Ah, the legend lives on. Mishawaka has become the first Indiana city to designate a "welcome home" day for Vietnam veterans, which is a nice gesture. But do we have to keep dragging out the whole hippies-harassing-vets myth?
Down on Parry Street in South Bend, Vietnam veterans gathered at the Marine Corps League over ice cream, cake and their favorite beverages to say it's about time.
The government consolidation effort went off the rails here, but they're still slogging through it in Evansville and Vanderburgh County. The latest point of contention is whether to merge city police and the sheriff's department. The current proposal calls for the two public safety departments to be consolidated under the leadership of the sheriff, so guess which department is for the merger and which is against? Here is Evansville Fraternal Order of Police President D.J.
For the "at least we're healthier than Indianapolis" file. A new study ranks Indiana counties for "health outcomes." Marion County is 77th on the list. Allen County is relatively much healthier, but at 35th on the list, we don't compare all that well with others in this part of the state. DeKalb is No. 7. Wells is No. 8. Whitley is No. 9, Adams is 15. Huntington is 21. Noble is slighly worse off, though, at 38th.
Not exactly a big shock:
From the states that he won in 2008, Democratic operatives believe that President Obama will have the most difficulty carrying Indiana again when he runs for reelection, according to a special National Journal Political Insiders Poll released on Tuesday.
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Not sure if I agree with this or not:
After a 36-day stay in Illinois, Indiana House Democrats came back tonight. And while they're touting certain compromises the GOP made as proof that their standoff was successful, it's not so clear they won much more than would have been achieved if they had never left the state.
I apologize for this, I really do. I am linking to this
A proposal to build a $10 million pet food flavoring plant is raising a stink in eastern Indiana, where residents question whether the number of jobs it would bring would be worth the potential impact on their quality of life.
Some dimwit Republicans still don't get it:
Here's the problem that Hing and too many House Republicans still don't seem to understand: When the deficit is more than a trillion dollars a year, comparatively modest spending cuts are nothing to boast about. They might as well be shooting BBs at a charging elephant.
It's a bad sign that the question is even posed, isn't it?
Is South Bend a dying city?
Thursday a group called the Young Professionals Network sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County had a chance to weigh in. They also got to learn about what's being done to move the city forward.
It's nice to know Indiana is better managed fiscally than most states. But we don't shine in every category. When it comes to how well our state pensions are funded, we are in the bottom 10 of all states, funded at just 63 percent.
Guess we know now what the Indianapolis Star does on a slow news day:
Country music star Vince Gill, who wrapped up a two-night stand at the Palladium on Wednesday, didn't make good on his plan to tackle the full-pound "Big Ugly" hamburger at Carmel's Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream.
