Hoosier lore

The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld Indiana's voter ID law:

The League of Women Voters sought to overturn the law. Oral arguments on the case were held in March, and the court ruled 4-1 against the League.

At a time when the prison population nationwide has actually declined a bit, Indiana is one of a handful of states with the most growth. Gov. Mitch Daniels tried to get some prison space expansion approved, but the legislature wouldn't approve it, so we're at about, I think, 99 percent capacity.

Should we feel good about ourselves when our standing is improved only when others do even worse than we do?

Although adults in Indiana continue to gain weight, they're not doing so as quickly as many other states, an annual ranking of obesity across the nation finds.

The medical device and supply industry is big in Indiana, employing about 20,000 Hoosiers and paying about $1.1 billion a year in salaries. The president of just one company, Cook Medical of Bloomington, estimates the new taxes on the industry required by Obamacare will cost it $15 5o $20 million a year. Zimmer Holdings, an orthopedics maker based in Warsaw, estimates a $50 million a year cost.

Criminal genius of the week:

An Ohio man was arrested near the Indiana Toll Road Monday and charged with public nudity after allegedly urinating in a parking lot facing traffic -- and unknowingly asking a State Police trooper if it was legal to do so.

Jay N. Harnish, 39, of Brunswick, Ohio, was arrested for public nudity, a class C misdemeanor, according to a release from Indiana State Police.

Indiana officials who wanted to encourage high school students to apply for college came up with what they thought was a good incentive: a week called College Go! during which application fees would be waived. But there were some unintended consequences from what is now called a "well-intentioned but misguided" effort:

With "the death of newspapers" so much a part of the discussion lately, it's a pleasure to note the apparently succesful launch of one:

OMG! The Fourth of July falls on a Sunday this year. You know what that means:

. . . thanks to Indiana's outdated alcohol laws, you won't be able to buy your alcoholic beverage of choice in the store on the day of your celebration.

Hey, a prediction I got right for a change. Back in March, I predicted in the "No props for the peeps" post that the prosecutor would have a tough time making a voyeurism case against Fort Wayne upskirter David Delagrange, who was nabbed for using a camera attached to his foot to shoot video up the skirts of women and girls at Castelton Square Mall in Indianapolis. Sure enough:

Indianapolis has had a remarkable run of placing players in the NBA -- nine, including eight first-round draft picks. The result is that a lot of Indy prep starts have big dreams of an NBA career. But the odds aren't exactly in their favor:

While it might appear reasonable for the city's current high school stars to think they can follow their predecessors to the NBA, the probability they won't is staggering.