Twenty states require teens to have 50 hours of driving practice before they get a license, and Indiana is one of only 10 states that have no practice requirements at all. So this seems reasonable:
Teenagers would be required to complete at least 50 hours of supervised driving practice and wait longer before getting an Indiana driver's license under a proposed bill unveiled by lawmakers Monday.
Police run into some classy people:
An Evansville man being arrested on accusations of public intoxication and disorderly conduct received a new charge when he allegedly offered to buy the arresting officers dinner if they would let him go.
Does John Madden really say anything? I don't mean ever -- he always has interesting thoughts on football, as here, where he talks about what it was like to coach a lot of characters on the Oakland team:
This is never, ever going to end, is it?
The Indiana House will once again invite clergy members and other guests to give opening prayers before legislative work begins, a tradition that had been halted temporarily because of a lawsuit challenging the practice.
You're doing a lousy job, so never mind waiting for the regular election. You're outta here!
GARY -- Local lawmakers are promising to push legislation empowering voters to remove officials from office in the middle of their terms.
State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, said he's responding to constituents, who want a way to force Gary Mayor Rudy Clay out of office.
Even if they don't go to jail over the truancy, these parents probably deserve a little time for sheer stupidity:
A rural Richmond couple is facing a possible jail term for refusing to obey state truancy laws.
The case involves the alleged failure of Eli and Stephanie Collins, 3398 N. Salisbury Road, No. 44, to make their child go to school.
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I can understand people having strong objections to consolidating school districts or combining city and county governments. There is a sense that government will get so big and complicated that the ordinary citizen's concerns will get overlooked. But consolidating libraries at the county level -- having a county library system with numerous branches instead of a county library and several city libraries -- seems like a logical move to me.
This Associated Press story about a certain problem at the Madison Correctional Facility has a wonderfully understated line -- "A fenceless prison presents some security problems." Gee, do ya think?
The Madison Correctional Facility announced Wednesday it's putting up a fence because joggers, bicyclists and even parents pushing baby strollers inadvertently enter the grounds of the minimum-security women's prison.
UPDATE to "The God trap" post:
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles commissioner today backed off its denial of a woman's request for a personalized license plate reading “BE GODS.”
First, I saw this story:
A chilly, mostly dry day helped this year's four-day deer cull at the Indiana Dunes State Park get off to a good start, according to property manager Brandt Baughman.
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Indiana Dunes is one of 17 state parks selected by Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists for organized deer reduction hunts to protect sensitive species of plants.
