Hoosier lore

Higher education news of the day:

On the campus of Indiana State a new program is turning food into fertilizer.  Videographer Mika Brown had the chance to show us how the process works.

Not the best way to build trust between the peasants and the masters officials and the governed:

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A button installed in each office of Bartholomew County Governmental Office Building will link workers there with police.

County Commissioners on Monday agreed to spend $8,271 to install buttons in 15 rooms, including offices and meeting halls.

Despite the savings realized by the changes the East Allen County Schools board recently approved, the district says it needs $8 million a year more to meet all its financial needs, so it's seeking that it a referendum. What are the chances it will  pass? Just going by the statistics, slightly less than 50 percent:

Good time for 40 winks:

Indiana State University Provost C. Jack Maynard nodded off for 15 minutes of a 20-minute presentation Friday that preceded the ISU Board of Trustees meeting.

Presentations about matters of importance to ISU routinely precede the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Add Andrew J. Miller to the list of politicians caught in high-risk sexual encounters.

A middle school principal sneaks up on the truth about "No Child Left Behind":

These social issues do not stop at the school doors, so we must ask: Are we expecting our schools to educate? Or are we expecting them to educate after fixing the social ills that contribute directly to our education ills?

"About the same as everybody else" isn't exactly a ringing endorsement:

So, three large plastic bundles of $20 bills totaling an estimated $3 million fell off an armored car in downtown Indianapolis, and the questions are: How many people tried to make off with as much cash as they could? And how many people tried to protect the cash until police could get there?

The answers are: A lot:

Talk about a good deal:

Don't know what this means, but it's intriguing:

Mitch Daniels remains a popular governor according to the WISH-TV Indiana 2010 Election Poll. The Republican's approval rating is 62 percent.

But while Republican Party leaders and pundits continue to encourage Daniels to run for President in 2012, most Indiana voters don't like that idea.