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Nick’s owner dies Sunday

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2008 12:09 a.m.

Richard “Dick” Barnes, owner of Bloomington landmark Nick’s English Hut, died Sunday at age 83. “He was a gentleman in the old sense of the word,” said Bob “Hebe” Hebenstreit, Nick’s bartender.

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Campaigning 101 for the blue and white

By Michael Sanserino · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2008 12:08 a.m.

The folks who’ve been knocking on my door for the past few months tell me today’s Election Day. In honor of this highly ignored American holiday, I wanted to do a little research to see if any of the most famous campaign slogans could help inspire the Indianapolis Colts – who survived the Midterm Elections with a 4-4 record – to improve their approval ratings and squeak into the playoffs.

The Bloomington Fire Department battles a fire at Delilah's Pet Shop, 1320 N. College Ave., Monday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Pet shop fire kills about 20 animals

By Larry Buchanan · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2008 12:08 a.m.

Karene Kidwell’s worst fear came true Monday. Kidwell, owner of Delilah’s Pet Shop, watched as the Bloomington Fire Department tried to extinguish a fire at the shop. The fire department was notified of the blaze at about 6:15 a.m. The fire took about three hours to extinguish.Slideshow: Fire at Delilah's Pet Shop

IU senior forward Whitney Thomas goes up for a basket over Southern Indiana's Courtney Perry during a game on Saturday at Assembly Hall. IU won 93-49.

Hoosiers conclude exhibition schedule versus Indianapolis

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Tuesday, Nov. 4,2008 12:07 a.m.

After the IU women’s basketball team’s 93-49 blowout of Southern Indiana on Saturday, it might seem there is not much left to work on. But IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said there are improvements to be made. On Saturday, the team shot just 47.8 percent from the free-throw line and grabbed 40 rebounds when Legette-Jack said they should have had at least 50. Legette-Jack said two key areas needing to be addressed are free-throw shooting and tenacity and purpose when it comes to rebounding. “If we can get our free throws together and be hungrier for those offensive rebounds and we keep doing what we’ve already done, I think we have a good shot at being a pretty good team,” she said. The Hoosiers will have another opportunity to show improvement as they take on Indianapolis in their final exhibition game at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.

Art work portray presidents and sex in a display Monday afternoon at the Kinsey Institute. The exhibit, "Sex and Presidential Politics," will be on display until Jan. 23.

Alternative media explores sex and politics

By Cassandra Orton · Monday, Nov. 3,2008 11:37 p.m.

Sex and politics. While the relationship might not be obvious, the Kinsey Institute’s “Sex and Presidential Politics” exhibit showcases materials that lend a new perspective during this election season.

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Bone tool oldest human artifact found in Indiana

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 11:31 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A simple tool carved from a deer’s leg bone that college students unearthed in 2003 is more than 10,000 years old, making it the oldest non-stone human artifact ever found in Indiana, scientists say.

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200 voters could be turned away from polling places

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 11:29 p.m.

MUNCIE – As many as 200 Delaware County residents could be turned away from polling places Tuesday because their voter registration applications were not delivered on time, a state election official says.

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Top Ten

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:20 p.m.

After watching Hannity’s “Top Ten Reasons Not to Vote for Barack (Hussein) Obama”, I was inspired to write about how it touched and enlightened me. By the end of the program I was ready to shut it off (there were just too many facts to take in for one night), but remained on the edge of my seat waiting for the No. 1 reason I should not vote Obama.

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Going to Washington

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:19 p.m.

This is it. Today marks the day that the last two years have been building up to. All of the primaries and all of the debates, all of the SNL skits and all of the stabs at Joe the Plumber have brought us to this moment: Election Day 2008. Tonight, with any luck, we will all go to bed knowing the name of the next president of the United States. Whether come tomorrow morning John McCain or Barack Obama gets to smack “president-elect” in front of his name, one thing remains certain: The lucky man will have his work cut out for him. Once all of the smoke from the attack ads and the 24-hour news coverage clears, we will be left with one faltering economy, two highly polarized parties and only three months to lay the foundation for what could be the defining administration of our time.

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Meet your Genome

By Sanjay Mohanty · Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:18 p.m.

Imagine this: Before prescribing one of several medications for an illness, your physician scans your genome using a computer. He or she looks for certain genetic markers, perhaps unique to you, which indicate particular susceptibility to side effects and any potential resistance to therapeutic benefits of the meds in question. Finding that your genetic configuration makes one medication ideal – it’s effective with no or minimal side effects – you get your tailor-made prescription. Now imagine this: While applying for life insurance (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act doesn’t apply here), potential insurers ask for your genomic data, at which time they screen for future diseases. You’re denied.

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Waiting for tonight

By Ashley Ames · Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:16 p.m.

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Nov. 4 is finally upon us. At long last, you will have the opportunity to take part in the most beautiful process of modern democracy and cast your vote. More importantly, when you wake up on Wednesday the world will be a very different place. No longer will you have to avoid making contact with all those motivated people carrying clipboards lest you be harassed about your voter registration status. You will once again be able to answer unknown phone numbers without the fear that it will be a well-meaning but nevertheless obnoxious volunteer reminding you that you may vote early.

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Congratulations, next President

Monday, Nov. 3,2008 10:15 p.m.

To whichever candidate manages to come out ahead tonight – Congratulations! You’ve been elected the President of the United States.But now that the cocktail parties are over and the victory speeches have been made, it’s time to get to work.And you’ve got a lot to do.The needs are many. Six in 10 Americans believe the country is headed for a depression. Home values dropped and nearly four million Americans could face foreclosure by 2010. More than 3.2 million jobs have been lost since 2001, and a $700 billion dollar bailout plan was approved. Still, many doubt it will make any real impact. Our economy needs major attention, but there’s so much more to consider.What about the 47 million Americans who don’t have health insurance? Or what about the 3.5 million young Americans who don’t have a high school diploma? Or the 6 billion tons of carbon dioxide the United States emits into the atmosphere each year?Clearly, the nation needs work. New government policies are vital. Better laws and policies must be passed. Oh, but don’t even think about more spending. You don’t want to deepen the $10.6 trillion dollar national debt.Sound like fun? Remember, all of this work will only earn you $400,000 dollars a year, the continual scorn of the news media and the disapproval of about half the country. Your hair will turn gray, and the bags under your eyes will become permanent. You’ll lose sleep and time with your family.

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