• Constitutionality of Textbook Rental Fee

    Andrea Neal column for Aug. 17 and thereafter740 words INDIANAPOLIS — Are books essential to a child’s education? The answer could spell the end to Indiana’s textbook rental fee. Each…

  • Republican Leaders Will Have to Say No — And Mean It

    Andrea Neal column for Nov. 30 and thereafter730 words INDIANAPOLIS – As lawmakers gear up for the 2005 session, they’d be wise to pick up the following self-help title: "Don’t…

  • The Right Way to Do a Pay Raise

    Andrea Neal column for Aug. 31 and thereafter740 words INDIANAPOLIS — In Indiana, the average teacher earns $44,966 a year. A low-level accountant gets $38,122. The average state employee receives…