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Fighting the drinking age

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 10:14 p.m.

In the case of alcohol, like that of any other dangerous mind-altering substance, there are no good solutions. There is no easy way to square the rights of society to be safe from those using alcohol irresponsibly with the right of individuals to make their own decisions – stupid or otherwise. Yet, America’s decision to maintain a high drinking age and promote abstinence as the only legal option while those under 21 continue to drink anyway is hardly the worst solution.

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Spineless Democrats

By Matt Straw · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 10:12 p.m.

Michele Bachmann believes in reviving McCarthyism and “Patriotism Panels,” talk radio is filled with nothing but the paranoid rantings of conservative white men, and a former vice president can tell a U.S. congressman so eloquently to “go (expletive) himself.” But to chastise a man for a singular comment such as the “a-bomb” comes off as thin-skinned and massively hypocritical.

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Job-seekers stay updated at local free fairs

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:34 p.m.

Students aren’t the only ones who have to worry about tests and resumes. With a shifting job market and unemployment on the rise, the Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition is reaching out to adults this week. The Coalition and the City of Bloomington Office of the Mayor are sponsoring Lifelong Learning Week. Starting on Sunday, the week has already included two free information fairs for adult learners and job seekers.

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Secretary Rokita calls for redistricting changes

By Sarah Bloom · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:32 p.m.

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita has called for state legislators to reform the process through which legislative districts are defined, saying the current maps were drawn with political interests in mind.

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Students to demonstrate at campus coal plant

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 5:05 p.m.

Students will present a demonstration at noon Wednesday at the Central Heating Plant at 11th Street and Fee Lane in response to how much coal IU and colleges use across the country.

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'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57

By Christy Lemire · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 2:27 p.m.

Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" to the way he carried himself in his long fight with pancreatic cancer. Swayze died from the illness on Monday in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 57.

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Panel: News organizations need more diversity

By Keith Robinson · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:07 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sports coverage will accurately reflect athletes and issues only when news organizations hire more people of color and women — not only as reporters but as editors who embrace diversity, panelists at a sports media symposium said Monday.

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Invasive plant appears eradicated in lake

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 10:56 a.m.

State wildlife officials say a years-long effort to eliminate an invasive plant from a southern Indiana lake appears to be a success.

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Kelley dropouts announce $2M deal

By Ashlee Green · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:45 a.m.

John Ramey and Evan Hareras left Bloomington in 2008 to start the company, which is a marketplatform for advertisers. isocket recently announced the closing of a $2-million early-stage funding deal from high-level investors.

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