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Our poor swath

Perhaps it's time for those of us who've been fighting against the spread of gambling in Indiana to just give it up as a lost cause:

Former Republican state Sen. Robert Meeks of LaGrange said he wanted lawmakers to allow residents of Steuben County in far northeastern Indiana to vote in a 2010 referendum on whether they would accept a casino. He said northeastern Indiana was the only large swath of the state without a casino.

One way to be gay-friendly

I guess I see the state's point. Gay marriages aren't recognized here, so it's not exactly logical for a gay couple married elsewhere to seek a divorce here. But that creates a problem:

Gay and lesbian couples from Indiana can get married in more places than ever, but they could face a legal dilemma after they return home.

RIP, Norman Borlaug

"An adequate supply of food is the first component of social justice." That was from the speech of Norman Borlaug in 1970 when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize; he was one of the winners who actually deserved the prize. It is said that he saved a billion lives, which might be a slight exaggeration, but he certainly saved tens of millions with his work on wheat and rice that resulted in far greatrer yields per acre.

Reciprocity

Sorry Charlie

Just in time for tomorrow's eighth-anniversary observance of 9/11, Charlie Sheen shows us the proper boundaries of discussion by going beyond them:

In an exclusive contact with the PrisonPlanet.com website, Sheen reveals 1) that he voted for Barack Obama in November and 2) that he [Sheen] has become convinced that the 9/11 attacks were an inside government job perpetrated by people inside government for inside and no doubt nefarious reasons.

Health care two-step

A waste of time

It never, ever ends. Hoosiers really, really don't like change, except when they're trying to undo a change they really, really hate:

A group that wants to move all of Indiana into the Central Time Zone is asking state legislators to reopen the time debate.

Friedman falls flat

Thomas Friedman clearly knows what this country needs to do. But foolish Republicans just don't understand the way the world has changed:

Guide to affective usage

A Hoosier TV station discovers an important issue:

TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WTHI) - Global warming is the name scientists have given to a series of climate changes around the world.

Free no more

This proposal, put forth by a veteran high school English teacher, is a bad idea in so many ways:

With states across the country facing huge budget deficits and potential devastating cuts to services, the time has come to start charging parents tuition for their children's public school education.

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