Hoosier lore

If Dan Dakich doesn't work out as IU basketball coach, it is being said, then of course the university must have a "nationwide search" to get the best person possible. That seems to be the big thing these days. The Indianapolis Star is also urging such a search for a public-safety vacancy:

"Noblesville -- Room for Dreams"?

Noblesville -- Economic Development Director Kevin Kelly hopes an Indianapolis firm can help Noblesville gain regional media exposure.

Yes, by all mean, we should be conservative when considering what tattoo to get:

There's no denying that tattoos are a popular trend. According to a 2006 study by the Pew Research Center, 36 percent of people ages 18 to 25, and 40 percent of those ages 26 to 40 have permanent body art.

But artist Dave Wallace, at Culture Shock Tattoos and Body Piercing in Valparaiso, questions whether someone should choose a trendy tattoo.

Greenwood's taxpayers have all become volunteers, whether they wanted to or not:

An addendum to the city's personnel policy will allow Greenwood employees to volunteer up to 40 hours each year on the taxpayers' dime.

The City Council approved the policy addition last week at the urging of Mayor Charles Henderson.

It's not our fault; it's you stupid drivers:

Worried about the number of traffic accidents at Avon's first roundabout, town officials are urging motorists to learn better skills for driving through it.

One of the arguments over illegal immigration is about what the net effects would be if we did somehow manage to chase all 12 million or so illegals away. Would it be mostly positive, ending the drain on social and welfare costs and slowing down the country's cultural bifurcation? Or would it be mostly negative, leaving all those empty jobs Americans don't want to do and increasing the cost of everything? Perhaps they will find the answer in Oklahoma and Arizona:

This is understandable but still a shame :

Indianapolis-based Steak 'n Shake, a favorite of the late-night crowd and an Indiana institution, faces a shaky financial future.

Some stockholders hope to push the struggling restaurant chain in a new direction, but experts say that might not be enough to save it, 6News' Ray Cortopassi reported.

A Hoosier judge gets creative in his sentencing:

VALPARAISO | Wanatah resident Stephanie Pochron is to report to Porter County Jail on Monday to complete a six-month sentence stemming from a drunk driving crash this past summer.

But even after she is released, she will have a tough time forgetting about the July 9 crash that left one man seriously injured and caused havoc for an Ohio family.

We now have the three finalists for the two-day "Jeopardy!" teen tournament (Thursday and Friday, 7:30-8 p.m., CBS): Fishers, Ind.; Paducah, Ky.; and Cincinnati, Ohio. Suck it up, coastal scum. Flyover Country rules!

Now, we have two of the three finalists chosen for the "Jeopardy!" teen tournament. In addition to the girl from Indiana, there is now a boy from Paducah, Ky. I guess that says something about the education in this part of the country. As much as we criticize our public schools, they seem to stay on a fairly level-headed course. To understand that, you have only to see a school system that has gone completely off the rails, such as the Tucson Unified School District.