Hoosier lore

Say, remember all that talk about taking a break on the "social issues" and just concetrating on the more important economic issues for awhile? Oh, you silly, this is Indiana, after all. The state has been getting a lot of nationwide attention lately for the "double ultrasound" bill that has passed out of a Senate committee:

Yup, yup, yup:

This is certainly the oddest story I've seen all week:

By passing a bill last week that allows motorists to eat their roadkill, the Montana House of Representatives may be on their way to legalizing the ultimate drive-through experience.

Wow, talk about pressure: "Can IU do tonight what it hasn't done since Damon Bailey was a freshman?"

The last time Indiana’s basketball team won at Michigan State, Calbert Cheaney was a sophomore and Damon Bailey was a freshman.

Belinda Watford was seven months pregnant with Christian.

It was Feb. 28, 1991.

A rare outbreak of judicial common sense:

You go, girl, then go faster:

Danica Patrick has made history before — as a woman and a racer, in Indianapolis and Japan.

The spotlight is nothing new. But never has it been this bright before.

These mind-bending two paragraphs really stopped my when I was crusin' through the news online Saturday evening:

Allen County is getting one of the hottest trials in years:

A judge moved the trial of an Indianapolis police officer accused of causing a fatal 2010 crash by driving drunk to Fort Wayne on Thursday.

How cool is this?

Guess the temptation to be a wine snob is strong even here in beer-and-brat country. Here's a story that seems to be so much a bigger deal than it really is:

INDIANAPOLIS - After more than 10 years of trying, Indiana's stature as a major player in the wine industry has taken a giant leap forward.