Some "paranormal investigators" want to check for ghosts in the former Owen County Home in Spencer, but they aren't being allowed to:
But commissioners in the southern Indiana county say there's already been enough research done at the former home for the old, infirm and mentally ill that was built in 1878 and abandoned in 2002.
If we're going to make "hate crimes" more serious than other crimes and give the perpetrators "enhanced" sentences, shouldn't we do the same for people who falsely claim to be the victims of hate crimes?
CARMEL, Ind. -- The owners of a Carmel deli who claimed they were the victims of a hate crime were arrested in New Jersey this week, accused of arranging the fire that damaged the eatery.
What is it they say? A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. A liberal is a conservative who just got arrested. I'm neither one of those, but . . .
No matter how much everybody talks about austerity and the need for state cutbacks, there will always be some who don't get the word or don't have a clue:
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. — Some southern Indiana lawmakers say they'll fight to keep funding in the state budget for a park amphitheater where outdoor musicals about Abraham Lincoln are performed.
Beets. Is there anything they can't do? Oh, wait. That's chocolate. Or bacon. But anyway:
Another Republican with a bad idea, state Sen. Jim Buck of Kokomo:
An idea is being bandied around the statehouse dealing with another tax which would impact people who live in one county and work in another.
It's called a commuter tax and proponents say it would help pay for roads, police and fire departments.
Richard Lugar thinks it would be a fine idea to bring back the Assault Weapons Ban:
There has been so much speculation lately about Mitch Daniels' potential presidential run that the Mike Pence will he/or won't he has died down a little. But it's back:
An independent campaign to draw GOP Rep. Mike Pence into the 2012 presidential race is under way, with a veteran of the Reagan White House launching a petition drive on Monday urging him to enter the primary contests.
OK, everybody feel guilty now so the state can spend millions on pre-school without us raising a squawk:
Gov. Mitch Daniels and Republican lawmakers want teachers and schools evaluated on student performance and parents to have more options, but experts say preschools and other early childhood learning have more impact on success in the classroom.
Sounds like a winner to me:
Jobless Hoosiers who chose to use illegal drugs while drawing unemployment may be doing so on borrowed time.
A bill moving in the Senate would ask Indiana residents applying for unemployment to declare on their application that they will refrain from illegal drug use that could keep them from getting a job.
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