This is one of those "only in northwest Indiana" stories:
GARY -- At least three of Gary's declared mayoral candidates have bankruptcy filings in their past, including one front-runner, but each of them says the bankruptcy has no bearing on their ability to manage finances of the cash-strapped city.
Oh, come on now, cut it out, you two, or at least get a room! No, wait, not that room!
Evansville police arrested two individuals who allegedly broke into a vacant apartment for what they told police was "some time alone."
Jerry Lipson, 43, and Tiffany Cartwright, 36 are being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail, each on $100 cash bonds.
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Mike Pence on President Obama's SOTU address: "It appears the president is committed to more spending, more government . . ."
Man, gotta keep an eye on them all the time. A legislator proposes a nifty new "fee," i.e. tax:
A bill has been proposed that would have consumers paying .10 a bag for grocery bags.
If passed, the bill, introduced by northern Indiana State Representative Shelly VanDenburgh, would act as a type of tax.
Well, bless their hearts:
At a time when the state is cutting funding for college and can't find money for preschool education or dental care for the poor, some of Indiana's legislators are proposing the state give back money to taxpayers.
South Bend officials feel like they've been mugged by Newsweek:
City leaders dismissed a new Newsweek list describing South Bend as one of the nation's 10 "dying" cities, and said they aren't worried it will hurt the city's reputation.
This one's for the "With friends like this, you don't need enemies" file, perhaps with the subcategory, "If you allow yourself to be lectured on conservatism by The Journal Gazette editorial page, you deserve what happens." Tea party activists are seeking to challenge Sen. Richard Lugar in the primary next year on the grounds that he is not sufficiently conservative. Now the senator is being defended vigrously by The Journal Gazette. Case closed!
Yes, Illinois, thank you very much. We would love to have your Jimmy John's:
