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The match that never ends

By Zina Kumok · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:59 p.m.

Andy and Roger started playing, not knowing when it’d stop.

Mourners outside the Korean United Methodist Church hold hands July 14, 1999, in a prayer for Won-Joon Yoon and the reconsecration of the church.

Community honors memory of hate crime victim a decade later

By Sara Amato · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:59 p.m.

It wasn’t something anyone thought could happen in Bloomington.

Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:57 p.m.

Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set.

Palin links resignation to ‘higher calling’

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:53 p.m.

JUNEAU, Alaska – Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a “higher calling” with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.

Bridge collapses into lake after fireworks show

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:48 p.m.

A pedestrian bridge collapse after a Fourth of July celebration in northwest Indiana sent dozens of people into the water below and injured about 25 people, authorities said Sunday.

Members of the Bloomington Gay Recruiters group conduct a marriage equality sit-in on Thursday morning outside the Monroe County Justice Building. Along with signs, the group also chanted “1,138 federal rights denied. I am a gay American and I am a second-class citizen.”

‘I am a gay American, and I am a second-class citizen’

By Mickey Woods · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:47 p.m.

Honoring the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City on June 28, 1969, Bloomington residents Lillie Aydt and her group Gay Recruiters led Bloomington’s first-ever sit-in for marriage equality Thursday at the Monroe County Justice Building downtown.

Sad, but necessary

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:21 p.m.

WE SAY The state budget sadly but necessarily cuts urban/rural school funding.Keeping the state's reserves comes at the expense of several other projects that could have received more funding, including urban and rural K-12 education.

Germs without borders

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:19 p.m.

The threat of a global pandemic seems to be an unfortunate side effect of our modern, interconnected world – one we should take with a little increased caution and a Pisco Sour, because it’s unavoidable.

She looks good for her age

By Tyler Chernesky · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:17 p.m.

The United States is getting old. At 233, she’s made it through a lot. And though she’s aged gracefully, time’s definitely taken a toll.

Drug war, economy weigh on Mexico election

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:17 p.m.

MEXICO CITY – Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weighed heavily as Mexicans voted Sunday in midterm congressional elections that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon’s anti-crime and economic policies.

Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON – President Obama warned Saturday “there will be difficult days ahead” in Iraq and said the United States will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security.

Dropping weight helps the economy

By Braden Cundiff · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:16 p.m.

Obesity is no longer just a health issue, but an economic one as well.

North Korea test-fires more missiles on holiday

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:15 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea – The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired this weekend were likely capable of striking key government and military facilities in South Korea, a defense official said Sunday, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang’s firepower.