What’s Happening Around Indiana (11-9-2012)

 

1. Indiana Democrats say the way back to power could be long

2. Northwest Indiana casino lays off 80 workers

3. Attica sisters injured in combine-minivan crash getting better

4. Earlham College student dead, 2 others hurt after hit by train

5. Pizza offered after car slams into Southeastside house

6. Police: DNA links inmate to brutal attack and slaying in 2000

7. Investor defrauded burned-down Indianapolis church, feds charge

8. Semi drives over top of car

9. 5 arrested, so far, for Purdue robberies

10. Teenager held in weekend holdup at Village Pantry

11. Central Catholic locked down during burglary suspect search

12. 12 Japanese students tell disaster stories

13. Many area churches steer clear of politics

14. 3 arrested in Lafayette, Frankfort bank robberies

15. High-risk buildings go uninspected; cuts blamed

16. 2-way traffic rolls out today on a section of Ellison Road

17. Stepdad charged in boy’s beating

What’s Happening Around Indiana (11-8-2012)

 

1. Services tonight for 3 killed in farm combine-van wreck

2. 2 seriously injured in early morning shooting on Westside

3. Republicans Mike Pence, Brian Bosma can rule weakened Democrats

4. Police: No third bandit in Tuesday bank robbery in Yorktown

5. Franklin man stabbed while walking dog

6. Eight men escape Noblesville house fire

7. Prank, social media spread rumors of Fishers teen's death

8. Police arrest man for impaired driving after SUV crashes into house, injures teen girl

9. Indiana BMV agrees to stop enforcing insurance registry

Damn The Torpedoes-Wild Bill

 

What’s Happening Around Indiana (11-5-2012)

 

1. Johnson County passes public smoking ban

2. IndyGo plans to add a route, boost bus frequency

3. Indianapolis school project makes finals of philanthropy challenge

4. Taxi driver fooled by woman, ends up beaten, robbed

5. Fight at bar ends with fatal stabbing

6. Teen shot, robbed of iPad from school

7. Last chance for an early vote

8. Beth ‘Sugar Guns’ Collier 32, of Fort Wayne

9. Students invent car stairs for senior citizens

10. Yule Golf Course sold in auction to area farmer

11. Holiday bazaar Friday at Community Hospital

12. Shetland sheepdog spends time reading with library children

13. The amazing recovery of a 9-year-old burn victim: 18 months after injury, Carmen in spotlight from Riley, Colts

14. Terre Haute Symphony to present Beethoven’s Fifth

15. Honoring the deceased in Logansport art display

16. Church plans praise day, Harvest Homecoming

17. Lafayette group donates bears for troubled kids

Obama Has Showed Runaway Tactics Not Courage

 

Endorsement: Obama has shown courage to address explosive issues

Celebration For The Battle Of Tippecanoe

I remember when I was a kid I spent the weekend with my cousin Annie. My Aunt Edna (Annie’s mom) took Annie, Grandma, and me to Battleground. We went to see the tombstones at the Memorial. Aunt Edna and Grandma took Annie and me certain tombstone. The name on the tombstone was Isaac White. Aunt Edna told us Isaac White was one of our ancestors. I am not sure if that was family lore but I, as a kid, thought it was wonderful having an ancestor die in the Battle Of Tippecanoe. This article brought back the memory.

A quiet celebration for the Battle of Tippecanoe by Justin L. Mack, Journal And Courier

Compared to last year’s three-day bicentennial celebration, the 201st Battle of Tippecanoe Commemoration was a tame affair.

Boasting a day’s worth of educational programs, a memorial flag lowering and a handful of re-enactors, visitors to the event were able to stop by and take in the attractions at their own pace.

But despite the more laid-back atmosphere, the passion for the event and battle it highlights was as intense as ever.

“I think it’s extremely important to learn about this piece of local history that had such a large impact on our nation’s history,” said Lafayette’s Carolyn Freeman who made the trip to the Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum with her grandson Sunday afternoon. “This is where we come from, so to learn about the events that shaped our community and pass that information on — it’s very important.”

Fought on Nov. 7, 1811, the Battle of Tippecanoe pitted American forces against a confederation of American Indians from several tribes who were living near the confluence of the Tippecanoe and Wabash rivers.

The U.S. Army troops were commanded by Gen. William Henry Harrison, and the Indians were led by the Prophet Tenskwatawa, brother of Tecumseh, a Shawnee who wanted to settle on the land.

According to various historical accounts, U.S. casualties’ amounted to 62 men killed or mortally wounded and 126 others less gravely injured.

Native American casualties, while not precisely recorded, may have ranged from 44 to as many as 50 killed and up to 80 wounded.

Sunday’s commemoration featured five speakers that touched on different aspects of the battle and the era.

The educational sessions started with a presentation from Michael E. Dotson, a western historian and Adjutant of DuBois’s Company of Spies and Guides.

Dotson’s company of re-enactors — which formed about two years ago in preparation for the bicentennial — set up camp just south of the Battlefield Museum throughout the day.

“They were handpicked men out of the Vincennes area, and they were Harrison’s eyes and ears. They reported to him and no one else,” Dotson said.

Dotson, a Monon resident, added that the quality and scale of last year’s celebration helped bring much-needed attention to the Battle of Tippecanoe.

“I never really paid that much attention to the battle before that,” he said. “I can tell u all this has really caught on, and it’s right in my backyard.”

Brad DeLude, a member of DuBois’s Company of Spies and Guides who brings with him more than three decades of re-enacting experience, agreed, stating that the significance of this moment in American history should not be overlooked.

“The battle here is glanced over in history. I don’t even know if they teach it in history anymore,” DeLude said. “But what happened here was very important for the whole outcome of the United States. Had this battle not happened, it would have vastly changed American history.”

What’s Happening Around Indiana (11-4-2012)

 

1. Erika D. Smith: Obama effigy, a reminder that things aren't always what they may seem

2. Former West Terre Haute police chief pleads guilty to federal charges of illegally buying weapons

3. Naperville mom stabbed kids out of anger at husband

4. Southside man arrested in connection with exploding plastic bottles

5. Purdue fraternity shut down for hazing

6. Greater Lafayette's rural police departments are always stretched thin

7. West Lafayette man faces prison, deportation for dealing spice

8. Life sentence confirmed for man guilty in two Greater Lafayette rapes

9. 13 state parks to close for November deer hunts

10. Visitors, vendors steadily increase

11. 1 dead after fight at south-side bar

12. On the run to honor a veteran who gave all

13. Photographer treats cancer survivors to makeover, glamour shots

14. Event to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis

15. Locals say voter ID laws not impacting turnout

16. Ready, set, vote: Everything ‘in place’ for Tuesday’s election

17. Ready, set, vote: Contenders for judge have desire to serve

18. Ready, set, vote: County’s donation race leans Republican

19. Ready, set, vote: District 69 candidates’ spending about equal

It Starts With A Budget-Senator Dan Coats

This is another Email I got from one my senators.

It Starts with a Budget

When I visit with Hoosiers from across Indiana, I am often asked, “Why is the federal government continuing to spend more money than it takes in?”

Unlike Washington, Hoosiers understand the importance of a budget. In Indiana, we understand that you can’t spend more than you have. In Indiana, we understand the importance of saving or reexamining our spending priorities to make ends meet. From the family home to the mom-and-pop shop to the statehouse, Hoosiers understand that you can’t be successful without creating a budget. It’s the Hoosier way. That is why despite this sluggish national economy we are better positioned in Indiana than our neighboring states.

We need more of that Hoosier common sense in Washington.

This week marked three and half years since the Democrat-led Senate passed a budget. For 42 months the Senate has ignored the law and refused to pass a budget. For more than 1,270 days our federal government has operated without a budget as a guide.

The President did offer his own budget blueprint, but it was so unserious that it failed to earn even a single vote from his own party. The House of Representatives passed a budget to try to put our country in the right direction, but the Senate Budget Committee refused even to consider it. One would only assume that if the leaders of the Senate didn’t like the alternative plans, they would come up with their own proposal. But logic doesn’t seem to reign in Washington these days. Instead, the Democrat Senate leadership said no to its basic obligation to create, debate and pass a budget.

We need a change in course. The policies and lack of leadership over these past three and a half years has failed our country. We need a president and Congress that will fight to reduce our $16 trillion of national debt, not one that ignores it. When it comes to fixing our serious fiscal crisis, we need leadership from both the White House and Congress.

Restoring America and getting hardworking Americans back to work starts by getting our fiscal books in order. It starts with a budget. Just like every Hoosier family and business, our federal government needs to review its spending, make some hard decisions and sacrifices, and create a budget plan.

In our great country, the American people have the power to demand more from their leaders. I urge all Hoosiers to let their voices be heard. Only then can we begin to bring some more Hoosier common sense to Washington.

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-31-2012)

 

1. Effigy comes down; owner says it was 'blown out of proportion'

2. Appeals court probes adult sentence for 12-year-old in killing

3. Wheelchair-bound man crawls to escape Noblesville fire, son saves wheelchair

4. Police arrest 2 teens in Southeastside shooting death

5. Greenwood man, 18, faces child-molestation charges

6. Juvenile’s conviction appeal carries risk

7. Voters warned of scam

8. Study finds Indiana teacher unions not as strong

9. Stakes are high in Ind. Senate race

10. Church’s failed financial plan in legal battle with bank

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-30-2012)

 

1. Indianapolis man, 57, accused of sexual misconduct with girl, 14

2. Gov. Mitch Daniels, First Lady to dress for 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves' on Halloween

3. Butler's Clowes Hall to have $2 million renovation

4. Anderson budget changes mean fewer police, firefighter layoffs

5. Man charged in shooting of trophy buck

6. Police think 3 robberies at Purdue linked

7. Many Hoosier emergency teams deployed to East Coast

8. Wabash National division unveils new emergency shelters

9. Ethics clash sparks walkout

10. Felony count filed in boy’s death at child-care center

11. Home is where haunt is

12. Troops’ families to get turkey and trimmings

13. Stakes are high in Ind. Senate race

14. Trick-or-treat hours:

15. Anderson woman stuck in NYC as Hurricane Sandy hits

16. Endorsement: Bennett has state's education system on road to improvement

17. Terre Haute Trans-Care mobilizes

18. High atop Highland Lawn: Bell tower, chapel serve as unique focal points of historic cemetery

19. Scary sights and fun-filled nights: Valley offers something for everyone this Halloween

20. Valuable clothing stolen from Cole Clothing Museum in Logansport

21. Preserve freedoms, vote out president

22. Bacon, maple sugar and butter make the perfect pie

23. No tricks, just treats: Annual parade livens up downtown

Here Is An Email I Got From Representative Todd Rokita

 

Dear Ms. Blake,

Thank you for the opportunity to update you on the work of the 112th Congress. I trust this finds you and your family well.

For daily updates, please take a moment to "Like" my Facebook page by clicking here: .

This Week (Oct. 21-27)

On Wednesday morning, I joined Gov. Mitch Daniels and other state and local officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Lafayette-to-Delphi segment of the Hoosier Heartland Highway. This was the culmination of a tremendous team effort that will result in safer travel and much bigger economic opportunities for the counties and communities served by the highway.

Earlier this year, I led a bipartisan group of Indiana’s congressional delegation in fighting to stop a proposed ban on federal funds being used under public-private partnership arrangements, including the Indiana East-West Toll Road. Through the state’s Major Moves program, the toll road deal freed up billions of dollars to fund other needed projects such as the Hoosier Heartland Highway.

For Wednesday’s celebration, I brought along my (and Kathy’s :-) ) 1973 Corvette that I have been restoring for the last five years. Most of it’s done now, but it appears to be a never-ending process. Anyway, Debbie Lowe from the Carroll County Comet got in and we helped lead the ceremonial caravan after we cut the ribbon. Here’s a photo of me with Delphi Mayor Randy Strasser at the event, and a photo of Debbie and me with my Corvette:

 

 

I also had the opportunity to visit with around 50 Hendricks Power Cooperative workers at an employee town hall meeting on Thursday, where I shared with them a presentation on our national debt and discussed solutions. It was a great discussion and I am always energized to hear common-sense solutions from Hoosiers:

 

Earlier in the week, I also attended the Tippecanoe County Right to Life’s annual Celebration of Life banquet, where I was able to catch up with many old friends. I am thankful for their partnership in the fight to defend the sanctity of life.

Last Week (Oct. 14-20)

I always enjoy talking with Hoosier business leaders and others around the Fourth District. Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with leaders of Indiana’s auto industry. On Wednesday, I spoke to management and human resources employees at Meritor’s North American Site Management and Human Resources Management Summit about labor and workforce issues.

 

As you likely know, Meritor operates a large “remanufacturing” facility in Plainfield producing brake pads and other remanufactured parts. Over the past year, I’ve worked closely with Meritor to get the federal government to purchase remanufactured parts. I was honored that Meritor and their trade association awarded me the MEMA Legislator of the Year award for my efforts.

I also spoke with the Indiana Automotive Council, a collaboration between industry, government and higher education that exists to grow and promote Indiana’s automotive industry. Representatives from Chrysler, Cummins, Delphi, General Motors, and many other companies were in attendance, and we talked about the looming “fiscal cliff” and the need for comprehensive tax reform.

Last Thursday, I visited with the Brownsburg Rotary Club to talk about spending and debt. A very special thanks to club member Merlin Outcalt for the invitation and to Club President Danielle Snyder for the hospitality. Here’s a photo from the visit:

 

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I guess I am on a roll with politicians today. When I read this email some of it had a sound of “about me” to it.  Did it sound that way to you? When Rokita mentioned his Corvette, I thought “that has nothing to do with what i want to know.” I also thought I could do a better job then him. Man, do I need sabbatical now. I admit I need an attitude adjustment on politicians.

This Is A Email I Got From Senator Dan Coats

 

We Need Answers on Libya

In September, our country mourned the tragic death of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and three other Americans who died in an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi: Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. In the days following the attack, the Obama Administration blamed the violence on a "spontaneous" reaction to protests over an anti-Islam film.

However, State Department emails released this week tell a different story. These emails reveal that the administration may have known within hours that this was a terrorist attack. Despite this information, administration officials continued to tell the American public the attack was a spontaneous response to a video filmed in America.

Then there is the question of security at the diplomatic compound in Benghazi. In the months leading up to this year’s anniversary of September 11, there were two attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Additionally, the British consulate closed its doors after an attempted attack on their ambassador. The Red Cross left as well due to deteriorating security. Americans were the last ones with a flag flying in this region of Libya and yet did not have an increased security presence. In recent testimony before a congressional committee, officials confirmed that the State Department refused requests for more security in Benghazi despite the growing unrest and violence.

Unfortunately, more than one month after the attack, there remain many unanswered questions that this administration must address. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I will be actively pushing for answers and information. The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to hold a classified hearing on November 15. Some of the many questions that must be addressed include:

1. Why was an alleged request for more security at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi denied?

2. What intelligence assessments were made about Libya before the attack?

3. What information was provided to senior U.S. policymakers and the President immediately after the attack?

4. Were intelligence assessments shared with Ambassador Stevens before the attack?

5. Why did the administration respond to the attack by blaming an anti-Islam video despite knowing within hours that this was a terrorist attack?

6. Did the administration knowingly mislead the public?

7. Did the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi request military support during the night of the attack? If so, what was this administration’s response?

8. What are the lessons learned from this incident that will be applied to future events?

While we continue to mourn the lives lost in Libya, we must not tolerate these outrageous attacks on our people and the international diplomatic community. I am committed to obtain answers from this administration and work to ensure the safety and security of our diplomatic officials serving across the globe.

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I guess I am getting pretty leery of our leaders because my attitude after reading this “yeah, yeah, tell us another story.” It seems like for so long we been told “we’re getting this and that done”. Okay where is it that is getting done. I don’t see anything. Do you? Nobody is charge in Operation Fast And Furious fiasco. Nobody is going down for Benghazigate? Nobody has gone down for the insider tradergate? What are they doing? ARE THEY JUST GIVING US LIP SERVE? AND NOT DOING ANYTHING? Am I the only one that feels this way?

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-26-2012)

 

1. IMPD: Man fatally shot breaking into ex-girlfriend's apartment

2. Mike Pence, John Gregg clash in final gubernatorial debate

3. Photo ID card battle goes to Indianapolis federal court

4. Mitch Daniels shares book on 'The Colbert Report'

5. Part of Old Indiana 25 North closed for month

6. Former Indiana school principal arrested on charges of sex with teen

7. Crash clogs traffic at Teal Road, 26th Street

8. Jury still out in welfare fraud trial

9. Jefferson High School antique show is this weekend

10. Gregg takes offensive in final debate

11. Eid al-Adha celebration in Fort Wayne

12. Masked gunmen rob Fort Wayne bank

13. Blaze hits Fort Wayne house

14. Neighbors observe Noble break-in; Elwood man charged

15. Andrew Horning: My personal feelings are like Mr. Mourdock’s

16. New judge will hear school bus driver case

17. Mistrial declared in abuse case

18. Last debate has sparks, no KO blows

19. Editorial - Oct. 26, 2012: Home free of hazards?

20. House candidates talk education

21. What the state representative candidates said

22. Deck the basement

23. Crash kills Peru man

24. Sailors faces Banter in District 2 commissioner race

25. Police: Warsaw pastor had sex with handicapped minor

26. School Board Gives Approval: Brownstown projects cost concerns town

27. Women's Health Fair offering tests to improve living

28. Child molest charge nets arrest: Seymour resident accused of touching 10-year-olds inappropriately

29. Judge refuses to dismiss Muncie dog fighting case

Requiem For 4 American Patriots

 

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-25-2012)

 

1. Jurors recall Sylvia Likens' torture-slaying trial

2. Haunted Indianapolis: Marjorie Jackson killed for cash

3. Mass murderer's girlfriend faces charge related to 5 Franklin County murders in 2011

4. Toddler dies after being hit by car in Lafayette

5. Lafayette police getting new cars

6. Buck Creek man faces domestic battery charges

7. Welfare fraud trial under way; Purdue football players among witnesses

8. Dan the Man's in Rossville specializes in beach tacos, Indiana classics

9. Ad reveals plans for $5 million zoo project

10. Mourdock tries to clarify beliefs

11. Small-business advocates add Anderson to bus tour

12. In Review: Jackson, Mainstage cast give their all for 'Sweet Charity'

13. The Amish Cook: Mouse in home causes quite the commotion

14. Editorial: State legislative races will impact local life

15. Indian Cultural Night Oct. 27 at ISU

16. FLYING HIGH: North students raise funds to remember classmates

17. Impact of Mourdock's words hard to tell yet

18. Scary sights and fun-filled nights: Valley offers something for everyone this Halloween

19. ‘Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe’ opens Halloween night

20. Officials christen Hoosier Heartland segment from Delphi to Lafayette

21. City of Mishawaka plans to sell leftover lots from Main Street project

22. Taste of the Town: The Carriage House

23. Man convicted in plot to assassinate deputy prosecutor, attorney

The Sylvia Likens’ Case Rates In The Spooky Range

You can’t help but think the person that did this was a sick in the head individual. Indianapolis calls this one of gruesome crimes in the city’s history.

Jurors recall Sylvia Likens' torture-slaying trial by Michael Boren, Indianapolis Star 

It has been nearly half a century since Paula Baniszewski pleaded guilty to her role in the brutal torture and eventual death of a 16-year-old Indianapolis girl. But the name “Baniszewski” is still synonymous with one of the most gruesome crimes in the city’s history.

That’s why, many jurors involved in the case say, it’s understandable that Paula Baniszewski changed her name to Paula Pace.

Pace was fired Tuesday from her job in an Iowa school district after officials discovered her real name and her disturbing past. She pleaded guilty in the early 1970s to voluntary manslaughter in the torture of Sylvia Likens, who died 47 years ago Friday.

Many involved in the case have died, but several surviving jurors say they remember the emotionally draining trial. One called it “five weeks of hell.”

“It was something you never forget and really wish you could sometimes,” said Bob Grabhorn, 70, Carmel.

Despite knowing Likens — she bought candy at his father’s Eastside grocery store — Grabhorn was still selected for the jury. He said he remains “amazed” by the decision.

Pace, now 64, could not be reached for comment.

Grabhorn and others say they would have changed their last name, too, had they been in Pace’s position. They recall a trial in which several family members were tried at once, and represented by three or more defense attorneys.

What made the case disturbing is that at least a dozen children — along with Pace and her mother, Gertrude Baniszewski — participated in or watched Likens’ abuse.

Likens was starved, beaten and branded with a hot metal object. She also had the words “I am a prostitute” etched onto her stomach. The torture lasted for weeks.

It comes as no surprise to former juror Rea Rogers that Pace tried to distance herself from the family name .

“I could understand that, especially with a name like Baniszewski,” said Rogers, 86, Indianapolis. “Which would stand out to anybody who ever had anything to do with the trial or read about it.”

Asked if people like Pace deserved a second chance, Rogers replied: “Sure, doesn't everyone? I mean if they’re truly sorry for what they did.”

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Related Articles:

1. StarFiles: The 1965 murder of Sylvia Likens

2. Iowa school aide suspended after link discovered to Sylvia Likens 1965 killing

3. From the archives: The torture death of Sylvia Likens

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-24-2012)

 

1. Mourdock: God at work when rape results in pregnancy

2. If Lego Purdue Pete gets enough votes, it could become official product

3. Man found dead at Crawfordsville ATV event

4. County wants 'permanent solution' at Clarks Hill dog breeding facility

5. Barn fire reported in Fountain County

6. Anderson City Council delays budget vote

7. Judge invalidates part of Anderson firefighters' contract

8. Tragedy of the Great War

9. Editorial: Rumors about photo fill void amid school's silence

10. Tipton festival facing woes

11. John Gregg: For Democrat, politics is about the personal

12. Lt. Gov. candidate Vi Simpson brings different view

13. Be aware of deer

14. 1965 torture slaying catches up with school aide

Purdue University Gangnam Style Flash Mob

Their not quite in sync but it is cute.

 

 

Purdue flash mob dances 'Gangnam Journal

Journal And Courier

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-23-2012)

 

1. Lafayette Custard guru Kirk Lodde remembered orders, was 'budding artist'

2. Local man charged with confinement of girlfriend, children

3. Editorial: Finally, the Hoosier Heartland

4. Company bringing jobs to Anderson

5. Pence campaign rooted in victories and mistakes of the past

6. Ellspermann entered Indiana political arena in 2010

7. Taking comfort

8. Editorial: Let's learn together tonight

9. Assisted living center to bring jobs

10. Harrison Twp. eyes dipping into reserves

11. Editorial - Oct. 23, 2012: Keep sick kids home

12. Carmel police continue hunt for suspect in teen girl's shooting

13. Blaze destroys building at Rome City lumber business

14. Haunted feature deplored

15. Early risers

16. Bar gunfire nets probation for wounded soldier

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-22-2012)

 

1. Indiana education colleges see drop in enrollment, applications

2. Store clerks fighting back

3. Jack Hanna goes wild on Purdue's Loeb stage

4. Editorial: Prophetstown gets boost with pool

5. For Democrat Gregg, politics is about the personal

6. Veteran legislator brings different view to Democratic ticket

7. Busby family lore offers possible explanation for crash

8. Many empty cages, much uncaged fun

9. Coyotes attack pets in Indianapolis suburb

10. 'That's our heritage' Festival adds hotel restoration to event

11. Young woman dies in accident; Medora 18-year-old perishes after one-car crash Saturday afternoon 

12. Family of train crash victim seeks crossing gate

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-20-2012)

 

1. School system celebration

2. Mediation doesn't resolve city, fire union dispute

3. Verna Davis: Much can be said in silence

4. Editorial: State fair officials need to bring concerts back home

5. Viewpoint: Americans need to be more informed

6. Two now facing arson charges

7. Northwestern educates students about new wind turbine

8. Is it hot in here?

9. Indiana election 2012: Parents vouching for GOP candidates on Medicare

10. 'Binders full of women': Jokes, then serious discussion on work issues

11. Lugar distancing himself from mailer that says he backs Mourdock

12. Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra returns to Circle Theatre with gusto

13. Escaped deer pose risk of spreading disease in Indiana

14. First Indiana lawsuit filed in aftermath of meningitis outbreak

15. Local wages significantly lagging

16. Added support: Assistants will reinforce literacy at Seymour elementaries

17. Getaway driver in 2010 bank robbery convicted

18. Land conservation announcement Monday

19. Billie Creek Village goes to highest bidder today: Three tracts of land — complete with structures, contents — will be auctioned

20. Chickenpox outbreak vaccinations under way: Nine children still needing inoculation as of Friday afternoon, health official says

21. RONN MOTT: Excuuse me! Disgruntled I am not

22. South Bend sandwich shop robbed at gunpoint

23. Charge filed in hit-and-run that left Elkhart Co. teen badly hurt

24. Soldier back from Afghanistan gives family a surprise homecoming

25. Pope transfers Vatican official to Indianapolis

Lafayette Honors It’s Heroes

Via Journal And Courier

What's happening Around Indiana (10-19-2012)

 

1. 'World told me I was weird'

2. Editorial: I-69 work inconvenient, but comes at best time

3. Viewpoint: Americans need to be more informed

4. Clinton Prairie School bus rolled over in crash, 25 on board (update)

5. Lafayette unemployment drops to 6.5 percent last month

6. Old Shadeland school site being demolished

7. Judge rules case against Indiana's right-to-work law can advance

8. 3 overnight car jackings include woman's abduction

9. Haunted Indianapolis: Sylvia Likens torture killing

10. Haunted Indianapolis: Old Hamilton County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

11. Haunted Indianapolis: The House of Blue Lights

12. Haunted Indianapolis: D.C. Stephenson house

13. Kokomo woman fulfills a dream

14. Feds protecting voter rights

15. Abused kitten goes home to new mom

16. 'Flying is fun' Event hearkens to airfield’s WWII heyday

17. Fort Vallonia Days reminisces, builds on tradition

18. N. Ind. town celebrates survival from 2007 tornado

19. Delegation brings music of Japan to Rose-Hulman on Saturday

20. Letter: Don’t penalize rich for being successful

What’s Happening Around Indiana

1. Court of Appeals holds public robing ceremony for Pyle

2. 'Atmosphere of caring'

3. Three juveniles arrested for strong armed robbery

4. Affidavit: Victim 'smacked' man before fatal shooting

5. Man pleads guilty to sex acts with children

6. Trick-or-treat times, events in Greater Lafayette

7. 2 Republicans senators show their support for Mourdock

8. Santa Claus, Ind., post office unveils 2012 postmark

9. IMPD: Wounded man arrives at hospital in bullet-riddled car

10. Young Muncie father accused of fracturing infant's skull

11. Governor candidates ready for 2nd debate tonight

12. Police: Driver didn’t see pedestrians

13. Voters may see guns at polling places

14. Crackdown launched on bus passers

15. Downtown fire called deliberate; 30 evacuate

16. Mourdock lead grows in poll

17. Spending Season: Experts, retailers predict healthy holiday sales

18. Fish fry planned Sunday at Waymansville church

19. Immanuel church plans bake sale, meal Friday

20. Wine tasting scheduled for Nov. 3 in Columbus

21. Event to benefit local animal shelter

22. Cleanup planned at old Terre Haute industrial site

23. Whirlpool delays layoffs from Evansville center

24. State parks and inns make Indiana ‘best-of’ lists

25. Wanting a better future

26. OUR VIEW: Building bridges to brighter future

27. Letter: Time for voters to put out fire

28. Man dies trapped under piano

29. Cast vote for the country's best interests

Letter: Time For Voters To Put Out Fire

From Pharos-Tribune

This is a true story of long long ago in 1940 and far far away in the small town of Young America.

There was a certain youngster, a boy just six years of age. It was a brisk winter morning, and he was on a mission. The snow covered hills and the frozen creek at the south edge of town were calling for him.

The boy’s journey was abruptly halted when he spotted a fire. The wood shingles on a roof close to the chimney had just started to burn. It was the home of Elmer and Ethyl Gish. The lad went straight-away and knocked on the front door. When Ethyl opened the door he told her that her roof was on fire. What happened next imprinted a feeling in that boy that has lasted to this day.

Ethyl thought he was playing a prank. It took a lot of convincing for her to just come out and look. Once she saw the fire, things really started to happen. Elmer quickly set up a ladder and she carried buckets of water for him to put it out. Because she listened in time, that house still still stands today.

Yes, I was that boy, and that feeling still haunts me.

Values of decency and common sense are under attack every day as we live and breath. America is like a house on fire with her people trapped inside, entangled in a governmental web of handouts and favors.

For those who cannot see the fire, at least try to smell the smoke. Let’s save this house!

Dean Henry

Kokomo

What”s Happening Around Indiana (10-16-2012)

 

1. Preliminary autopsy shows Webb, Morrow shot multiple times

2. Five arrested in two-location meth bust

3. Mourdock, Donnelly spar in debate over high-stakes race

4. A 'strong, cute little survivor'

5. Viewpoint: Pastors should take stand against same-sex marriage, abortion

6. Argument led to fatal Lafayette shooting

7. During heart attack, calling for ambulance can speed up care

8. Martinsville nursing home evacuated after fire

9. Skinny inmate recaptured after fleeing Henry County jail through roof hole

10. Evan Bayh, former senator and governor, to give to give 1st lecture Thursday in dad's series

11. Annexation hearings draw crowd

12. Ex-cop files an appeal

13. Make the call before digging

14. Portrait of Gov. Mitch Daniels is unveiled

15. Safety smart: Students meet firefighters, learn lifesaving tips

16. Paynetown SRA hosts Ghostly Gathering 

17. Indianapolis resident accused of battering Seymour woman

18. Evansville council now backing arena demolition

19. Triggering Action: Crow Patrol fires off seasonal efforts

20. Logansport man held in fight with wife

Yesterday, It Was Bats, Today’s, It Crows

 

Adrienne made post about wind turbines on her blog. Those turbines explodes. In her post she talked about turbines and bats being killed by them. It wasn’t because of the bats flying blindly into the blades. The turbines make the bat lungs explode. PETA and envirmentalist are not making any stink about bats. Aren’t all animals equal in protecting? I guess not. Some are prettier than others like blind spiders. You can read what Adrienne has to say about it at: Obama: Enemy of America...

Today, it crows. I stubble on an article in the Tribune Star (Terra Haute, Indiana newspaper) about crows causing trouble. Yeap, their doing the poopy thing and making messes around Terra Haute so some people started a crow patrol. When they see a flock of crows, they fire a shot up in the air from a “banger”. The crows are suppose to run scared away. You can read about the crows at: Triggering Action: Crow Patrol fires off seasonal efforts

What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-15-2012)

 

1. United Way provides aid through Home Again, 211 and After Care programs

2. Wind brings down tree limbs, power lines

3. Person ejected from car in crash at Indiana 26, Frontage Road

4. 5 cited for violating school bus stop arm law

5. Uniting to back Amtrak service

6. Kokomo man, 58, dies of injuries after being struck by car; woman critically hurt

7. UPDATE: Man dies after struck by car

8. Paws hit pavement for cause

9. Tax hike proposal is debate fodder

10. Local woman crowned Miss Indiana USA

11. Kevin Boyd released from hospital after emergency surgery

12. Living History: Event portrays 19th-century life for refuge visitors

13. BRIDGING years of friendship through fun and games: Tradition reaches its 20th year

14. 1st Donnelly, Mourdock debate tonight, will stream on WSBT.com

 

Do You Think West Lafayette Public Library Mural Will Inspire?

Do you think the mural behind Artist Craig Martin will inspire children? I don’t know how the kids will act towards the mural. Kids are known to be unpredictable. I however like it.

West Lafayette Public Library mural aims to inspire by Justin L. Mack, Journal And Courier

In about a month’s time, Craig Martin took the wall of the West Lafayette Public Library Amphitheater from a slab of drab concrete to an eye-catching sea of inspiration.

“The idea of this mural and really, the singular point I want to make is, there is no subject matter here. There are no things,” Martin explained. “There are no creatures or animals or people because there’s no story yet.

“My hope was to sort of set the stage and make a scene for you so that when anybody walks up to it, there is a way to look it at and walk into it yourself.”

Martin’s untitled piece was dedicated Sunday afternoon before dozens of community members. With the wind blowing through the amphitheater and sun highlighting the mural, Martin explained his inspiration as children in attendance blew bubbles into the air to christen the mural.

The piece, located in the rear of the library along Northwestern Avenue, is an outdoor landscape that begins with a dark, ominous forest on the far right. As your eye travels left, a sun kissed field is featured near the center.

On the far left, underneath a banister that surrounds a portion of the amphitheater, are mushrooms, tall grass and other vegetation.

“This particular piece of work transitions from an area that is kind of dark and spooky to an area that’s bright and open. And when we talk about a library and what’s inside of a library, isn’t it sort of an extended metaphor for exactly that?” said West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis. “Often times when we come in and get a book, it opens up our minds and takes us on wonderful adventures and to great worlds.”

Throughout the mural, Martin painted the names of 40 children’s authors such as Judy Blume, E.B. White and Laura Ingalls Wilder.

In honor of those authors, storyteller Sheri Johnson of the Tippecanoe Storytellers Guild performed the poem “Little Orphan Annie” by James Whitcomb Riley, gave the audience a little bit of background information on Dr. Seuss and had everyone at the dedication raise their hands and take the Reader’s Oath.

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What’s Happening Around Indiana (10-14-2012)

1. Survivors’ tea party celebrates life, gives hope

2. World War II quilts on display in Marion

3. Donnelly meets, greets residents  

4. One killed, two injured in Benton County crash

5. At Columbian Park Zoo, one more chance to see animals after this weekend

6. West Lafayette deer hunter suffers serious injury after fall from tree stand

7. Apprentices in demand as economy improves  

8. Election 2012: John Gregg always looks for common ground  

9. Indiana's voter ID law sets stage for legal battle that goes back to a name change

10. Election 2012: The 7 most interesting races for the Statehouse

11. BREAKING: Vehicle strikes two pedestrians

12. Rink queen keeps on rolling 

13. Anti-Obama billboard stirs ire

14. Gregg, Pence map out spin room

15. Evansville health board grants flu shot exemptions

16. Fort Wayne schools battling student exodus

17. Elliott Gould thrills crowd at annual CANDLES fundraiser: Actor touts significance of CANDLES founder Eva Kor

18. CROP Hunger Walk set Oct. 21

19. MARK BENNETT: On Election Day, as Vigo County goes, so goes the United States

20. Kelsay Farms offers adults, children alike a chance to 'experience the farm'

21. TRIED ‘N’ TRUE: Hamburger Skillet Stew will feed a little or a lot

22. Parke County kicks off 10 days of Covered Bridge Festival on Friday

23. CDC: Indiana has 2nd death from fungal meningitis

24. Logan’s Landing brings home awards

25. Cass County work release program nears capacity

26. PUBLIC FORUM: Christians must stand up for rights

27. PUBLIC FORUM: Obama is waging war on seniors

28. PUBLIC FORUM: Voters have had enough of Obama

29. South Shore service suspended from South Bend to East Chicago

30. Suspect who severely beat man still at large

It A Pay It Forward Kind Of Thing

 

I love things like this. People helping people, enjoying entertainment to help out our heroes.

Rebuilding heroes’ homes note-for-note by Lindsay Eckert, Kokomo Tribune

Pay it forward. Three words passionately and repeatedly stated by U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Walton and the family of Marine Lance Cpl. Zach Nelson at Saturday’s Help Hometown Heroes Rebuild concert featuring country-recording artist Jackson Young, a fundraiser to build homes for Walton and Nelson specifically designed for their injuries. Although the focus for the concert was on honoring Walton, Nelson and their families, the honorees expanded their focus towards how they can honor and give back to their community.

“[After Zach was injured] and we saw how quickly the community jumped in and started doing everything, it was overwhelming,” said Gayle Sherman, Nelson’s aunt. “The people of this community are a blessing and it’s our job as Zach’s family to start paying it forward.”

Nelson, who turned 21 in a German hospital after being paralyzed from the neck down in a Humvee accident, has been undergoing therapy in a rehabilitation center in Florida and will be released at the end of the month once he re-learns to drive. Nelson will continue his enlistment at a wounded warrior’s unit in North Carolina before returning to Kokomo and his new home, which will undergo construction at a later date.

Nelson’s aunt also said the experience of seeing hundreds of men and women changed for life at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was a humbling experience and coming home to a city that sympathizes for what is lost at war is a constant reminder to give back.

“Kokomo rallies around its veterans because it’s a small town and a community that realizes what a sacrifice they make for us so we can do things like this [concert],” Sherman, who recently joined Asphalt Templars to expand her efforts of paying it forward, said. “Some don’t come back, some come back hurt, but none ever come back the same.”

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