Partying like it’s 2013
Even after the Great Recession and throughout the stubborn economic recovery, it’s getting harder to recall when Indiana’s fiscal house was a shambles.
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PHALEN: Schools for the technology age
The world has changed so much over the past century due to the rapid pace of invention and new knowledge. Systems and processes are constantly updated to serve our realities.
UPDIKE: A millennial view of transit
It has been a discouraging year in local politics. Several baby boomers have apologized to me for the state of affairs they are handing over to my generation, and each conversation has made clear the deep and fundamental issues Indiana’s next leaders will face.
Indiana leads in Medicaid change
A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable. When it comes to health care, the best thing for every Hoosier, rich or poor, is more choices and more incentives for preventive care. In the debate over Medicaid expansion, our aim must be to protect the health of Hoosiers in need and maintain the fiscal health of our state. Expanding traditional Medicaid cannot accomplish both.
WILLIAMS: Cost-cutting obsession is myopic
Often with great pride, elected officials and those seeking elective office exclaim that Indiana is a paragon of fiscal probity and that bountiful state reserves demonstrate the caliber of Hoosier leadership.
WHITE: In honor of native son Michael Graves
he architecture of Michael Graves is controversial. Some dismiss his work for its post-modern and overly decorative qualities.
KENNEDY: There’s no free lunch
I continue to be amazed by the pundits and politicians who insist that eviscerating government programs will save money.
WALDO: It’s inevitable that plans go wrogn
Years ago, Murphy observed, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Murphy’s law has endured because, although we might chuckle, it rings of truth.
PAULEY: Indianapolis is an education epicenter
A few years ago at a dinner in Washington, D.C., with some of the nation’s leading education reformers, one of them asked if I knew about The Mind Trust.
HOLLENBERG: Deregulation has gone too far
As an environmental policy analyst, the governor’s ordering of a moratorium on environmental regulation concerns me. It should also concern Indiana residents and businesses.
KISSINGER: That’s not fair!
A number of accusations on both sides in the 2012 elections were extrapolations rebroadcast out of context. I began to wonder if the very notion of fairness was worthy of study, or if the word had any substantive meaning beyond complexion and the weather.
BARANOWSKI: Indy is a great city, except…
It was my privilege to testify recently before the House Roads & Transportation Committee in support of House Bill 1011. I joined more than three dozen citizens, community leaders and elected officials to share our support for mass transit in central Indiana.
ZAHN: Attack health problems the Indy Way
With all the talk about increasing health care costs, the Affordable Care Act and Hoosiers’ poor health standings, now is the time for Indianapolis to be bold and take action.
MAGID: Invest in the ripple effect
Competitive, growing public companies that develop job opportunities and invest in the needs and resources of our community have a long-standing ripple effect.
HINCKLEY: Fads undermine school reform
Would you launch four or five initiatives in your business in a year? And then introduce three or four more the following year? Of course not!
LANGELLIER: Pounce on this tech opportunity
For several years, the national media and venture capital investment community have focused myopically on consumer Web and social Web companies like Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and others.
CLARK: The fairness of marriage
Indiana defines marriage in a singular way—between a man and a woman. As I discussed the merits of this law recently with an opponent, his disagreement fell into two fundamental areas: fairness and civil rights.
GUY: How to revive dying service clubs
Despite evidence that change is necessary, some businesses, not-for-profits and associations cannot do it. An example is service clubs. The Indianapolis Jaycees, having had more than 400 members in 1976, appears to have canceled its telephone number. Zionsville Kiwanis ceased business in September.
LIBMAN: Shrink unwieldy not-for-profit boards
As major arts institutions in central Indiana search for administrative leadership and financial stability, a logical question might be, what should be the role of the board for a not-for-profit organization?
SWIECKI: New era for automotive investment?
From the mid 1980s through perhaps 2008, automotive investment in the Great Lakes region was driven by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler losing market share to competitors from Japan, Korea and Europe.