An editorial in the Richmond newspaper takes note of some propaganda:
David Bottorff, executive director of the Association of Indiana Counties, says he does not believe Hoosiers fully understand the very difficult position in which local governments find themselves.
Here's an Indiana quiz for you. What court case does Indiana Supreme Court Chief justice Randall T. Shepard call the most important in state history? This one:
In 1816, the Indiana Constitution was formed, forbidding slavery. The practice continued, however, until a young woman from the Vincennes area put the constitution to the test by suing for her freedom.
The boss kicks some butt:
Indianapolis Arlington High School students might want to shape up the next time the superintendent pays a visit.
Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Eugene White visited the east side school on Wednesday and suspended between 40 and 50 students for not following rules. Their offenses included insubordination, tardiness, not having identification cards and dress code violations.
More police in high-crime areas -- what a concept!
The plan announced Wednesday is part of the city's new crime-fighting strategy, announced last month, which stresses cooperation between residents and police. IMPD will flood high-crime areas with extra officers and go after 30 of the city's most notorious criminals in an effort to slow the rate of homicides and violent crimes, Ciesielski said.
It has been my experience that corpses do not care all that much about awards:
NATO commanders are weighing a new way to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan: recognizing soldiers for "courageous restraint" if they avoid using force that could endanger innocent lives.
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"God, what a hangover. That's what I get for getting so smashed in the middle of the day. What did I do while I was under the influence? Go ahead and tell me, I can take it. Oh my God, no, tell me you're kidding! I voted for WHO?"
A change in state law that allows bars, restaurants and stores to sell and serve alcohol on Election Day drew mixed reaction from people in northern Indiana's Mishawaka.
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We can't let those dimwitted, know-nothing voters have referendums on tax issues. All they care about is their own pocketbooks. They'd never vote for anything that costs money. Well, maybe, maybe not:
Referendums seeking millions of dollars in additional funding passed easily Tuesday in numerous central Indiana school districts.
One of President Obama's short-list candidates to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court is Diane Wood, who has sat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago since 1995. Her record, it is said in the story, "reflects a mainstream liberal jurisprudence, tempered by a respect for precedent and a narrow focus on the facts at hand." If you're not clear on what "mainstream liberal jurisprudence means," this is what she says on that whole "living Constitution" issue:
I sort of hoped we'd have a small break of at least a few weeks to catch our breath and calm down before the fall election onslaught. But apparently there will be no rest:
I love my coffee, but this is just stupid:
How much are you willing to pay for a cup of joe?
A gourmet coffee chain is betting you'll pay up to $12 for a fine brew.
Cafe Grumpy has Brooklyn locations in Greenpoint and Park Slope. It also has a Manhattan location in Chelsea.
If the Heritage Foundation and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers agree on something, either the world as we know it is coming to an end, or a serious problem is being addressed:
Question of the day: Can a common-sense Hoosier (former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith) teach Nyoo Yawkers a thing or two about the reasonable limits of government? Goldsmith has been hired by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the new deputy mayor:
But if his red state politics stand out in a city of true-blue democrats, the appointment of Goldsmith is a clear indication that Bloomberg will make belt-tightening a key component of his third term in office.
I know liberals are supposed to be bleeding hearts who waste foolish time and energy on behalf of the underdogs of the world, but this is ridiculous:
In one of his last public speeches before retiring, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Monday bypassed talk of the court's deep ideological divide and the battle to replace him and instead talked to a Chicago legal group about his beloved Cubs.
Former Mayor and current Brady Campaign head Paul Helmke seems to be encouraging -- or at least delighting in -- one-issue voting. Guess which issue:
The Indiana primary . . . could result in some long-time NRA favorites in the GOP taking some serious hits.
Most prominently, the NRA seems to have taken an “anybody but Coats” approach to the Republican U.S. Senate primary for the open seat being vacated by Evan Bayh.
Direct from Washington, D.C. (where else?) what will certainly be the oxymoron of the year, if not the decade:
Two immovable facts face Democrats on President Obama's fiscal commission: They don't see any way to alleviate the country's debt without raising taxes, and they know most voters hate the thought of any tax increase.
Remember that scene in "Stand By Me" where the boys are walking across a railroad trestle and you just know a train is going to come while they're right in the middle of it and sure enough one does show up and your heart sort of leaps up in your throat? Or maybe it's just me. I actually lived as a kid in a house by the railroad tracks (I 'll leave it for others to say on which side of the tracks), so I grew up very aware of how dangerous it was to mess around trains and with a mother and father who constantly harped on the danger.
Just because someone is "homeless," that doesn't mean he doesn't understand the way the world works:
William Riley doesn't have a mailing address or, for that matter, a home.
Nevertheless, he wants to be counted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Riley is among many transient individuals in the area who say they have yet to be counted.
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Weren't the 70s supposed to be the "Me Decade"? When did that end, exactly?
It was to be a celebration, but a federal agency in charge of offshore drilling has postponed next week's annual luncheon in Houston, which was to extol the safety record of offshore oil drilling.
