If the Indiana Civil Rights Commission insists it has jurisdiction over something that's completely prviate. just because it involves "education," you know nothing good is going to come of it:
A dispute over the menu at a Fishers-based Catholic home-schooling group's masquerade ball did not amount to discrimination, attorneys from the Thomas More Society told an Indiana Civil Rights Commission administrative law judge Wednesday.
I've expressed some ambivalence about laws forbidding texting while driving. My anti-nannystatism inclines me to be against them, but my knowledge that those texters could hit me makes me put texting in the same category as driving drunk (laws against which even staunch libertarians tend to support). Here's an argument against such laws:
Companies, rather than their workers, are usually the ones saying to a community, "Screw you, we're hitting the road":
Turned down by union workers Monday, Illinois businessman Justin Norman won't come back with a sweeter bid to buy GM's huge Indianapolis metal plant.
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Indiana is bucking the nationwide trend of fewer children being taken away from families because of abuse or neglect charges -- only five states, all with much larger child populations -- removed more children in 2009 than Indiana.
Are legislators going to try to fix something that doesn't need to be fixed?
Legislators of both parties say they are ready to revamp a state law that took effect this summer requiring anyone buying carryout alcohol in Indiana to show a photo ID.
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Indiana's gun-friendliness gets it on a list Paul Helmke will make much of:
Nearly half of the guns that crossed state lines and were used in crimes in 2009 were sold in just 10 states, according to a report being released Monday by a mayors' group.
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The Indianapolis Star's Matthew Tully writes about a panel discussion on the lack of civility in politics. The basic idea, apparently, is that politicians should take a lesson from sports about how to play nice:
"What matters is whether the country respects the process," Leach said. "If you respect the process, you pull together."
The Super Bowl is going to help turn Indianapolis into a paradise!
A soaring blue hotel altering Indianapolis' skyline. Freshly paved streets. A struggling neighborhood seeking renewal.
All are transformational projects taking place in anticipation of the city hosting the 2012 Super Bowl.
Just a reminder that Oct. 4 -- that's just a week from Monday -- is when registration closes for the Nov. 2 election. And even if you've voted recently enough to still have your registration, you still need to re-register if you've changed addresses. Voting tends to be down in off-year elections, so your vote will be even more important. Here's a list from the registration office
(Via an IU news release) The September 2010 issue of the Indiana Magazine of History examines Indiana's unfortunate role in the eugenics movement of the early 20th century. One article by Jennifer Burek Pierce examines John H. Hurty, a Hoosier health pioneer and leading eugenics proponent. He left a positive legacy of improved public sanitation and health practices. But:
