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Beware, anonymous posters:

The Indianapolis Star has asked the Indiana Court of Appeals to decide, possibly for the first time, whether the state's journalism Shield Law and state and U.S. constitutions protect media outlets from being forced to disclose the identities of anonymous posters to their websites.

Gotta stand up to walk out

This ad by Democrats explaining why they walked out -- Mitch Daniels made us do it! -- is running only in the Indianapolis market, too, but that's no reason we can't benefit from its cool, calm logic:

Sick and glad of it

Chance or fate?

A Downtown hotel worker who left her shift early today found her house filling with smoke and rescued her 11-year-old son from the blaze, Indianapolis fire officials said this morning.

Peggy Hicks, 40, had been feeling ill on her job at the Crowne Plaza and headed home. When she arrived at her home at 3550 Janet Drive, smoke was pouring from the roof about 5:10 a.m.

Whatever it was, she probably shouldn't buy a

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Ru

It's election campaign season, which means we're hearing a lot of nonsense from candidates about how government needs to get out of the way of business, be more business friendly, and blah, blah, blah. I've lost count of how many officials and office seekers have told me in the last 30 years that, by God, they're going to do something about all that awful red tape! Haven't seen a lot of it actually eliminated, though.

Remind me

Amen on liking the notification:

A new program was adopted that promised better customer service while saving the state of Indiana $2 million. It turns out the program may be failing to get some renewals out on time.

On Mitch's case

Als

Oh, so now it's my fault the Democrats and Republicans in Indianapolis can't get along:

Rep. Tom Saunders, R-Lewisville, blamed it in part on the increased political polarization, and on the news media, which have shone such a spotlight on lobbying that legislators no longer want to attend lobbyist-sponsored receptions or other events where lawmakers mingle.

Running debate

Five reasons Mitch Daniels should run for president, and five reasons Mitch Daniels should not run for president.

Best reason to run:

Health nuts

Good lord, what a bunch of idiots:

Although Japan is more than 9,000 miles away from Indiana, many Hoosiers concerned about the effects of radiation after the nuclear threat there are stocking up on iodide.

 

State health officials said there is no reason for Hoosiers to suddenly stock up on a supplement that can only protect against one type of radiation damage.

 

All news is local

Remind you of anything?

Society Executive Director Theresa Kulczak says the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on Indiana's manufacturing sector could prove to be "fairly large and significant."

Hint: Think pre-Onion.

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