MONTICELLO, Ind. – Many residents are still trying to get their lives back in order three months after winter floodwaters inundated homes across a large swath of Northern Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS – A judge has ordered the social-networking site Facebook to turn over information identifying the person who set up a fake profile in the name of a high school dean.
INDIANAPOLIS – Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey’s arms until she started singing softly to him, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” The newborn began dozing within seconds.
The most memorable words of my freshman year came from my acting teacher: “Don’t think that you can impress me ... I’ve seen Helen Mirren, the greatest living actress in the world, perform in London from a front-row seat.”
It’s the first summer session, and most of IU’s roughly 30,000 undergraduates have left Bloomington to return to their families, go on internships, travel, work summer jobs, tend crops and so on.
I made my dad vote on Election Day. He wanted to, and he nearly always votes in election years – even though we live in Indiana, so our votes rarely count, thanks to the Electoral College – but he wasn’t sure if he would make it out for the primary. I convinced him, however, that he needed to make the effort and do it.
WE SAY: Roncalli High School dean is justified in seeking justice against Facebook pranksters.
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Hundreds of Darfur rebels reached the outskirts of Sudan’s capital Saturday for the first time and clashed with security forces, rebel and government officials said.
BAGHDAD – Shiite groups brokered a reported cease-fire Saturday with militants fighting U.S. and Iraqi forces in Baghdad’s Sadr City as the country’s army launched an offensive in Mosul against al-Qaida’s main bastion in Iraq.
WASHINGTON – The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton’s once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party’s nomination for president.
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign.
Monroe County Civic Theater is set to debut its production of “Little Red Riding Hood” May 15 at Rachael’s Café, according to a press release from MCCT. The original adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale was written by playwright Ruth Aaron Grove.
PHOENIX – DMX was arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges following an overnight raid on the rapper’s house Friday, authorities said.
It’s the first summer session, and most of IU’s roughly 30,000 undergraduates have left Bloomington to return to their families, go on internships, travel, work summer jobs, tend crops and so on. Parking has become available, and traffic ... well ... isn’t quite as bad.
The competition doesn’t move indoors when it is raining. The stadium doesn’t have a retractable roof. So when it rains, everything – the athletes, equipment, competitive surface – gets wet. VIDEO: IU Track and Field
Ron Johnson, who has worked as a student publications director and adviser to the Kansas State Collegian newspaper, is slated to start as IU student media director July 1.
Monroe County Civic Theater is set to debut its production of “Little Red Riding Hood” May 15 at Rachael’s Café, according to a press release from MCCT. The original adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale was written by playwright Ruth Aaron Grove.
Shopping as a full-time job might sound ideal to many, but some fake companies are now tricking people into paying for an opportunity to work as a mystery shopper.
Success breeds more success. That is the theme for IU men’s golfer Jorge Campillo, who has earned a trophy room full of accolades with the Hoosiers and is the driving force behind the team’s impressive national ranking.
