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5 counties move to Eastern time zone

By IDS staff and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 11:38 p.m.

Come Nov. 4, five Indiana counties will catch up with the rest of the state and move into the Eastern time zone.

BPD arrests Bloomington businessman for theft

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 11:34 p.m.

After three months of investigation, the owner of “Balloons over Bloomington” turned himself into authorities Wednesday for cheating 24 customers out of rides.

Wonderlawn looks like “dollhouse”

By Regan McCarthy · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 11:32 p.m.

Wayward youth, birds and garden gnomes are welcome in Helen Hillenburg’s home at 1007 W. 1st St. The wrinkled, slightly stooped woman raised eight foster children in her tiny home and loved them with her huge heart, she said. “I love kids,” Hillenburg said. “When the kids don’t have no place to go, I take them in. I can’t see them on the street. I take them in and give them food and give them clothes. I ain’t gonna see no kids hungry.”

Woman pursues Dachau album origin

By Arthur Max · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:51 p.m.

BAD AROLSEN, Germany Deep in Shari Klages’ memory is an image of herself as a girl in New Jersey, going into her parents’ bedroom, pulling a thick leather-bound album from the top shelf of a closet and sitting down on the bed to leaf through it.

Mathers’ event celebrates influential Brazilian music

Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:50 p.m.

The Mathers Museum of World Cultures will present “Sounds of Brazil” at 7 p.m. Friday to highlight influential Brazilian music. Special guest Valeria DeCastro, a Brazilian vocalist, guitarist and composer, will perform songs from various Brazilian composers along with her own.

Variety show to feature local acts

By Sara Deuser · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:50 p.m.

The Bloomington Musicians and Songwriters Association will present a fast-paced variety show featuring performances by musicians, poets, comedians, jugglers, dancers and trapeze artists Saturday at the John Waldron Arts Center.

And this Bird can sing

By Nicholas Mills · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:49 p.m.

The violin, guitar and glockenspiel do not seem like very many instruments, but when all played by the same person, along with whistling, singing and frequent use of a looping machine, they can be hard to manage. Chicagoan and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird uses these instruments to create sounds comparable to that of a symphony, but with an indie, folk-rock twist

Free to choose

By Jacob Levin · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:27 p.m.

Most people write off what is called “sweatshop” labor as a closed subject. They see it as an evil practice – low wages for long hours in unfavorable conditions. But the reality of the issue is far more complex, and often, the more one intervenes to try and help, the worse the situation gets.

Proliferating ignorance

By Nathan Dixon · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:25 p.m.

Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by General V.P. Malik, former chief of staff of the Indian Army. The lecture was titled, “Indo-U.S. Defense and Military Cooperation,” a topic most Americans probably don’t think about a lot.

TV: Dead on arrival

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:24 p.m.

This week, the major networks began premiering their new fall shows. Along with those new shows comes the continuing of some major trends in television, both good and bad.

IU-Tube Follies

Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:23 p.m.

As a new marketing ploy, IU recently created a series of videos titled “Hello, My Name Is Indiana University” and broadcast them over YouTube. These videos, which feature real IU students, are an attempt to “put a face on the University” and attract potential students in a new way.

Protest

Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:04 p.m.

Protesters march to Jena High School on Thursday in Jena, La.

Thousands rally in small town of Jena, La., to support 6 black teens charged in school fight

By Mary Foster · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 8:58 p.m.

Thousands of chanting demonstrators filled the streets of this little Louisiana town Thursday in support of six black teenagers initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate.

Nick’s landmark to remain visible

By Elizabeth Dilts · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12:09 a.m.

The Nick’s English Hut sign on the east side of the building looked lost this week behind the scaffolding and construction of the new building next door. Tartan Realty Group is erecting a three-story apartment and retail building on the old Jiffy Treat property, located at 425 E. Kirkwood Ave., directly next to Nick’s.

Newspaper seeks 911 tapes in sisters’ deaths

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12:08 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. – The local newspaper and authorities are in a dispute over whether the tape of a 911 emergency call and other records involving two teenage sisters found dead six days apart in their family’s home should be made available to the public.

Pelfree’s criminal past

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12:07 a.m.

Friday was not the first time Pelfree has dealt with law enforcement.

Accused murderer pleads not guilty

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12:03 a.m.

The Monroe County man accused of murdering two men in late March is pleading not guilty.

If the glove don’t fit – acquit

By Mike Abrams · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12:03 a.m.

Dear O.J., You’re an idiot. Plain and simple. You might even be the dumbest criminal alive. You make Pacman Jones look like an angel.

Hoosiers go on ‘discovery trip,’ open fall season at Wake Forest tourney

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12:01 a.m.

After about a week of practices, the IU women’s tennis team is gearing up for its first fall tournament, the Wake Forest Invitational, which will take place this weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C. While this tournament will not determine team rankings, it will eventually influence individual rankings at the end of the season. More importantly, it will allow coaches to get a feel for the strengths and weaknesses of this year’s Hoosier squad, which features four freshmen. “It’s a get-your-feet-wet tournament,” IU coach Lin Loring said.

Celestial celebration

By Amanda Bridgman · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 12 a.m.

In China when the crops have been gathered and heavy work in the fields is over, family members and friends get together to give thanks for the prosperous year.

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