I didn't think anything could shut up a Chicago politician:
INDIANAPOLIS -- Chicago got a Hoosier stiff-arm here Wednesday as two top Mayor Daley emissaries were turned back from testifying to an Indiana legislative hearing on the controversial expansion of a Lake Michigan BP oil refinery.
Drat. Hoosiers beat out by Buckeyes again:
FAIRFIELD, OHIO -- Jungle Jim's International Market cleaned up in the annual "America's Best Restroom" contest.
Like his sprawling food store, known for its eclectic selection of items from around the world and colorful decor, Jungle Jim's restrooms are meant to be fun.
Drive-in memories: 1970, near Fort Hood, Texas, crammed in a VW Beetle with three other soldiers, sucking on Bali Hai wine and watching "Night of the Living Dead." Much earlier, outside Hazard, Kentucky, 10 years old, sitting on the bench in front of the concession stand with all the other walk-ins; a girl kissed me, I got embarrassed, and all my friends laughed at me on the walk home. A little later, same drive-in, with my parents and brother and sister, trying desperately to stay awake through "Giant," which seemed to me to be the longest movie ever made.
Indianapolis Star Editor Dennis Ryerson talks about a new policy the paper has for TalkBack, the online comments from readers. It seems things have gotten out of hand, and the Star is clamping down:
When the state had the deer hunts, people protested. Now, officials say they have exhausted all non-lethal methods of dealing with Canada geese, so expect the protesters again:
The Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese, headquartered in New York, contends the public needs to know the real truth about Canada Geese; that humans and birds can get along.
It's good to see that Indiana journalism is capable of upholding the high standards set nearly 30 years ago by the Dacron, Ohio, Republican-Democrat, which informed its readers that "Two Dacron women feared missing in volcanic diaster" and, oh, yes, "Japan destroyed." From the Aug. 18 Indianapolis Star: "Indiana College professors survive devastating Peru earthquake."
Please, please, please, Cheri, don't let Mitch use this in the gubernatorial campaign:
Indiana First Lady Cheri Daniels took home two blue ribbons after taking top honors in the annual celebrity cow milking and watermelon seed spitting contests.
The Journal Gazette tells Matt Kelty that he should do "what is best for voters":
Kelty also deserves a strong defense, and that means one that is well prepared. Yet, from all appearances, the issues are straightforward, and Kelty has arguably the best criminal defense attorney in northeast Indiana representing him.
You know, sometimes having those drug parties at home just gets old, so you want to go and get a motel room. So what if you have a 9-year-old kid? Just lock him in one room and party in another. But, oops:
The nine-year-old boy told the clerk at the Econo Lodge in Richwood, Kentucky he tried calling, then banged on the door of his parents room for three hours, but no one answered.
We beat the Japanese at something!
An Indiana woman is now considered the oldest person in the world. Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana now takes over the title. She is 114-years-old.
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A Japanese woman held the title previoiusly.
Do you suppose they go into these people's nursing home rooms and give them the news? "Honey, the title holder just died, so you're it! For now."
