A pretty silly column in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, under the headline "Civility continues to rule in Indiana":
A year removed from the Gabrielle Giffords shooting, tensions have been high among Indiana voters as the right-to-work legislation has led to the second Statehouse stalemate in as many years.
What would you call a proposed bill to make it more expensive for state-sponsored universities to acquire land? How about "a good start"?
Ball State University spokesman Tony Proudfoot says the school opposes the bill because it changes the law for just one entity that can use eminent domain.
Couldn't agree more. Make it more expensive -- and much more difficult -- for all units of government in Indiana to acquire private property.
Shockingly, no city in Indiana made advocate.com's list of "15 gayest cities in America." Of course, it may not be the most accurate list in the world considering what city it named the gayest of all:
Scientists speak, so it must be true:
Earth could be entering a new Ice Age within the next millennium, but it might not, the deep freeze averted by warming from increased carbon dioxide emissions. Humans could be thwarting the next glacial inception, a new study says.
Why is it that, after a divorce, women won't get in another relationship unless they "fall madly in love with someone again," because they cherish their alone time, but men rush to get into another relationship as soon as possible because most of them "seem unable to live alone for longer than, say, at the outside, three months"? Is it really all about the nest?
I make a lot of fun of "studies" here and the reporting of them by journalists. Here's why:
Is President Obama's intention to create a leaner military a "pragmatic vision" that takes into account our deep fiscal problems?
Just love the breathlessly announced "research" stating the common-sense obvious:
If men and women at times seem to be from different planets, it may be because there are large differences in their personalities, a new study suggests.
I don't want to irritate you or anything. But:
Indiana's state tax collections continue to run well ahead of a year ago, with last month's revenue nearly 5 percent greater than in December 2010.
Figures released Thursday by the State Budget Agency show that the nearly $1.2 billion collected was also $12 million more than what was projected in the state's most recent revenue forecast.
I've been accused of forgetfulness from time to time, but I don't think I'd ever be this bad:
SOUTH BEND, Ind.— The owner of a northern Indiana chocolate factory arrested at a Chicago airport after a handgun was found in his luggage says he'd forgotten the weapon was in his briefcase.
Digital-age common sense from the New York Times op-ed page:
For the "Amazing Studies With Astounding Results!" file:
New law students who are realistically hopeful get better grades, according to a recent study.
The Statehouse security policy that caused public outcry and concerns that it would limit public access to state government lasted less than one morning.
Gov. Mitch Daniels rescinded the policy at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, saying he would "restore the traditional unlimited access" to the building.
Looking for a good cause you can be enthusiastic about? Hop on board:
And on and on it goes:
US Closes 2011 With Record $15.22 Trillion In Debt, Officially At 100.3% Debt/GDP, $14 Billion From Breaching Debt Ceiling
Stayed tuned for another round of
Can't we all just get along?
The next year of city government will likely be full of harmony compared to 2011, the new chairman of City Council said.
Council President Tom Smith, R-1st, said he expects to oversee a “professional” council focused on getting work done without the partisan bickering that dominated much of 2011. Smith was unanimously voted this year's council president Monday in an annual reorganization meeting.
We've never really had real home rule in Indiana. The state parcels out local control in dribs and drabs. Here's the latest favor they're thinking of granting us:
As I may have mentioned here, or at least alluded to, I've been on a lifelong mission to create the perfect chili dog. I can't say I'm quite there yet, but thanks to a Christmas gift from my sister, I'm closing in on it.
