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Ind. Senate advances bill, state to be redistricted

By Deanna Martin · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 8:55 p.m.

Indiana lawmakers would have guidelines for redrawing state political district maps next year if a bill that cleared an Indiana Senate committee Monday becomes law.

Students get cheap laughs at local clubs

By Kirk Bradtmiller · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 8:50 p.m.

Weekdays are typically a time for students to focus on work and school, but sometimes they need more than just the weekend to get away from the books. One great way to do this is to go to one of the local comedy clubs in Bloomington. Two spots to visit for good laughs are the Funny Bone Comedy Club and Bear’s Place.

More rock for the hall of fame

By Guest writer · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:31 p.m.

It’s 2010 and there is a conflict in America – the conflict between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RNR HOF) and rock ’n’ roll fans. The fans have been complaining about the lack of hard rock and heavy metal bands being inducted in favor of acts that are the furthest thing from rock ‘n’ roll, like Madonna and ABBA.

Fools of a took

By Chad Quandt · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:24 p.m.

A few weeks ago, the Democrats won their struggle to get the health care bill through the Senate . And I mean “won” as in “entirely lost sight of their original plans and produced a victory that is unintelligible to the American public.”

Are you better off now?

By Ashley Ames · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:23 p.m.

During the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan struck a chord with Americans when he famously asked, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”

Education over vacation

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:16 p.m.

WE SAY The conversation should be about lengthening the school year and bettering education, not cutting down on the days that Indiana’s youth spend learning.

North Korea calls for peace talks

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:25 p.m.

North Korea proposed Monday that a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War be signed this year, saying a return to negotiations on its nuclear program depends on better relations with Washington and the lifting of sanctions.

Cleric to stay in Kenyan jail

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:24 p.m.

A radical Muslim cleric whose teachings influenced one of the 2005 London bombers will stay in a Kenyan jail until authorities can send him home, Kenya’s immigration minister said Monday.

Gay rights trial begins

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:21 p.m.

The first federal trial to determine whether the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage got under way Monday. Expected to last two to three weeks, the proceedings involve a challenge to Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban approved by California voters in November 2008. Regardless of the outcome, the case will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court, where it ultimately could become a landmark case determining if gay Americans have the right to marry.

Children from the Bloomington Boys and Girls Club create work for City of Bloomington exhibit

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 10:54 a.m.

The City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District is now showcasing artwork by members of the Bloomington Boys and Girls Club in a exhibit January in the City Hall Atrium, 401 N. Morton Street.

Opera students move one step closer to Met

By Margaret Ely · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 1:11 a.m.

The performance Saturday on the stage of the MAC was the annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Indiana District. The auditions, which occur annually in 15 regions of the United States and Canada, included 23 total performers who sang one to five arias in their respective voice parts.