Pay no attention to anything you hear when my lips are moving:
Bill Clinton appeared to undermine Sen. Barack Obama again Tuesday.
The former president, speaking in Denver, posed a hypothetical question in which he seemed to suggest that that the Democratic Party was making a mistake in choosing Obama as its presidential nominee.
How do you know someone has more money than he knows what to do with? He spends $10,000 to have a religious ceremony for his dog:
David Best decided to throw a party for his dog named Elvis. He decided to make it a "Bark Mitzvah" and had guests like Dr. Ruth show up at Sammy's Roumanian In Manhattan.
And, yes, there is video.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce wants everybody in state government to just get along:
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce advocated bipartisanship Tuesday in the last of eight policy letters to the candidates for governor.
If you're going to do something pedestrian-friendly, it won't do to have drivers unclear on the concept:
Irene Stroh, 24, 1520 W. Ashland Ave., was walking across Riverside after the Scramble Light changed when she was hit by a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Brian A. Johnson, 37, Selma.
Gee, I don't know. Sounds kinda catchy to me:
“Not making the list of dying cities is not exactly the kind of thing economic development people dream about,” Young said. And he's right, of course. “Fort Wayne: We're Not Dead” isn't much of a marketing slogan.
Here is the opening paragraph from Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron."
Yes, gun-rights advocates can go too far. The Second Amendment does not trump property rights:
In 1987, Florida wisely affirmed personal freedom by letting law-abiding citizens get permits to carry concealed weapons. But this year, the legislature decided it was not enough to let licensees pack in public places. They also should be allowed to take their guns into private venues—even if the property owner objects.
And the most commonly misspelled word in the English language is . . . give up?
Collins Dictionaries of Britain said its researchers have estimated that the most commonly misspelled word in the English language is "supersede."
Further proof that this presidential election is going to be nail-biter close. John McCain gets the nod here:
In my untiring efforts to present the very best to all my discerning readers, today I offer my nominee for the best canned food on the market. (Not your grandmother's pickles or green beans, OK? This has to be from the supermarket.) Canned food should not be anyone's first choice for a good dining experience, but even the best cooks know we have to occasionally supplement our fresh ingredients with something quick and convenient.
It's always fun to watch people who didn't earn the money fight over it, which may be one reason Max Feinberg put the "Jewish clause" in his will: Anybody who "married outside the Jewish faith" would be disinherited. Four of his five grandchildren married gentiles, and the lawsuits are flying.
Now that Evan Bayh is sinking back into the obscurity of being Indiana's junior senator, perhaps you can handle the 10 things you didn't now about him. This is my favorite:
As a child Bayh had a sleep-over in the Lincoln Bedroom during the Johnson Administration during which he was awed by the television remote control — rare at the time.
I hate to be a nitpicker, but Politico is getting its generations mixed up:
Obama is the first Gen X Presidential candidate — for better and for worse.
He's the son of a baby boomer — his mother, Anne, was born in 1942 — and although his birth in 1961 puts him slightly ahead of the textbook mid-1960s start date of Gen X, he is the same age as the man who coined the term "Generation X," author Douglas Coupland.
The newest thing in education circles is the elimination of the cafeteria tray. Apparently it saves on energy (cutting down on the hot water needed for washing) and prevents so a lot of food waste. Students who juggle plates don't let their eyes become bigger than their stomachs, I guess Well, some students:
I think the McCain camp is reacting the wrong way:
John McCain's campaign hit back at Madonna on Sunday after the pop diva kicked off her world tour with a concert that bracketed the US presidential candidate with Adolf Hitler.
Don't think I'm rushing out to get Joe Biden's autobiography:
Who says we don't have classy entertainment in Indiana:
Vigo County Parks held an unusual competition Saturday at Dobbs Parks.
It's called the Buffalo Chip Throwing Contest. Saturday's competition marks the 13th year for the event.
Contestants wear rubber gloves and select their favorite buffalo chip, a piece of dried buffalo feces trucked in from a farm near Ellettsville.
You have to give attorney Alan Wilson credit for having nerve:
The teenage sniper who killed a New Albany man driving on Interstate 65 near Seymour in 2006 should serve his 42-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled last week.
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Considering some of the humans who have held the office, this shouldn't be considered such a bad deal:
RABBIT HASH, KY (AP) - Following the death of its mayor, the small northern Kentucky town of Rabbit Hash is preparing to elect a new leader.
The only candidate so far is a border collie named Lucy Lou.
The American Family Association is trying to draft me into a war I don't want to participate in:
Hallmark Greeting Cards has announced it will begin selling same-sex wedding cards, even though same-sex marriage is legal in only two states. The purpose, they say, is to satisfy consumer demand. It appears that their purpose is also to push same-sex marriage. Last year Hallmark began offering "coming out" cards - as in "coming out of the closet" -- a euphemism for announcing homosexuality.
