Hoosier lore

Thomas Carr is a convicted sex offender who registered as such in Alabama on his release from prison in 2004. In December of that year, he moved to Indiana but did not register with authorities here. He was arrested in 2007 and charged with violating SONRA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The problem is that SONRA wasn't passed until 2006, two years after his move.

Gary has a ban, and South Bend, too. Now, Valparaiso may have one:

Purdue graduate Nick Enlo can't get a job, so he's resorting to an eBay stunt -- putting his diploma on sale for $36,000, the amount he still owes in student loans -- as a way to start an important debate get attention:

Going to college made my life worse," Enlow said Wednesday from near Jacksonville, Fla., where he lives. "That is something that I don't keep to myself. I tell everyone."

Joseph Gaby of Lafayette has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child molesting. That's worse news for him than it would be for most people getting the same punishment:

But Judge Thomas Busch on Wednesday also classified Gaby, 41, as a credit-restricted offender -- meaning he will receive one day of credit for every six days of incarceration.

Thank goodness the long drought is nearly over:

The 2009 American Football Conference champion Colts will make 22 tour stops across the region between June 1 and July 21.

And then we have to wait only until Aug. 15 and the first exhibition game, at home against San Francisco.

The Indianapolis Star tries to have it both ways over the news that the American College of Sports Medicine has judged its city's residents among the most unhealthy in the nation:

At least the casinos have provided one valuable service -- giving the governor fodder for a slightly more interesting commencement speech than the usual "seize the moment and face the future while following your passion and making a difference" drivel:

Gov. Mitch Daniels acknowledged in a commencement speech Saturday that he's rooting for a self-described card counter to win his lawsuit against a casino that banned him for the practice.

Common sense erupts in an Indiana courtroom:

SOUTH BEND — A lawsuit claiming that a male city firefighter was sexually harassed by another male firefighter has been dismissed in federal court.

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In order to show the sexual harassment had taken place, Nuechterlein wrote, Banacki would have to show how the other firefighter's conduct created a hostile work environment.

If you've had your heart set on a naked picnic in Morgan County this summer, sorry about that:

A proposed clothing optional campground in Morgan County was denied zoning approval Monday night to begin operation.

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The Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied the request, citing traffic concerns, road problems and a perceived adverse effect on property values, drawing a standing ovation from about 100 residents at the meeting.

The minute I heard about Mark Souder's planned resignation and confessed adulterous affair, I knew I was quickly going to get tired of all the schadenfreude the left would start wallowing in: Tee hee, tee hee, another self-righteous, family-values-preaching, religious right moralizer gets caught with his pants down. Oh, the hypocrisy!