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Have compassion for homeless

Wednesday, July 16,2008 6:15 p.m.

Though I applaud the IDS for addressing the issue of poverty in Bloomington (“Getting By,” 07/03), I took great offense at the article’s moralizing conclusion that “one thing is uniformly detrimental to curing the problem of poverty: giving spare change to panhandlers.”  

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Pack your bags, Billy

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, July 16,2008 6:11 p.m.

There’s not much that can ruin a college basketball game, no matter who is playing or what the outcome is, especially during March Madness. But each and every year, there is one thing – a man actually – who ruins everyone’s viewing experience: Billy Packer. For fans like me, today couldn’t be better. The sun is shining, there are no clouds in the sky and Billy Packer was finally removed from his position at CBS as main college basketball analyst.

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The great divide

By Nick Wallace · Wednesday, July 16,2008 6:09 p.m.

His evident mentality of division is why I feel sorry for the man who thought slapping this sticker on his pickup truck was a good idea. He’s an unfortunate addict of the poisonous negativism cooked up by the likes of Karl Rove, although he has plenty of contemporaries across the partisan divide.

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Guide to the county fair

By Georgia Perry · Wednesday, July 16,2008 6:07 p.m.

It’s July in Indiana, and that can only mean one thing: County fair season is upon us! No matter which Indiana county you call home, it is important that you heed certain behavioral “musts” in order to enjoy your fair fully. Almost all of us will share a very similar experience which will unite us with our brothers and sisters across the state the way television does when it isn’t July and people don’t have to eat fried things in order to have fun.

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Tank is half full

By Ashley Ames · Wednesday, July 16,2008 6:05 p.m.

The current trends in gasoline prices have led many Americans to envision a world in which the price displays on gas pumps resemble slot machines along the Vegas strip, numbers spinning in constant upward motion. Already, I find myself saying, “In the good old days, I could fill up my car for less than $20!”

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'The right to offend'

Wednesday, July 16,2008 6:03 p.m.

The editorial cartoonist and his or her editor make an odd couple: One doesn’t like getting censored, the other doesn’t like getting sued. More intriguing, however, is the relationship of a cartoonist to the people, groups and ideas he or she satirizes, if not the government that punishes him or her for doing so.

Summer staples

By Stefania Marghitu · Wednesday, July 16,2008 3:34 p.m.

This issue, WEEKEND finds five regular 21+ events around town that highlight local, regional and national acts – from singer/songwriters to Jazz performers and DJs.

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The return of the fair

By Ashley C. Nichols · Wednesday, July 16,2008 3:11 p.m.

The Monroe County Fair is considered one of the largest fairs in the state.  This year, the fair will offer over 30 events, with everything from a rodeo to a baby contest.

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The early bird special

By Brian J. McFillen · Wednesday, July 16,2008 2:52 p.m.

Throughout the summer, a wide variety of Bloomington concerts take place before the sun goes down.  WEEKEND compiles 4 must-see day concerts.

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Twain-based truth

By Erich Reinhard · Monday, July 14,2008 12 a.m.

One of my first college literature courses surrounded me mostly with folks of Hoosier background, with sprinklings of Illini. They filled the cramped Ballantine Hall room with a din of unmistakable dialects and raucous humor that irked my professor. Having met someone who would later become a lasting friend in the class, this atmosphere did not start out bothering me.

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Bad boys or bad schools?

By Erin Chapman · Monday, July 14,2008 12 a.m.

In a time obsessed with political correctness and equality of the sexes, America remains more gender-polarized in one significant arena than it was three decades ago. As the number of women attending college continues to exceed the number of men, one can not help but ask: Is America failing its boys?

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Dangerous driving

By Julia Boriss · Monday, July 14,2008 12 a.m.

My friend Ina recently informed me that it is now illegal to talk on your cell phone while driving in the state of Indiana. I passed this information along to several friends, and their shock and outrage made me think this would soon become a pretty hot issue. But when I looked the law up online just now to learn what my inevitable punishment would be for continuing this behavior, I learned that no such law exists. To give Ina the benefit of the doubt, she was probably given faulty information. Or maybe she made it up on purpose because it scares her when I subconsciously veer into lanes of oncoming traffic whenever I answer my phone while driving.

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