This seems a little ambitious:
There is, to borrow from the cliche, something to fascinate everyone in the new exhibit on the Indiana University campus, titled, "From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: The Origins of Everything." About three years in the making, the display will be open to the public for the first time at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 N. Indiana Ave.
There was an article in USA Today back in February noting that "destination branding" is back in vogue "as cities and states pursue image makeovers designed to help them stand out in the weak global economy." Somebody at the Goshen Chamber of Commerce seems to have read the piece or one like it and gone off the marketing deep end.
Grrrr. When the stimulus package was being debated, Indiana's Richard Lugar displayed proper conservative outrage. He said it contained "massive spending for a wide variety of projects, some of which are completely unrelated to the immediate economic challenges before us" and that it would "make certain that our children will face hundreds of billions of dollars of additional debt," both of which are true But now that the package actually exists, he has a slightly different attitude:
The Indianapolis Star's Matt Tully thinks Dan Coats' stint as a lobbyist alone should be a disqualifier for his Senate bid:
Just in case we forgot that "fan" is short for fanatic:
A disgruntled Indianapolis Colts fan could be to blame for $2 million in damage to a Jacksonville, Fla., hotel that happened hours after the Colts lost there a few weeks ago.
Florida authorities said the San Marco Homewood Suites and Hilton Garden Inn were damaged when someone tampered with two water valves, unleashing thousands of gallons of water onto five floors on Oct. 4.
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The public drunkenness arrest of the Colt's punter has generated enough publicity that people may be learning some things about public intoxication law they didn't know before:
It's not an uncommon scene for officers, but deciding who is simply intoxicated, and who presents a public problem can be tricky.
It has generally been assumed that, while women might give more often than men to charity, they give less. But a new study from Indiana University shows -- pretty conclusively -- that women give both more often and more money. And the reporting of the study goes to great head-scratching lengths to figure out why this might be so:
The debate over illegal immigration isn't gone, it's just simmering below the surface, and "simmering" is exactly the right word. There's still a lot of anger out there over the possibility of amnesty, and it will bubble up again when those pushing for it inevitably bring it up again. And the issue of birthright citizenship is not going to remain a "crackpot idea of the fringe right" much longer. Lawmakers in 15 states have announced a nationwide effort to change the way the 14th Amendment is interpreted.
Just in case we're not sick enough of all the "politics as driving" metaphors (Republicans are the ones who put us in the ditch! If you're heading toward a cliff, you should change directions!), we now have another one:
Brett Favre is alleged to have e-mailed a photo of a certain part of his anatomy to three women. Junior Seau drove his SUV off a cliff after being accused of domestic battery. Ben Roethlisberger is back in the starting lineup after his suspension for sexual assault allegations. Micahel Vick served prison time for running a dogfighting ring.
