Who Are the Losers in Indiana’s Closed Shop?
Indiana Writers Group column for Jan. 11 and thereafter 544 words by Eric Schansberg Labor unions continue to be in the news sporadically. This summer’s 50th anniversary of the AFL-CIO merger was ironically paired with a maverick union group’s decision to break from the pack (the "Change to Win Coalition"). Then, just in time for Read the full article…
ISTEP Debate Returns for 2006
Indiana Writers Group column for Jan. 4 and thereafter 730 words by Andrea Neal INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers have been tinkering with ISTEP for close to 20 years. After all this time, you’d think we’d have a test that meets the needs of parents, teachers and students and satisfies all the state and federal bureaucrats Read the full article…
Fathers Are Invisible in Discussion of Child Care
Indiana Writers Group column for Dec. 28 and thereafter 574 words by Dick McGowan A recent series of articles in the Indianapolis Star provided a sampling of opinion from women and shows why our society will not soon have better balance between home life and working life. The articles were written only by women. (Could Read the full article…
Society’s Love-Hate Relationship with Christmas
Indiana Writers Group column for Dec. 21 and thereafter 735 words by Andrea Neal INDIANAPOLIS — If you could create a superholiday, what would it be? That was the “question of the week” posed recently by an Indy entertainment magazine that surveys staff members on trends and topics in the news. The answers were predictably Read the full article…
Eminent Domain Bill Will Protect Against Abuse
Andrea Neal column for Dec. 7 and thereafter 700 words INDIANAPOLIS — If Rep. David Wolkins had his way, he’d end all use of eminent domain for economic development. As chair of the interim study committee on eminent domain, he’ll settle for the next best thing: making it harder for government to seize private property Read the full article…
Evolution: Science, Religion, Economics
Indiana Writers Group column for Dec. 14 and thereafter 684 words by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. With the recent election results in Kansas and Delaware, the debate in Indiana continues to intensify over teaching Evolution and "Intelligent Design" in the public schools. There is much at stake — from scientific integrity to philosophical baggage. And the Read the full article…
