AltWeeklies Wire
Pot at the State Fair?new

Could be closer than we think ... You're going to be hearing success stories about hemp farmers enhancing their incomes and saving their farms.
Making Healthcare Unaffordablenew
Insurance exchanges created by those states that
chose to take the job on themselves — Kentucky, for example — have
reportedly been working pretty well.
Memo to Pence: Legalize itnew
Instead of photo-ops showing cops burning down stands of our artisanal cannabis, we could be featuring it at the State Fair.
The 10 Worst College Majorsnew
A recent study in the journal Liberal Education finds that many liberal arts colleges are either changing their missions or disappearing altogether.
A jobs program that could worknew

Too often, we think of our schools as a problem. In fact, they could be a solution encompassing generations.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
08-28-2012 |
Business & Labor
Listen to Left to Get Healthcare Rightnew
Want to get healthcare right? Listen to the left. Want to fix the economy? It can't be done without fixing healthcare first.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
04-03-2012 |
Policy Issues
Schools as Scapegoatnew
Schools have become the default scapegoat for our seeming inability to come to grips with larger social and cultural issues.
Bike Lanes as Mass Transit Evolutionnew
The way to get us to want public transit is to make driving our own cars as big a hassle as possible.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
12-13-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: bike lanes, mass transit
Indianapolis Public Schools Are Donenew
The people who remember a time when public
education really worked are getting older. Now the public must consider the reality of a fragmented system.
Occupy the Super Bowlnew
This year's game could be the Valley Forge of the Occupy movement.
What Would Steve Jobs Do?new
Only visionary leadership can ensure breakthroughs in everything from technology to transportation.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
10-24-2011 |
Business & Labor
Report, Don't Speculatenew
The commentator is refreshed when one reporter refused to speculate about the news.
Tags: media
It's Time for High-speed Railnew
No, it's past time, but still ...
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
07-12-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Indianapolis' Downtown by Designnew
The city is on the threshold of guidelines to affect quality of life.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
05-18-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A House Made of Strawnew
Timothy Gray at Ball State University has been in charge of building a house with bales of straw.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
12-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development