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Council member to organize meeting

City council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith will have her first monthly meeting of the new year from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Rachael’s Cafe.


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Work slow to restore power in Southern Indiana

Utility crews found their work slow going Thursday as they spent a second day trying to restore power outages caused in southern Indiana by the icy punch of this week’s winter storm.


In this Dec. 26, 2008 file photo, visitors look at the latest models of Toyota Motor Corp vehicles at its gallery in Tokyo. General Motors sold fewer cars globally than Toyota last year, as the Japanese automaker passed the Detroit company for the first time.

Toyota takes over top spot in auto sales

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General Motors is no longer holding the top spot among auto manufacturers. Toyota now claims the title of top automaker, taking the spot from GM, but both companies say they have a lot more issues on which to focus.


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Bill might prohibit golf cart use in cities

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Ever think of driving a golf cart into a city? A new law could make it illegal in Indiana. Indiana is in the process of passing a law that could prohibit the use of golf carts on city roads.


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Marijuana musical brings ‘high’ art to John Waldron Arts Center

For marijuana smokers and musical lovers alike, Friday’s opening of “Reefer Madness: The Musical” at the John Waldron Arts Center aims to incorporate sarcasm and catchy numbers to humor showgoers.The satirical musical finds its roots in the 1930s cult morality film called “Tell Your Children,” which warns parents of the dangers of marijuana.


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Krautrock and multiculturalism

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 As I struggled to write my column, do my homework and peel myself away from Facebook stalking the other day, I wandered off into the world of bittorrent.com as a means of escaping the drudgery of the deteriorating mind.What resulted was an introduction to the genre of Krautrock.


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11 Jacobs’ students advance in contest

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Eleven Jacobs School of Music students are semi-finalists in the Latin American Music Center’s annual competition, Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America. The semifinal competition begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, but is not open to the public. The final competition, however, is free and open, taking place 6 p.m. Sunday in the Merrill Hall Recital Hall.


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Traveling troupe comes to Indiana

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In celebration of the Chinese New Year, the Divine Performing Arts, a New York-based authentic Chinese dance and music company, will perform at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis.


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Turkey and Israel spar over Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stalked off the stage red-faced at the World Economic Forum, after verbally sparring with Israeli President Shimon Peres over the fighting in Gaza.


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Pakistan seizes suspects in Embassy bombings

Pakistan has arrested nine men suspected in a string of deadly bombings last year that wrecked the Danish Embassy, killed an army general and wounded several FBI personnel, police said Thursday.


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L.A. cardinal ‘mystified’ by federal investigation

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said Thursday he was “mystified and puzzled” by a federal grand jury investigation into the handling of alleged clergy child molestation cases by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.



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Women's basketball vs. Penn State live chat

Join IDS women's basketball reporters Brandon Smith and Jeremy Rosenthal as they live-blog from press row tonight's matchup between the Hoosiers and the Penn State Nittany Lions.Above the Rim


An unforgettable effort

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“Revolver” is an album that puts the world on pause. If only for a mere 35 minutes, everything feels frozen in time because the music, the sounds, the words emanating from the speakers are the only things that seem to matter.


All You Need is The Beatles

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The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” is more well-known as a sound track of the widely popular animated film than as another addition to their already broad catalogue. With that said, “Yellow Submarine” might be labeled as unnecessary, but any fan would know that there is no such thing as an unnecessary Beatles album.


Yes Please

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Recorded in only one day, “Please Please Me” is an excellent showcase of what makes The Beatles so lovable.It showcases the band’s influences of R&B, girl-group pop and rock ‘n’ roll through both covers and well-written originals.


Soul revue

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Forget the collarless suits, mop-top haircuts and self-absorbed lyrics of The Beatles before Christmas ’65. This is “Rubber Soul.”


An underrated gem

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When people talk about The Beatles, “With the Beatles” is one of the most consistently overlooked and underrated albums. Released at the height of their early U.K. fame, it peaked at No. 1 on the charts. While not terribly remarkable in any one aspect, it’s still a significant album.


A magical ride

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Cursed to exist forever in the shadows of its monumental predecessor “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” the death of manager Brian Epstein and the album’s failed film, “Magical Mystery Tour” survives as one of the Beatles catalog’s biggest oddballs.