Some days, it just doesn't pay to leave the house:
A 27-year-old Bloomfield woman, Goldie L. Kieninger, was arrested late Saturday after police were called about a woman swaying back and forth while standing in a puddle and yelling at people who were minding their own business.
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Kieninger was asked to give a breath sample. She complied and tested .24 BAC (Blood-Alcohol Content) on a portable breathalyzer.
This is interesting. Most people who follow gambling just accept it that casinos can and will ban those who "count cards" to increase their chances of winning at blackjack. But one gambler didn't, and so far he's winning in Indiana courts.
Indiana gets millions every year from the "master settlement" with tobacco companies reached in 1998 -- more than $600 million this year alone. In fact, it will have gotten billions over the 30-year course of the settlement. Yet it keeps cutting the paltry funding for tobacco cessation programs:
(With apologies to the ghost of George Carlin for the headline)
Some Hoosier cities are citing budget difficulties for pulling the plug on streetlights:
Budget cuts and property tax caps are leaving many residents across Indiana in the dark.
Whether we want to admit it or not, most of us do have a double standard when it comes to child molesting, don't we? It really doesn't seem as bad when an adult female sleeps with a boy as it does when an adult male sleeps with a girl. And even if we think the women should start getting as much attention as the male perverts, does this seem a little excessive?
Wouldn't want you to get behind on your People news, so know that early this morning came the birth of Hank Randall Basket IV, son of Hank Randall Basket III, a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, and Kendra Wilkinson, who said the name was important because "it was very important to us to carry on the family tradition":
I admit to being morbidly fascinated by the last-meal requests of condemned prisoners, so I searched all the stories about Matthew Eric Wrinkles' execution at the state prison in Michigan City early this morning until I found out what he ordered:
Wrinkles received his "last meal" Tuesday -- prime rib with a loaded baked potato, pork chops with steak fries, rolls and two salads with ranch dressing.
Common sense wins out in southern Indiana:
A task force appointed by Bloomington's mayor has decided against supporting his push to ban new chain stores and restaurants from parts of the city's downtown.
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When do you decide you won't have enough people to do the job right so it would be better to just close up shop? Where and how do you draw that line? Two groups in two Indiana cities are making that decision in the wake of budget problems. The mayor of Muncie says she will close the animal shelter after City Council voted to cut the staff from eight to two employees. Homes will have to be found for the 70 dogs and cats now there, and no more will be taken in.
