I hate to say I told you so, but, well, you know:
I hate to say I told you so, but, well, you know:
Darn. I was almost sure it would be me:
Indianapolis - Ball State University plans to name its new communication building after alumnus and late night talk show host David Letterman.
Gov. Daniels wants big, bold ideas from his commission on government change, and even a constitutional convention is on the table:
I was glad to learn that one of my favorite comedians got a long-lasting and well-paying gig. I doubt that even Drew Carey's being the host would make me want to watch "The Price Is Right," but it might make me hate it less.
The 100 Best Cover Songs of all times, and they got No. 1 right -- Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"; he made that song his. For the worst, though, I might have put William Shatner's "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" or Michael Bolton's "Dock of the Bay" ahead of Limp Bizkit's "Behind Blue Eyes." On the good side, they didn't list one of my favorite covers, Jerry Lee Lewis' version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," more moving than you might think.
We have to chase religion right out of the public square, especially schools. If a student decides to say a prayer at the commencement exercise or a teacher leaves a Bible on her desk, this is supposed to be some big breach of the separation of church and state that will doom the republic. Then, there are the Muslims:
Gee, do ya think? Scrabble buff says it's all about the words. I suppose next they're going to tell me poker is all about the cards and bowling is all about the pins.
Let's see. We're too dependent on oil from the Mideast, so using Canadian oil would be a good thing. The lack of refining capacity is really hurting us, so a refinery in Indiana increasing its capacity would be a good thing. Creating jobs in Indiana and adding money to the state economy would be good things. So if BP wants to do all that at its Whiting refinery, and the state allows it, reasoning that, although more pollutants would be dumped into Lake Michigan, the refinery would still be within state and federal clean-water guidelines, how would Congress react?
When a police chase goes bad, it's always a big story, especially if an innocent bystander is hurt or killed. Such publicity has added to the pressure for various jurisdictions to tighten their chase policies. But there is another side to the story:
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The two men in the silver Infiniti were pulled over only for having tinted windows - so when the driver hit the gas and fled, the state trooper had no choice but to let them speed away.
Come on, guys, you're embarrassing me:
Lawsuits could be putting "Ladies' Nights" at bars and clubs across the country on the rocks.
In about two dozen cases, plaintiffs contend these drink and admission deals for women constitute discrimination against men and should be banned.
Get real, and get a life. While the ladies are out enjoying their cheap drinks, that gives us one night a week to play with our remote controls in peace.
All you people who voted in a Democratic majority in Congress -- is this really what you had in mind?
The cavemen from the Geico commercials are debuting in their ABC half-hour comedy series in October. But don't worry -- it won't be about race:
There was no intention to have the Cro-Magnons represent any minority group, said his colleague, Josh Gordon.
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"I think it's really a show about acclimation more than anything, and that's something that everybody deals with, doesn't matter whether you are a minority or not," producer Joe Lawson said.
A presidential candidate who understands the concept of federalism?
I know we're in the midst of an extended presidential campaign, which means talking about how bad things are so we can choose the candidate who can best fix all our terrible problems. But can we pause occasionally to remember that we live in the most advanced country in the history of the world, with unlimited opportunities and lives that get better and better all the time?
You know where to come for the latest smoking news, don't you? First up, a guy with a serious habit:
New details tonight on the man who stopped to buy cigarettes while being pursued by the police.
The guy was allegedly on the run after a robbery, but he took the time to stop and the clerk who sold him the pack of cigarettes spoke to 3TV.
We have ourselves an old-fashined slugfest. On July 12, we printed a letter to the editor from Mike Sylvester, Libertarian, CPA and a Harrison Square opponent, saying, among other things, that the city had not responded to 58 questions he had submitted about the project.
I wonder if the people who did this study devoted every working minute to it or spent some time goofing off:
Stop surfing the 'Net and get back to work!
Using the Internet and chatting with co-workers are the activities that waste the most time each workday, according to the latest study by Salary.com. The 2007 Wasting Time Survey found that the average employee wastes 1.7 hours within an 8.5 hour work day.
Hillary is not a "liberal" -- that has come to mean "big government," you see. She is a progressive -- a "modern" progressive, no less. What in the world would an "old-fashioned progressive" be for, I wonder?
