I have a friend facing a medical emergency, so my blogging will be spotty for the next few days. Take care of yourselves and be kind to friends and family.
I have a friend facing a medical emergency, so my blogging will be spotty for the next few days. Take care of yourselves and be kind to friends and family.
An Indianapolis museum and Fort Harrison State Park in the capital are teaming up for a Vietnam Experience Re-enactment on July 17 and 18.
The program co-sponsored by the Museum of 20th Century Warfare will recreate American units opposing Vietcong forces in a public battle. Hobbyist re-enactors will be dressed in authentic or recreated uniforms and use Vietnam-era equipment and weapons to drill, exercise and simulate combat.
Every time somebody writes about Gov. Mitch Daniels and the 2012 presidential race, he seems closer to getting in:
He did say no at first, making jokes and scoffing at reporters who asked repeatedly about the possibility. He even told Republicans at their state convention in June that he has "never once looked in a bathroom mirror and seen the president of the United States looking back."
Defense lawyers say they merely represent the client because the client deserves representation and that it should not be presumed therefore that they believe in the client's innocence. GOP Senate candidate Dan Coats makes lobbyists sound like that -- just because we work for the client, that doesn't mean we agree with his agenda -- bue Democrats aren't buying it:
1960s NASA: We will get to the moon! Today's NASA: We will make Muslims feel good!
All pretense if gone now. All reason. All sanity. All decency.
Last night, as part of a procedural vote on the emergency war supplemental bill, House Democrats attached a document that "deemed as passed" a non-existent $1.12 trillion budget. The execution of the "deeming" document allows Democrats to start spending money for Fiscal Year 2011 without the pesky constraints of a budget.
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Bless Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, whose questions to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are actually eliciting some of her thoughts on constitutional issues.
INDIANAPOLIS — State officials expect more backyard fireworks shows this year because budget problems have forced many municipalities to cancel large professional fireworks displays.The Indiana State Fire Marshal's office says it's issued nearly 200 fewer fireworks permits this year compared to last year.
The Indiana Department of Labor is taking up the case of a whistleblower who revealed safety issues and unreported overflows at the Michigan City Sanitary District:
The suit, filed in LaPorte Circuit Court on Tuesday, alleges that Ron Meer was unlawfully fired on March 31 by the Sanitary District as retaliation for his complaints to the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Agency.
So, Mr. smartypants libertarian who would like to eliminate a lot of laws, is there a new law you could support? Actually, something to regulate mo-peds would be worth discussing:
In just over a month, three area residents have suffered serious injuries in a wave of mo-ped crashes in Greater Lafayette.
A fourth suffered minor injuries when her mo-ped was struck by a truck.
Remember the time, oh, about 10 years ago, when Democrats were in favor of kicking out illegal immigrants?
Remember the time, oh, about 10 years ago, when Democrats were in favor of kicking out illegal immigrants?
Things are tough all over:
The recession has directly hit more than half of the nation's working adults, pushing them into unemployment, pay cuts, reduced hours at work or part-time jobs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Indiana's biggest newpaper seems mostly unimpressed with the Supreme Court's pro-Second Amendment decision in the Chicago case. It will barely affect us here, since, you know, this is such a gun-nut-friendly state anyway:
In Indiana, much of the pro-gun work already has been done. Indeed, the state has been a counter-example of virtually every gun-restriction measure even the conservative Supreme Court approves.
It will cost Porter County $168,703.60, which it takes from the county's casino fund, to pay for this year's "longevity fund" for county government employees:
Last week we asked you to share your favorite to-do list manager, we rounded up the most popular responses, then you voted for your favorites.
A West Virginia native now an editor of The Journal Gazette explains why the "King of Pork" sobriquet for Robert Byrd always made her angry:
Byrd tirelessly steered millions of federal dollars to West Virginia
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld Indiana's voter ID law:
The League of Women Voters sought to overturn the law. Oral arguments on the case were held in March, and the court ruled 4-1 against the League.
