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Chrysler returns $5.5 million to Tipton County

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:11 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Chrysler has returned $5.5 million in bonds to Tipton County to settle a dispute over millions of dollars the county spent toward a transmission plant that a Chrysler supplier stopped building last year.

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Man gets trapped in jail cell for 12 hours

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:10 p.m.

ELKHART, Ind. – Guards at a northern Indiana jail face disciplinary action and will receive additional training after a man was accidentally trapped inside a cell for 12 hours.

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More jobs coming soon to central Indiana

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:09 p.m.

KOKOMO, Ind. – A startup information technology company plans to open its headquarters in central Indiana and potentially hire hundreds of workers in the coming years.

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Dalai Lama gives gift to center

By Kevin Doran · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:05 p.m.

The Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center received a package from “The Private Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Dharmasala India,” which contained more than 250 sacred texts of the Buddhist canon.

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NBC Thursday Comedy debate

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:59 p.m.

NBC's Thursday night comedy block is well-known as the best two hours of comedy on television. But which program is actually the best?

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America’s decline

By Matthew Gorman · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:52 p.m.

Instead of complaining about economic problems, America needs to reposition itself for the 21st century. Basic economics teaches that in a global marketplace, countries succeed and grow by exploiting their competitive advantages.   While America possesses many advantages, one that is often overlooked is our educational system, particularly at the collegiate level, which is unmatched anywhere in the world. While China can build hundreds of factories in a year, it will take decades for them to create anything close to America’s university infrastructure.

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Pay for performance

By IDS · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:43 p.m.

WE SAY The government should control compensation at companies with TARP funds.

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Welcome to Bakers Junction

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:43 p.m.

Rusted iron gates with barbed wire don’t seem very inviting until you look at the stencil painted signs tacked onto them. One reads “Friendly People Welcome,” with the “N” in “friendly” written backwards. There is also the brightly-colored Little Tikes children’s scooter by the dumpster with a sign above it reading what the place is and who inhabits it. It’s called Bakers Junction. John and Cheryl Baker head a family of three girls, Crystal Starr, Amber Skye and Nova Raye Baker, as well as two grandsons, 5-year-old Dillan and 8-year-old AJ.

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What a Dick!

By Matt Straw · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:41 p.m.

In case you have been lucky enough not to see his penguin face on TV the last week, Dick Cheney is claiming that the Obama administration is “dithering” on the strategy for Afghanistan. Of course. Because taking the time to listen to advisors and military professionals and determine the best course of action in what may truly become our next Vietnam (or our version of the Soviet-Afghan War, pick your analogy) is foolishly dithering.

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Investigator has ghosts on the brain 365 days a year

By Pooja Kansal · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:40 p.m.

Halloween is creeping around the corner, and fascination with ghosts and goblins hits its peak. But what do lovers of the paranormal do during the other 364 days of the year?Caroline Milligan, co-founder of the Indiana Society of Paranormal Research, has been investigating paranormal activity for 11 years. She shared her supernatural experiences and views on the paranormal with WEEKEND contributor Pooja Kansal.

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What do Americans think?

By Nick Wallace · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:38 p.m.

It’s a question I hear at least once a day, and after nearly three months in Peru, I can’t say that answering it has become much easier. Calling on the token foreign student sitting in the front row of the classroom is an easy way for a professor to add a little international flair to classroom discussion while encouraging participation from a demographic often disposed to quiet note-taking and non-participation. 

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Rethinking race

By Jarrod Lowery · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:27 p.m.

I am not white. Yes, you read that correctly, and no, I don’t say so in order to announce my membership in a racial minority. Although many race-conscious people – including college admissions officers – would label me as white, and although I concede that the hue of my skin is closer to looking white than it is to looking black, brown or any other commonly cited color that crudely denotes race and/or ethnicity, I stand by my assertion.

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Films that frighten

By Doug Evans , Brian Welk , Adam Lukach and Brad Sanders · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 7:47 p.m.

At WEEKEND we love three things: Halloween, lists and creepy children. And anytime we can combine those three things, we just have to do it. Thankfully, a list of the best horror/scary/Halloween/whatever else you want to call them films does the trick. Below, WEEKEND staffers give their two cents on cinema’s scariest.

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'Amelia' fails to fly

By Brian Welk · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 5:33 p.m.

After her solo trip over the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart became more than just one of the women and almost one of the men, striking a powerful blow for women’s rights all before World War II. But in “Amelia,” Earhart (Hilary Swank) comes across less as one of the men and more as one of the boys, filled with an obnoxious pluck and paper-thin charm.

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‘Saw’ cuts into politics

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:51 p.m.

One of the most successful horror film franchises has etched a new chapter.This time, the devious machines of torture are utilized by Jigsaw and company on the evil bastards of the health care industry. With the exception of the opening scene, “Saw VI” picks up just a few seconds after the conclusion of “Saw V.”

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Dick Vitale: Bob Knight will not return for induction

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:35 p.m.

Dick Vitale, current ESPN analyst, tweeted earlier today that Bob Knight will not be in attendance at the IU Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony slated for Nov. 6.

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A departure from southern style

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:27 p.m.

Although Tim McGraw’s newest album, “Southern Voice,” seems to suggest that he has compiled an assortment of lyrical ballads that touch on his southern roots, this album focuses more on human identity than regional affiliation.

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