s most daunting long-term challenges, alongside education. Sure, our schools need to prepare more Hoosiers for success in the job market, but building our economy also takes more Hoosiers—period.
Sheila Kennedy: Connecting some dots in the hospitality industry
Researchers estimate that the pandemic has cost America 2.5 million restaurant jobs and closed more than 100,000 eateries, so it is worrisome that, just as the nation begins to return to whatever “normal” looks like, so many restaurants that did survive can’t find staffers.
William Hume: Speedway offers opportunities for electric vehicle research
The best profit makers will be all about green climate innovations, and one of these is electrified transportation. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway can be a big part of clean-energy research and development.
Jay Height: A big part of pandemic recovery is rebuilding relationships
We need to revive old friendships and forge new ones. We need to commit, no matter where we live, to re-neighboring our ’hood.
Rupal Thanawala: Education, empathy key to stamping out bias against Asian Americans
A series of events over the past year has pushed Asian Americans to the edge, and we felt enough is enough.
Letter: Rapid transit in Indy is waste of money
For the prices we pay for rapid transit in Indianapolis, it never seems to last very long.
Mark Howell: Championships are a catalyst to collaborate for greater good
March Madness is serving as continued inspiration for the Indianapolis Host Committee as we move forward plans for Indianapolis’ next signature event—the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Jan. 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Jim Merritt: Connecting during COVID—Indiana must close digital divide
We know that many Hoosiers who have access to digital infrastructure are unable or unwilling to subscribe. When so many in our state are struggling to put a meal on the table, they will inevitably struggle to have devices and a broadband subscription. Building new infrastructure will not bridge this gap. We must also invest in broadband adoption and digital literacy programs.
Three community leaders explain how they would spend $3B in federal stimulus dollars
IBJ is exploring how the state should spend $3 billion it will receive from the federal government as part of a pandemic-related stimulus bill. We asked three community leaders—Indiana Economic Development Corp. board member John Thompson, entrepreneur Bill Oesterle and state Rep. Greg Porter, D-Indianapolis, what they think the state should prioritize.
John Gregg: Holcomb must veto emergency powers bill—and lawmakers should sustain that veto
Because Gov. Eric Holcomb followed the advice of public health experts and instituted a statewide mask mandate in the middle of a global pandemic, a group of his fellow Republicans are now out for revenge.