You know you live in a small town when . . .
The death of Robert Allen Marshall in his home on the Newton/Jasper County line, has left many in the community shocked and concerned. While there has been no one arrested in this case, Indiana State Police Detective Rick Bonesteel said, "This appears to be an isolated incident where that particular home or family was targeted. The community need not be in a panic or feel unsafe."
The clamor for casinos has begun:
This is chilling, isn't it?
A teenager accused of plotting a school attack wrote that he wanted "instant recognition" for shooting a record number of victims and that he wouldn't feel sorry about it, according to documents unsealed Tuesday.
The mayor of Muncie is considering a radical privatization idea to save money:
Mayor Sharon McShurley said she is considering privatizing fire protection or utilizing volunteer firefighters to compensate for expected shortfalls in property tax revenues.
"Why wouldn't we if we can provide public safety to the city for less?" she asked.
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I was hoping Fort Wayne would be the first in Indiana to show some common sense, but it looks like Indianapolis might beat us to it:
Several U.S. cities have changed their airports' names to honor hometown heroes, and Indianapolis might be next.
The yung'uns are personal-finance innumerates:
In a national financial literacy exam administered by the National Jump$tart Coalition, 62 percent of Indiana teens failed. One-third passed with a grade of C or D, and less than 5 percent earned a B. None received an A.
Some people will read about this "simple" man and think, "What a beautiful life." Others will wonder how someone could be such a loner for so long:
A Bloomington man who died last year at age 100, never married or had children, lived simply and supported himself by caring for other people's lawns and property has left his entire $650,000 estate to Indiana University's Hilltop Garden and Nature Center.
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Allen County has its own channel at YouTube, though it's not exactly scintillating viewing so far. There are seven clips there now, and five of them are about . . . drum roll, please . . . septic tanks!
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After every National Spelling Bee, it is required that at least one witty columnist write a piece making fun of all the exotic words that pop up by using every single one of them in a "We don't talk like that at the coffee shop" column.
We all know about "gambling" addictions, and even that some people are addicted more to one form, like poker or horse racing, than others. But this is a new one on me:
A Muncie man who stole more than $3,000 from a group promoting education is blaming his misdeeds on an addiction to buying scratch-off lottery tickets.
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