Hoosier lore

I'm no fan of excessive regulation, but this doen't seem unreasonable:

The Bloomington City Council approved a change the city's animal code Monday night.

The new ordinance limits the number of cats and dogs a resident can own to 19.

We don't need cap-and-trade legislation to wreck the economy. The EPA can do that all by itself:

While campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama said his cap-and-trade tax plans would "bankrupt" anyone building a coal-fired power plant. Although those taxes haven't materialized, the Environmental Protection Agency has put the brakes on 79 surface mining permits in four states since he was elected.

Officials in West Lafayette are missing a wonderful opportunity to improve the lives of city residents. Seems a landlord was informed that his rental property was "in need of aesthetic improvements." In response to that helpful reminder, city inspectors contend, he went and painted the house pink. Some in the neighborhood are outraged (not the tenants, who are college students and think it's kind of cool to tell people, "Just come to the pink house") but the city says it can't do anything:

A measly buck? Anybody wants to do a fundraiser like this here, I'd be in for at least $10:

A group of Purdue students who generally spend their time extolling the virtues of computers spent a good chunk of Friday smashing them.

For $1, the computer design and graphics students allowed Purdue students, faculty and staff 30 seconds to take whacks at computer hardware set up on the Engineering Mall.

So long, Giants. Goodbye, Vikings. It was fun yesterday to watch the Colts so handily stay, with the Saints and the Brocos, in the undefeated column. As the Times reminds, this is the first NFL season with three undefeated teams after Week 7. But also:

Is also seems to be the first time in N.F.L. history that so many teams look so utterly helpless.

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Here's a little refreshing honesty from a public official. Indiana has been receiving a lot more per capita doses of H1N1 vaccine than Kentucky, which means Indiana ordered its supplies much earlier and asked for more:

Oh, please:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Nutrition officials hope a new poverty demonstration will show Indiana community leaders and healthcare providers what it's like to be poor.

In the "Reality of Poverty" simulation, participants assume the roles of families facing poverty. They are challenged to provide for basic needs such as food and shelter on a limited budget for four "weeks," each of which lasts 15 minutes during the simulation.

Apparently the wild is calling us back. Fishing license sales are up 8.1 percent in Indiana this year and 7.7 percent in the nation. How come?

Officials said one reason fishing is becoming more popular could be because the slumping economy may give people more time to enjoy outdoor activities.

That's a little clueless, don't you think? How about, "The slumping economy has given more people a strong reason to supplement their food supplies"?

A little bit of fiscal sanity (and every little bit helps) from Indiana's two senators:

Dang. You would have thought this was for hot concert tickets or the newest electronic gaming device: