For one group of about 20 friends who were counting down the hours until the midnight showing of the latest and last Harry Potter film, the movie signified the end of an era.
"It's almost like watching your childhood come to an end because we all grew up with these characters," said Tabitha Bolling, 19, of Red Lion.
Guess it's time to grow up and "watch your adulthood" then, as shallow as it might be.
Yeah, but she'll do until a real one comes along:
An Indianapolis mother accused of leaving her children in a hot car and then attacking a woman who stepped in to help made a mistake, but she isn't a monster, her family said Wednesday.
OK, Castle Doctrine fans, was this home defender an example of courage or foolhardiness?
EVANSVILLE — An East Riverside Drive resident interrupted a burglary at his home Wednesday morning and held a man in the house at gunpoint until police arrived.
Joseph Vallar, who lives at 1323 E. Riverside Drive, rushed home from work about 10 a.m. Wednesday when a neighbor alerted him that someone was inside his home.
Does anybody else think this particular play on word is getting tiresome?
"Carmageddon" is the name Los Angeles residents are giving the inevitable and likely epic traffic tie-up that will result when a 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway is closed for construction from Friday night to Monday morning between two of the nation's busiest interchanges.
Today's tips for controlling the situation.
No. 1 -- Telling the press about your coverup tends to defeat the purpose of the coverup:
State transportation secretary Jeffrey B. Mullan suspended the Big Dig's top engineer yesterday, less than a week after the engineer said that he and his colleagues were instructed years ago not to leave a paper trail documenting safety concerns within the tunnels.
Why did it suddenly become "pick on cats" season? According to a Mother Jones article, cats are helping destroy the Earth.
President Obama is having a "shoot the dog" moment, isn't he?
Today's fuddy-duddy, "Dang it, why do they keep replacing the stuff I like with all this newfangled nonsense?" moment:
Walk into any school these days and the kids aren't working on their loops. They're in keyboarding class.
Cursive writing and handwritten letters are the past. Keyboarding, emails and texts are the now -- and the future. Indiana's school curriculum now reflects that.
Beware of the Sign Police:
INDIANAPOLIS -- From banners to flags and full building wraps, a citizens group is raising concerns about the visual impact the 2012 Super Bowl may leave behind on the city.
Indianapolis leaders are considering an ordinance that would allow for an array of temporary signs, including inflatables, cold air balloons and projected image signs, 6News' Kara Kenney reported.
It's good to have such a big belly laugh so early in the week:
Obama is seeking to cast himself as a centrist in the bitter debate. His 2012 re-election hopes hinge not only on reducing America's 9.2 percent unemployment but on his appeal to independent voters who are increasingly turned off by partisan rancor in Washington and want tougher action to get the country's fiscal house in order.
