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Prodding public opinion

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Harper · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:23 p.m.

People like to say public opinion is fickle. Well, people are right. Less than two years after Sept. 11, Afghanistan and airport security have dropped from public discourse, replaced by Iraq and Kobe Bryant. Shifting opinions is as American as apple pie (wait, no it isn't).

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Behind different bars

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:21 p.m.

The Marion County jail has been facing an all too common problem in America: overcrowding as a result of nonviolent offenders. On occasion, the jail has housed more than 1,600 inmates when, in fact, there is room for only 1,310.

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IUPD Blotter

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:09 p.m.

The IU Police Department reported the following activity: July 25 • Bloomington Fire Department responded to a fire in the air conditioning unit at Mathers Museum. Damage was contained to the air conditioning unit. Estimated damage is $500.

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Around The Region

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:08 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A 1-year-old girl suffered a facial abrasion after a stray bullet broke glass in her bedroom during what police say was an apparent street shootout.

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Professor charged with killing baby

By Renee Ruble · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:08 p.m.

St. Paul, Minn. -- A Villanova University history professor accused of fatally slitting her 6-month-old daughter's throat was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder. The girl, Raya Donagi, was found bleeding and unconscious Monday after her grandmother called 911 at about 9 a.m.

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Dietitians suggest moderation of fair food

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:06 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The food at the Indiana State Fair is enough to tempt even the most diligent of dieters, but experts say there are ways to cut calories and still enjoy some treats.

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UMass president resigns over family troubles

By Ken Maguire · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:06 p.m.

Lowell, Mass. -- University of Massachusetts President William M. Bulger resigned Wednesday after months of mounting pressure over his role in the federal investigation of his fugitive mobster brother. The school's board of trustees immediately voted to accept the resignation, which is effective Sept. 1.

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Speaker: Don't blame lawmakers

By Mike Smith · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:05 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A government research organization widely respected at the Statehouse will conduct an independent study to gauge the accuracy and impact of the unfolding, statewide property tax reassessment.

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Graduates try to live up to award

By Jen Gossman · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:05 p.m.

Four months after being given the Stahr Award, effectively being named some of the most distinguished seniors at IU, Gail Goldberg and Erin Ransford are trying to find their way in the post-graduate world. The Stahr Award is given to three or five recipients each year -- students that have shown remarkable leadership skills. The award is named after former IU President Elvis J. Stahr Jr., who succeeded Herman B Wells and served from 1962 to 1968 as IU's 12th president.

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Around The Arts

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 9:02 p.m.

Roger Ebert to undergo radiation for cancer CHICAGO -- Film critic Roger Ebert will undergo radiation treatment for cancer next month. The treatment will be for a cancerous tumor in Ebert's salivary gland, the Chicago Sun-Times reported in its Wednesday editions. The 61-year-old critic underwent surgery twice in February 2002 for cancer in his thyroid and salivary gland.

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British opera based on 'Jerry Springer'

By Fawn Vrazo · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:59 p.m.

LONDON -- The first hint that this is not your usual opera comes long before the diaper-clad fat guy sings, before the line of Ku Klux Klan members does a snappy dance in white robes and masks, before the chorus trills, "My mom used to be my dad!" The production's very name suggests that something extraordinary is about to unfold on one of London's premier stages: "Jerry Springer -- the Opera." If your reaction is "What!?" you aren't alone.

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British opera based on 'Jerry Springer'

By Fawn Vrazo · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:59 p.m.

LONDON -- The first hint that this is not your usual opera comes long before the diaper-clad fat guy sings, before the line of Ku Klux Klan members does a snappy dance in white robes and masks, before the chorus trills, "My mom used to be my dad!" The production's very name suggests that something extraordinary is about to unfold on one of London's premier stages: "Jerry Springer -- the Opera." If your reaction is "What!?" you aren't alone.

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'Angel Street' brings people to Nasvhille, Ind.

By Brandon Morley · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:59 p.m.

"Angel Street," written by Patrick Hamilton with its debut at the John Golden Theatre in New York City, comes to the Brown County Playhouse as part of its 55th season at 8 p.m. Thursday and runs until Aug. 30. "Angel Street" is a thriller that takes place in London, set in the day when Victoria reigned and the British Empire was at its highest pinnacle of colonial richness. Mr. Manningham attempts to drive his wife insane. Hidden under a veil of insidious kindness, the family patriarch torments the matriarch with little domestic mysteries leaving the audience to wonder what he's hiding.

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Leno gets makeover from gay stylists

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:58 p.m.

NEW YORK -- "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" is turning its gaze toward Jay Leno. The host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" will undergo a makeover at the hands of the "Fab 5" -- the five gay stylists who give a straight man a new look each week on the hit reality show. They're scheduled to appear on Leno's late-night talk show Aug. 14 -- the same night NBC will re-air the second installment of the Bravo series. Then they'll come back the next night to show off the results of their work.

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Remains gathered from Bosnian mass grave

By Almir Arnaut · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:51 p.m.

MEMICI, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Forensic experts gently placed skulls, bones and clothing into plastic bags Wednesday, the first gathering of remains from what might be Bosnia's largest mass grave.

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Iraqi police regroup after Hussein regime falls

By Jamie Tarabay · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:49 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Crowds are still way below prewar levels at one of Baghdad's busiest fruit and vegetable markets, where many shoppers still fear lawlessness -- pickpockets in the market and car thieves on streets outside. Those fears should be easing soon as Iraq's new police slowly retake the streets.

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Church might cut ties to U.S.

By Mary Longmore · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:48 p.m.

SYDNEY, Australia -- An Anglican leader warned Wednesday that Asia's bishops might consider cutting ties with the U.S. Episcopalian Church over its appointment of its first openly gay bishop.

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Cable movie channel brings AMC into mainstream

Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:44 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Given television's gay boomlet, filmmaker Jeremy Simmons' concerns about his new documentary, "The AMC Project: Gay Hollywood," appear misplaced. "With a name like 'Gay Hollywood,' maybe not everyone will tune in," Simmons said. "Which is kind of unfortunate, because I think it appeals to much more than gay people."

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Wings of Freedom takes to the skies

By Aaron Uslan · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:39 p.m.

World War II era bombers departed the Monroe County Airport Tuesday a day before Japan and the United States marked the 58th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The B-17 Flying Fortress, famous for its bombing campaigns in Germany during World War II and the film "Memphis Belle," and the B-24J Liberator, the most widely used World War II American aircraft and the only one of its kind still operating, could be seen up close and boarded by the public for an $8 fee.

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Israel releases Palestinian prisoners

By Mark Lavie · Wednesday, Aug. 6,2003 8:22 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israel freed the first of several hundred Palestinians slated for release Wednesday, transporting the prisoners to relatives who greeted them with waving flags and chants of "Welcome" and "God is Great." A Palestinian taxi carried some of the men from Israel's Erez checkpoint into the Gaza Strip, where they emerged and kissed the ground. Minutes later, several more prisoners were freed at Beitunya junction near Ramallah, and several busloads of detainees also arrived at Tarqumiya checkpoint in the southern West Bank.

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