Rep. Mark Souder is both a Notre Dame graduate and a strong pro-lifer, but he is among those who worry that the extreme protesters of President Obama's commencement speech will hurt more than help the pro-life cause:
“I understand the passion of those like myself who want to protect innocent babies from being killed,” Souder told WSBT News. “But the key thing here is to persuade those in the middle who don't agree with us.”
Just to confound both Earth First nuts and my fellow libertarian plunderers alike, I actually think this is a neat idea:
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is looking for the state's biggest trees.
The state publishes a register of the largest known trees every five years and will accept nominations this year through Oct. 31. Each tree nominated must be verified for species and size before it is accepted in the register.
We will now observe one minute of silence in memory of the demise of the gentler sex:
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Metro police are looking for a group of women suspected of participating in a robbery ring targeting older women. They already have one woman in custody and have identified another they are searching for.
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They see an elderly female with a purse and they follow them home from the location," Lt. Roehrig explained.
Passing a new budget was the only thing Indiana legislators had to get done, and they failed to do it. At least now they can use the special session their failure brought about to concentrate on the budget and nothing else.
The Indiana Bankers Association met in Indianapolis recently and offered The New York Times a glimpse of a world it and the people who read it may have forgotten:
The Post-Tribune had an interesting story saying that, because of the poor economy, more people in northwest Indiana seem to be opting to let their towed cars stay confiscated instead of coughing up the towing fee. But I almost couldn't get past the first paragraph:
GARY -- What's worth more to you, keeping your car or paying your towing bill? Increasingly, Northwest Indiana residents appear to be choosing the latter.
If there's an exception to the guideline that the state should cut all spending in tough economic times, maybe it should be for Ivy Tech:
Rapidly growing Ivy Tech Community College could consider capping enrollment statewide during the next school year because of budget worries.
You there, having the yard sale. Up against the wall, and put your hands over your head.
From the Consumer Product Safety Commission's handbook:
This handbook will help sellers of used products identify types of potentially hazardous products that could harm children or others. CPSC's laws and regulations apply to anyone who sells or distributes consumer products. This includes thrift stores, consignment stores, charities, and individuals holding yard sales and flea markets.
Criminal genius of the week:
An Evansville man released from prison this week found himself back behind bars less than two days later on the same charge.
Anthony J. Johnson, 28, was arrested early this morning after allegedly stealing a car and later leading police on a short foot chase. He was released only Monday from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, where he served a year-and-a-half sentence for auto theft.
A Muncie Star Press editorial takes a commendable position on local government spending in tough economic times -- "Nothing should be sacred where tax dollars are concerned" -- but frames the argument in an odd sort of way:
Whether one agrees with the tax caps or not, what they did was put the onus on local government and its citizens to make the decisions that are best for them. That's called local control, which in most cases, is always the best policy.
