Hoosier lore

Here's a shock -- somebody who was actually responsible for something might actually be held accountable:

Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday outlined a handful of changes Indiana is taking following last year's deadly state fair stage collapse.

We all knew landlines were on the way out, but it looks like their demise might come even quicker than we realized:

Even before we start weighing pros and cons, this seems like a bad idea:

Students at a southern Indiana high school are learning that hard work really does pay off.

That's because they're being rewarded with cash for good grades.

At Jeffersonville High School, students are paid $100 for every advanced placement test they pass.

The race is on!

When Ohio's four casinos open, Indiana may see its gambling revenue shrink, News and Tribune reported.

Indiana fiscal analysts predict the casinos will cut a $200 million to $300 million annual loss in gross gaming revenues at the state's 13 casinos. Indiana’s gaming revenues have fallen for the past two year.

Advice from Gov. Daniels -- if you think the little woman is gonna be mad at you, well, just go ahead and lie to her:

Add National Review to the list of conservative voices opting for Richard Mourdock over Richard Lugar:

Today's food-for-thought article -- "The Real Reason for the Tragedy of the Titanic." It wasn't hubris or negligence, as the current wisdom suggests. Maritime regulations had not been updated to account for a ship that big, and the Titanic was compliant with all the exiasting rules.

Reaction from all over to the Lugar-Mourdock debate. Real Clear Politics notes the "No Sparks Fly" civility of the encounter.

Bobby Knight is railing against one-and-done, the phenomenon of graduating high school players who join an NCAA team for just one season before going on to the NBA. Nobody much likes it, but other coaches realize they have to deal with it:

Something to think about as we wait for the single Lugar-Mourdock debate tonight (7-8 p.m., check your listings but I do know it will be on WANE):

The Tea Party has lost a number of its top election targets this year, leaving Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) to emerge as public enemy No. 1 for national conservative groups — and poll numbers suggest they could get their man.