Opinion & Columns

When I was this magazine’s managing editor, the editor-in-chief asked—nay, required—that I parrot the book 'The Official Preppy Handbook,' localizing the author’s directives. I wrote “Indy’s Guide to Prep” in 1981.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been wearing clothes. I feel about them the same way I feel about many items and persons of long association—a grudging acceptance of their necessity with the scantest appreciation for their virtues.

He went from Indiana University of Pennsylvania to Elon University, then to James Madison before landing at IU as head coach—and never posted a losing record. The trend of success Cignetti has had for the last 14 years is virtually unmatched. We caught up with him just as his latest stunning season wrapped.

"I hope I don’t wind up wandering the streets. Or writing long-winded emails to my friends."

For the first time, one of the teams scored more than 200 points. Yippee. It was trash.

For this month’s “What I Know” column, we asked WTHR meteorologist Chuck Lofton for his life wisdom, and after almost 28 years with the same TV station, he’s accumulated quite a bit. That kind of workplace longevity, though, is becoming rarer than a full 401(k) match. I recently read a study alleging that “Millennials”—those 30 and younger, otherwise known as Generation Y—change jobs every two years on average. I keep cheap pens longer.

This season's team showed that they had the grit and talent to go far but lacked critical experience, leading to repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

“It was a tough year. A perfect storm.”

"The pendulum will swing to the center, the rumors of democracy’s death will have been exaggerated, and we can return to obsessing about the Kardashians. This is my dream."