Yes, Mayor Ballard, but Are We ‘Sustainable’ Culturally?
For immediate release (592 words). by JASON FERTIG, Ph.D. “The City of Indianapolis is committed to providing a more sustainable, livable community for all of its residents and visitors,” said Mayor (Greg) Ballard. “We hope the additional bins added over the past few weeks inspire patrons to participate in that spirit during Super Bowl XLVI.” Read the full article…
2012 Election Will Determine ‘Bicentennial Governor’
For release April 18 and thereafter (675 words) The next governor will have a unique opportunity to refine Indiana’s reputation and mold its future. That’s true of every governor, of course, but it will be even more so for John Gregg or Mike Pence because one of them will oversee Indiana’s bicentennial. Two hundreds years Read the full article…
Titanic Tax Policy: Will April 15th Sink Us?
For immediate release April 15th is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Of course, April 15th is more famous as the deadline for submitting our income tax forms. But it falls on a weekend this year, so procrastinators get a brief reprieve. The Titanic was sunk by an iceberg. And every grade-school Read the full article…
Letters to the Editors: A New Indy Star?
The tour of duty of the earring-wearing, socially hip, corporately assigned editor of the Indianapolis Star is over. Let us hope that his replacement will understand that it has become easier, not harder, for government to lie to the newspaper’s readers. That politicians are liars should not be news to a journalist, of course, but Read the full article…
A Direct Way to Fight Poverty
For immediate release (532 words) If Charles Murray, author of “Coming Apart,” is right, America’s poverty problem will not be solved by either economic growth or increased government spending on social programs. Murray contends the moral habits that generate stable two-parent households and a strong work ethic are rapidly eroding among those with a high-school Read the full article…
Indiana’s Jobless Recover; Sticky Wages and the Tax Wedge
For immediate release (804 words). The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports that the unemployment rate in Indiana dropped 0.3 percent to 8.4 percent in February 2012. The nation’s unemployment rate is 8.3 percent. Compared with a year ago, Indiana’s labor force grew by 40,600 or 1.3 percent, outpacing the national growth and in sharp Read the full article…
