The Indianapolis Star, Indiana's largest newspaper, has opted not to endorse a candidate for president in an election year that's seen the state become a presidential battleground state for the first time in decades.
The Indianapolis Star, Indiana's largest newspaper, has opted not to endorse a candidate for president in an election year that's seen the state become a presidential battleground state for the first time in decades.
I guess this is supposed to be reassuring for parents:
Paroled sex offenders in the Evansville area - and across Indiana - will be required to attend a meeting during trick-or-treat hours on Halloween.
Dubbed Operation Safe Halloween, the Indiana Department of Correction is requiring sex offenders to attend the meeting to "remove them from the community streets during this traditional children's activity," according to a news release.
Here's one of those lists that are fun to argue about: What are the 25 most important innovations in human history? No. 1 is hard to argue with:
spoken language -- true semantic, syntactic, phonetic language. This idea allowed humans to transmit information about the world from one person to another. It underlies all cooperation, the economy, and clan relationships. Spoken language is the most important innovation we have ever come up with.
Those evil, clever religionists have found a diabolic way around the ACLU's heroic efforts to keep us safe from God's destructive influence:
Joining four other towns in Madison County, Pendleton now has a Ten Commandments monument on display.
The 7-foot long, 4-foot tall monument was unveiled Sunday near the intersection of East Water Street and Indiana 37, near the Falls Park Plaza shopping center, on land donated by Chuck Clevenger.
Too much attention is focused on voting becoming harder: Indiana's photo ID requirement, it is said, is meant to discourage Democratic voters. Attempts to block early-voting centers in northwest Indiana are called "disenfranchisement." The truth is, voting is getting easier and easier:
TERRE HAUTE —
Ah, the "anti-Christmas, let's not make anybody feel left out" season is starting earlier every year, isn't it?
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A famed fireworks company is pulling out of a holiday boat parade because "Christmas" was dropped from the event's name.
Are these Indianapolis supporters of mass transit living a pipe dream and trying to drum up support for something that will never happen?
A new poll has found nearly three-quarters of people surveyed would support using taxpayer money for mass transportation, a critical question for proponents of a light-rail line for which funding has yet to be found.
I know you're all anxiously awaiting my annual step-by-step explanation of what to do with your clocks for the end of daylight saving time. But, be patient, OK? I'm sure it just slipped your mind, but Congress extended DST.
Things get tricky when politics and public education collide:
College professors have to walk a fine line when showing support for a political candidate or party at Indiana University and other college campuses.
It's the battle of the bands, country vs. rock, the aging redneckand the faded hippie! Johnny Cougar gives Cranky John what for!
It took 400 scientists to come up with this overstated version of "stop and smell the roses"?
Simple activities such as gardening or mending a bicycle can protect mental health and help people to lead more fulfilled and productive lives, a panel of scientists has found.
Don't take much to get 'em excited in Greene County:
Yes, it was an Armadillo that was recently found as a road kill in the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area south of Linton.
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The finding fueled plenty of speculation among outdoorsmen that somehow the Armadillo has made its way to the new southern Indiana fish and wild life area.
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After doing some checking, it all turned out to a prank.
At this late date, we're really going to find something that will shock us?
A new 6-session Bible Study that "is bound to change your perceptions of who Jesus is" begins Wednesday, Oct. 29 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 126th St. & Rangeline Road in Carmel.
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We're a little behind here in Indiana. We're still debating the merits of all-day kindergarten, and elsewhere they're already on to the universal-preschool debate:
Advocates argue that public investments in early education will pay dividends over the long term. Critics point out that the evidence from states that have universal preschool programs shows that whatever benefits kids receive from those programs fade out by the fourth grade.
Opponents of a referendum question on the Nov. 4 ballots in three Hamilton County townships say taxpayers may not see much savings if it passes.
When the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the $86,000 in punitive damages against James Clark and Larry Biddle in a road-rage lawsuit, it noted that the defendants "could not pay them":
The three-judge panel cited a 2003 state Supreme Court ruling that stated, "An award that not only hurts but permanently cripples the defendant goes too far. A life of financial hopelessness may be an invitation to a life of crime."
You remember the woman arrested for cursing at her toilet because her neighbor, an off-duty cop, overheard her and was "offended"? I think I may even have mentioned it here. There is justice in the case:
When Dawn Herb's toilet overflowed, it cost her nothing to fix.
Except for Three Rivers Festival time, we seldom see people like this out in public, so we tend to forget they're still around:
A rural Muncie man who last year proclaimed his hatred for blacks and Jews on the steps of city hall has been accused of repeatedly biting a 9-year-old boy.
