Hoosier lore

It's the battle of the bands, country vs. rock, the aging redneckand the faded hippie! Johnny Cougar gives Cranky John what for!

Don't take much to get 'em excited in Greene County:

Yes, it was an Armadillo that was recently found as a road kill in the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area south of Linton.

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The finding fueled plenty of speculation among outdoorsmen that somehow the Armadillo has made its way to the new southern Indiana fish and wild life area.

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After doing some checking, it all turned out to a prank.

At this late date, we're really going to find something that will shock us?

A new 6-session Bible Study that "is bound to change your perceptions of who Jesus is" begins Wednesday, Oct. 29 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 126th St. & Rangeline Road in Carmel.

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Maybe, maybe not:

Opponents of a referendum question on the Nov. 4 ballots in three Hamilton County townships say taxpayers may not see much savings if it passes.

When the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the $86,000 in punitive damages against James Clark and Larry Biddle in a road-rage lawsuit, it noted that the defendants "could not pay them":

The three-judge panel cited a 2003 state Supreme Court ruling that stated, "An award that not only hurts but permanently cripples the defendant goes too far. A life of financial hopelessness may be an invitation to a life of crime."

Except for Three Rivers Festival time, we seldom see people like this out in public, so we tend to forget they're still around:

A rural Muncie man who last year proclaimed his hatred for blacks and Jews on the steps of city hall has been accused of repeatedly biting a 9-year-old boy.

Anything here jump out at you?

INDIANAPOLIS -- The friends of two elderly men found dead in their southwest-side home on Monday said they believe the men were killed because they were gay.

Milton Lindgren, 70, and Eric Hendricks, 73, were found dead Monday morning in their home at 9160 Middlebury Way.

If not, you must be one of those whippersnappers still on the right side of 50. "Elderly" includes 70-year-olds?

Let's see if I have this straight. "Ethnic whites" who feel discriminated against -- not are discriminated against necessarily but feel so -- are much more likely to be obese than ethnic whites who do not feel discriminated against. This connection between perceived discrimination and obesity is not present among blacks, Hispanics or "other whites." This is because:

I love ya, Mitch, but this is one of the silliest responses to a serious problem I've ever seen:

INDIANAPOLIS | Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter joined Gov. Mitch Daniels Monday to announce plans to begin suspending the fishing and hunting licenses of child support deadbeats.

Jill Long Thompson's campaign sent out an e-mail -- I suspect I'm not the only one who got it -- promising that for a donation of $25, we could see this before anybody else did!

Democrat Jill Long Thompson will begin airing her first general election television ad in weeks on Tuesday in her campaign to oust Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Long Thompson says in the 30-second spot that Daniels "would have us believe Indiana is doing as well as can be expected," but she thinks the state could do much better.