Editorials
Tribune-Star editorial: Capitalizing on the Colts
Call it hometown capitalism, if you must. But in a rocky economic time, Terre Hauteans can help their community by taking advantage of a rare asset — the Indianapolis Colts.
As one of just 32 cities hosting an NFL summer training camp, the city has one of the most high-profile sports teams in America living and practicing here for the next three weeks. We need to capitalize on it.
If you’ve got friends, family or work acquaintances around the state who’ve never been to Colts camp, invite them to visit one of the 27 remaining practices today through Aug. 15 at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Give them some hints about places to eat, shop and stay overnight (if you don’t want them sleeping in your guest room).
This coming week offers some prime opportunities. The Colts City activities run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, with the team practices before and afterward. Wednesday is an ideal choice, with Colts City opening at 4 p.m., live entertainment at 5, carnival games, and the highly popular night practice at from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday features Kids Day activities at Colts City, and two more practices.
After last month’s flooding, business closings and record fuel prices, the Terre Haute economy needs to get every ounce of the potential boost the Colts camp offers. So call a friend, check out the 2008 team together, then take a spin through the city. It’s our NFL economic stimulus package. Let’s use it.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: The legacy of champions
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: Presence of city’s crows nothing to cackle about
By March, almost every Terre Hautean is sick of the crows. Sick of their droppings. Sick of hearing them. Sick of hearing about them. Thank heavens, our annual flock has pretty much left town for the season.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: What does ‘bidder’ ordinance resolve?
The already complex process of bidding out public works contracts could get a whole lot more complicated under an ordinance being considered by the Terre Haute City Council. But that may be the only point on which anyone involved in this debate is willing to agree.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: ISU profs should face the realities
Hard-working faculty at colleges and universities naturally bristle when outsiders accuse them of occupying an ivory-tower or being out of touch with ordinary folks.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: ‘Men’ cooked up huge donation for Children’s Museum
The community spirit of the Wabash Valley was again on display Saturday night with the second annual “100 Men Who Cook” event to benefit the Terre Haute Children’s Museum.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: A new cycle begins in county politics
The sudden emergence four years ago of a revived and relevant Republican Party in Terre Haute and Vigo County led to the GOP capturing the prosecutor’s office and, a year later, the mayor’s office. Neither had housed a Republican in quite a while.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: Rod Henry, Honnalora Hubbard, Cam Cameron allow Terre Haute to believe in brighter days
In tough times, most of us hope there is someone in our corner, who still believes in us, our own ambassador to the world.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: Gibault needs better way to resolve school crisis
The proposal that Vigo County School Corp. sponsor a charter school at Gibault, Inc.’s campus south of Terre Haute likely will be turned down Monday night by the School Board.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: ISU men’s team an inspiring success
In some instances, above-average performance is considered routine. That’s not the case with Indiana State University men’s basketball.
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TRIBUNE-STAR EDITORIAL: Staggering blow to ISU, but progress can proceed
When hard times hit a community — any community — the suffering tends to spread far and wide. No entity is ever immune.
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