A South Bend Tribune writer, in describing a new play, unintentionally revealing the decline of civilization:
SOUTH BEND -- The ex-patriot bar owner. The falsely accused innocent man on the run.
The down-and-out broad.
A South Bend Tribune writer, in describing a new play, unintentionally revealing the decline of civilization:
SOUTH BEND -- The ex-patriot bar owner. The falsely accused innocent man on the run.
The down-and-out broad.
Some Hoosiers are apparently watching the political turmoil in Wisconsin and starting to get ideas:
Recalling underperforming lawmakers is possible in many states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, and California, and was instituted during the Progressive Era early in the 20th century, 6News' Norman Cox reported.
What causes crime? Oh, come on, that's an easy one: Laws cause crime. "Crime" is an activity that the appropriate governing body puts sanctions on in order to discourage the activity. Remove the sanction, and it's just another activity. Reduce the number of laws, reduce the amount of crime.
Councilwoman Liz Brown has wisely withdrawn her proposal to bar the city from hiring a business or consultant that had contributed to the political campaigns of any city officeholder or candidate. It raised First Amendment issues, and the state attorney general said it would infringe on state prerogatives. Now she says she supports a suggestion from former councilman and current candidate John Crawford.
With Rick Perry apparently poised to enter the presidential race, the Washington Post pulls out a journalistic staple and heads to the Lone Star State in an effort to understand the politician "as Texans see him."
Just a quiet little story a lot of people will barely notice:
Homeland security officials plan to install more security cameras Downtown in time for the Super Bowl.
Sixty-eight cameras are mounted in key areas throughout Downtown. By year's end, officials plan to add seven more near Lucas Oil Stadium and six or more along Georgia Street.
All right, troops, listen up! We're getting the Super Bowl in here, and millions and millions of dollars will be floating through for the taking. All you enterprising souls who want to get in on the gravy, take one step forward. Not so fast there, scalper scum!
Indianapolis is looking to crack down on ticket scalpers.
Hey, clean-living fans, good news. Hoosiers are cutting down on their vices. Revenues have been dropping at casinos:
Casino executives blame the downturn on the recession leading to fewer players at the slot machines and table games.
And the number of smokers has reached a historic low:
Sneegas said the new 2010 Indiana smoking rate validates the hard work underway in Hoosier committees to end tobacco use.
From The Onion: "Dept. Of Labor Reports It Could Be Nothing, But They May Have Spotted Job In Iowa Strip Mall"
I apologize for calling all those who collaborated on getting Elian Gonzales back to Cuba liberal, thug-loving morons. That kid has it made now:
Blogger extraordinaire Alan Vanneman points to this article from The New York Times about how the tyrannical government of Cuba is finally allowing its prisoner-citizens to see Beatles cover bands only about 45 years after Beatlemania has bitten the dust:
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Who says Congress can't get serious about making meaningful spending cuts? House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have just announced a plan to cut $5 million a year -- yes, that's right, $5 million; I can hear you gasping out there -- by eliminating a program that has been in existence for more than 200 years. The House page program will be no more, and the cost savings isn't the only reason:
Recently, courts in Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, Idaho and New York have allowed therapy dogs to sit with witnesses, many of whom are children, as a way of relieving the witnesses' stress. Defense lawyers of a man convicted in New York, objected:
No one denies that Rosie, a New York therapy dog who works with witnesses in criminal cases, is very cute. However the defense lawyers of a man convicted of raping his daughter claim that the golden retriever's cuteness swayed a jury too much.
Bet this part doesn't make it into the made-for-TV movie:
SANTIAGO, Chile - They have an exhibit at the Smithsonian and a line of toys depicting their epic rescue. But most of the 33 men whose saga in a collapsed mine captivated the world a year ago face a new crisis today: poverty.
Omigod! The debt-ceiling deal might hurt Indiana! Quick, undo it! We take back all the mean things we said! Hurry, hurry, hurry!
We've had candidates before who promised to work "for a Better Indiana," and there have even been organizations such as Taxpayers for a Better Indiana and the Association to Build a Better Indiana. But now, merely "better" apparently isn't good enough:
A downgrade for "No Child Left Behind"?
State and local education officials have been begging the federal government for relief from student testing mandates in the federal No Child Left Behind law, but school starts soon and Congress still hasn't answered the call.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he will announce a new waiver system Monday to give schools a break.
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News outlets searching through 2010 Census data have made the biggest deal about the increase in the number of same-sex households. ("States gay household tally up 61%," blares The Journal-Gazette, but the current actual number of 16,428 isn't all that impressive.) There are also other intersting things in the numbers that shouldn't be overlooked:
The latest information places Indiana's median age at 37.
Fort Wayne has gone the right way on taxicab control, deregulating to the point where one-cab companies can operate. South Bend has gone the other way:
South is considering an ordinance with additional requirements for taxi cabs, but some drivers are concerned it will eliminate independent operators.
Bad news, all you joggers, dieters and fitness freaks:
People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
