Hoosier lore

These murder-suicide sickos just can't seem to get the order of the shootings right:

A father shot to death his 8-year-old daughter before taking his own life this afternoon on the Eastside, police said.

Most people are shocked when they first discover that inmates don't really serve the sentences they are given. Because of the "good time" credits they earn and other incentives, even violent felons can get out in less than half the time they are sentenced to. So this seems like a good idea:

State prison inmates would be required to serve 85 percent of their sentences under legislation the House approved Monday night.

After 177 years of arguments about it, there is still a great dispute over the origin of the term "Hoosier." Now, a Hanover College English instructor -- and a Shakespeare scholar, no less -- takes a stab at it:

The "abortion information" bill was approved by the Indiana Senate 39-9, but some changes were made. It was going to say that women considering an abortion must be told that a fetus feels pain. But now:

Women seeking an abortion would be told that there is differing medical evidence about whether a fetus feels pain under legislation approved by the Senate 39-9 today.

It's nice to see a Hoosier can bounce back from a scandal:

Former Bush administration official Randall Tobias appears to have landed on his feet after being identified as a customer of the so-called "D.C. Madam."

Tobias, who resigned last spring from his senior State Department position citing "personal reasons," is in line to run the Indianapolis Airport Authority, the Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday.

I used to be a fairly regular bowler, but it's something I no longer pursue. I don't think I've been in a bowling alley for 10 years, and I haven't kept up with the game. So I found this intriguing:

Brad Bowman now owns 51 perfect games. Yet this one was different.

The proposal to punish Indiana businesses that "knowingly employ" illegal immigrants is still alive in the General Assembly. For those who think such a law won't work, consider the Arizona experience:

PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) — One month after Arizona introduced a law cracking down on businesses which employ illegal immigrants, Latino workers are fleeing the state and companies are laying off employees in droves, officials and activists say.

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I yield to no one in my dislike of taxes and fees. But motorcycle riders converge on the capital to protest a  $10 fee?

A bunch of bikers converged on the Statehouse last week, sporting black leather jackets, impressive Fu Manchus and a beef with a law that legislators passed last year.

We is Hoosiers, and we does not believe no stinkin' lies we see in movies:

CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — Two fourth-grade boys mimicking a scene from the movie "A Christmas Story" wound up with their tongues stuck to a frozen flagpole.

Twenty-six states have passed legislation requiring one- or two-year cooling-off periods for legislators wanting to leave office and become lobbyists. Gov. Mitch Daniels has instituted such a policy for members of the executive branch. It is a rather modest reform. But our thin-skinned legislators are having none of it: