These two stories were in the same edition of the Muncie Star Press, so maybe somebody there will make the connection. First, a statement of the problem:
When asked What Muncie Needs, some officials and business people said improvements to Muncie's image -- both physical and abstract -- are definitely a priority.
Then, perhaps, an illustration of the problem:
A prominent Republican comes to the right conclusion about Cuba, and it happens to be Richard Lugar:
Finally, a state that's more stubborn than Indiana:
New Hampshire lawmakers are voting on a bill that would require all adults to wear seat belts and fine those who don't, but not everyone's happy about that.
Live Free Or Wear Seat Belts?
One of Gov. Daniels' pet projects, the elimination of township government, is all but dead in this session of the General Assembly, and Sen. Connie Lawson, who led the fight on the governor's behalf, has an explanation:
Lawson blamed the defeat in large part on a lack of political will.
This gets my nomination for oddest story of the year so far:
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A Chicago man has been convicted of attacking his wife on their honeymoon in Indiana after she refused his demand for a specific sex act.
Oh, no, something strange is happening to me. I feel like I must have sinned, but only against myself. Have I been this way before, I wonder? As long as I stay with members of my own group caste, I think everything will be fine. What will -- Dear God! get that hamburger away from me!
Rep. Mike Pence, who has stayed about as true to conservative principles as anyone in washington, is dropping by later today. Maybe I'll ask him about this:
Republicans are preparing to pounce on any wasteful spending in the $787 billion stimulus package as they refocus their criticisms of a measure whose success could hurt their 2010 election prospects.
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Maybe you haven't heard yet, but World War II is over. The honorable military members merely doing their duty as they saw it for the misguided emperor of Japan finally saw the error of their ways and lay down their arms. Of course, the way they told it then was, "Japs Surrender." But we don't talk like that these days, and we don't like to be reminded that anybody ever did:
Beggars are not rousted by police and run out of town in this country today. They don't go to the poorhouse. They don't go to jail. They go to court!
A class-action lawsuit that alleged that Indianapolis police were violating the rights of panhandlers has been squashed.
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A group of four men claimed police shouldn't be able to prohibit them from asking for money on the street.
Golleee, people, these students today sure have some newfangled stuff!
As it stands now, South Bend students will have the opportunity to go to a high tech high school in the next few years. As the district develops its vision, neighboring districts may be a model.
"When you walk into a 6th grade classroom here, their computers are up.”
