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Tebow, McFadden in running for Heisman

By Aaron Beard and Ralph D. Russo · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:33 p.m.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, trying to become the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, and Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the runner-up for last year’s award, were among the four finalists selected Wednesday.

Not amused by cartoon

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:32 p.m.

One of the freedoms of being an American is the freedom of speech, which I am in full support of. However, being a student at IU, the former President of the Briscoe Residence Hall and current President of the Residence Hall Association, I was stunned by the cartoon featured in the Opinion section of the Indiana Daily Student paper (published Dec. 3).

Demand universal healthcare

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:31 p.m.

I want those who are against universal healthcare to consider these points. NAFTA and globalization has led to millions of jobs being outsourced and has hurt many industries – why not the insurance and pharmaceutical companies?

Conservatism doesn’t work

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:30 p.m.

Dear Chase Cooper, Perhaps you have been so busy over the last seven years that you haven’t had time to read, watch or hear the news lately, but your brand of conservatism has been all but given free reign under your President George W. Bush, despite your weak attempt to label him a liberal a couple of weeks ago – a mostly compliant Congress and an increasingly conservative judiciary. It seems you would rather wax

Official dog park to open in June

By Lisa Dorland · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:30 p.m.

With the help of a $50,000 donation by Canine Companions, an official dog park will be built next year on the grounds of Karst Farm Park near the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Bloomington.

Bus crash injures 21 in Wednesday storm

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:30 p.m.

LAFAYETTE – A winter storm that brought the first significant snowfall to much of Indiana left roadways snow-covered and slick Wednesday and caused numerous crashes, including one involving a Greyhound bus that spun out of control on Interstate 65, slightly injuring 21 people.

Former police officer sentenced in drug shakedown

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:30 p.m.

SOUTH BEND – A former South Bend police officer was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison for extorting drugs and money during a traffic stop.

Setting the record straight

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:29 p.m.

A recent piece by the Daily Student (11/15“Illegal file sharing shunned: Legal expert: Just downloading may not bring fines”) contained multiple factual errors .

IU Football not on local channels

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:28 p.m.

I was very pleased to see that Indiana made it to the Insight Bowl in a warm climate so that if fans have the time they can go out to see the game.

Hearsay: the torture debate

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:27 p.m.

You quote APA President Sharon Brehm to the effect that if the American Psychological Association catches any member in violation of its position on torture, the association will kick that member out, as a result of which the former member “ . . . may not be able to make a living anymore. It is that basic.”

Living in rewind

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:23 p.m.

Yes. You are correct. This is a “let’s look back with great nostalgia at the semester that was” kind of column.

Women, residents misrepresented

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:13 p.m.

The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance objects to certain statements in Monday’s IDS editorial, “McNutty Security” and the accompanying cartoon.

Smoking response

Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:11 p.m.

I take issue with Donnie Morgan’s Nov. 15 response (published in the Jordan River Forum) to Grace Low’s column against the new tobacco policy. Mr. Morgan is offended in particular by Ms. Low’s characterization of the policy as “paternalistic. ” He responds that the policy does not aim to make decisions for people, but merely seeks to protect pedestrians from secondhand smoke.

Terrible lie

By Thomas Wachtel · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 11:02 p.m.

A “fact” that more than likely is not even true could be the deciding factor in the Democratic presidential nomination process and possibly the presidential race as a whole.

Sexual spam

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan P. Rossing · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 10:59 p.m.

If we want to gauge current attitudes about gender and sexuality we need only to look in our junk e-mail folders. My Gmail filtered 678 spam e-mails.

5 U.S. artists honored by Kennedy Center

By Natasha Metzler · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 9:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON – From “Good Vibrations” to “GoodFellas,” Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the “wild and crazy guys.” Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury.

Murder suspect gets pre-trial date

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 9:03 p.m.

The Monroe County man accused of murdering two men is scheduled to have another pretrial hearing in mid-January. Jerry E. Pelfree, 51, was arrested Sept. 14 after authorities stormed his residence and found the remains of two men in 55- and 35-gallon steel drums. Authorities later identified the remains as Everett L. Shaw and Douglas A. Brown.

Local legislators worry about burden of Gov. Daniel’s 1 percent tax cap plan

By Alexandra R. Moses and Mike Smith · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 9:03 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The tax policy leader of the state Senate said Tuesday he has concerns about capping homeowner property bills at 1 percent of the home’s value, suggesting it could be too hard a hit on some local governments.

Parents face charges after baby fractures skull

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 9:02 p.m.

Two Bloomington residents were arrested Friday afternoon after their newborn baby sustained a skull fracture in mid-November. Mystica Tapp, 19, and Anthony Helmes, 22, were arrested after an on-going investigation by the Bloomington Police Department. Each face preliminary charges of neglect of a dependant resulting in injury.

State buys 150 miles of old rail line to turn into outdoor trails

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2007 9:02 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana will nearly double the size of its network of rail-trail corridors with the purchase of more than 150 miles of abandoned rail line, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Monday.