Hoosier lore

Should jail inmates be able to eat better than most of us on the outside?

Time in jail comes with a guarantee: three square meals a day.

But those meals can't be just anything.

Bummer, man:

SELLERSBURG, Ind. — State police say cultivated marijuana plants growing outdoors in southern Indiana are easier to spot from the air because of this summer's drought.

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Wow, here's a stunner -- state officials and union representatives disagree on the effects of the right-to-work law that ended compulsory union dues:

Officials at 20 companies have said Indiana’s passage of a right-to-work law this year was a factor in their decisions to bring more jobs to the state, according to Daniel Hasler, who leads the Indiana Economic Development Corp.

Quote of the day, from an Evansville 21-year-old with a BAC of .422:

I'm not really a bad guy, I've just been a drunken asshole tonight." These were the famous last words of Ty Alsop, who was arrested by police in Evansville, IN, after trying to escape from a hospital with his bare ass hanging out of a hospital gown.

Interesting:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A state legislative committee plans to discuss whether the joint campus run by Indiana and Purdue universities in Fort Wayne should become an independent school.

The General Assembly's Select Commission on Education is to review the governance of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at its Sept. 4 meeting at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Hoosier public schools unclear on the concept:

Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads, and even sending principals door to door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation’s largest voucher program doubles in size.

All those people who whine about negative political ads seem flabbergasted when candidates actually put out messages that are, well, nice:

Indiana's gubernatorial candidates say their campaigns are about creating jobs and cutting taxes, but their first round of campaign commercials, which get them the most exposure with voters, have skipped most of that serious talk.

Remember how even Gov. Mitch Daniels salivated over the $17 million in "stimulus tax credits" the Obama administration was going to give us for a wonderful green energy adventure? But, surprise, surprise, it turns out not that nobody wants to buy a $42,000 electric car useless for anything but short, in-city trips:

No Indiana community makes this list of "24 of the Funniest Town Names in America." That may be because he chose names he could make a story out of, as in this section:

Most of the attention for the November elections is going to the presidency and the U.S. Senate race. Let's not forget the General Assembly. Russ Pulliam in the Indianapolis Star:

With Democrats in division and disarray, Republicans hope to boost their 60-40 Indiana House majority even further in November.