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Senators from Minnesota and Indiana sign letters against medical fees

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:46 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS – Senators from Minnesota and Indiana are calling on one of their colleagues to reconsider a proposed fee on medical device manufacturers as part of the health care reform bill moving through Congress.

Kosciusko County workers protest large pay cuts

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:44 p.m.

WARSAW, Ind. – Kosciusko County employees are letting county leaders know they’re unhappy about the decision to cut their pay by 7 percent to help close a $3.5 million budget deficit.

Affordable housing projects in Ind. receive honors

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:42 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and a private partner have honored affordable housing projects in Indianapolis and the eastern Indiana town of Fountain City.

Emissions from ethanol plant cause residents to worry

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:41 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. – People living near a central Indiana ethanol plant said they are worried about the company’s request to operate without one of its two pollution control devices.

Rock thrown through high school bus window

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:40 p.m.

A 14-year-old girl was hit on the shoulder by the rock, and another 14-year-old girl endured glass shards on her back, however she suffered no injuries.

2–car accident sends 4 to hospital

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:39 p.m.

A two-car accident Wednesday morning at Kinser Pike and the IN-45/46 Bypass sent four people to Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.

Ind. honors Constitution Day

By Allie Cooper · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:38 p.m.

More than 100 students from high schools throughout Indiana will sign a replica of the U.S. Constitution as part of an interactive learning program sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court and U.S. District Court.

Art center features “Works on Wood”

By Kyle Kerns · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:36 p.m.

For the month of September, the Bloomington Area Arts Council is featuring its new ewxhibit, “Works on Wood,” at the Waldron.

IU figure skating team keeps crown

By Caitlin Ursini · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:55 p.m.

Going into the IU figure skating club’s sixth season, the team has made its mark in Midwest competitions.

Benson, Thomas play together once again after high school years

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:52 p.m.

For junior middle blocker Ashley Benson and graduate student right-side hitter Whitney Thomas, the choice of what college they would attend was never really a question.

Grants key to future IT

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:30 p.m.

WE SAY The National Science Foundation grants offer hope for Indiana’s economy.

The offense of offense

By Kenneth Field · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:26 p.m.

In order to get on a real path of equality, we need to break down these social walls that prohibit creative and harmless entertainment, and we need to reinvent what it was that helped make us the original melting pot: our good old fashion American sense of humor.

Simple gifts

By John Brown · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:24 p.m.

Sometimes, one idea can resonate deeply within us and effortlessly explain many things. For me recently, this idea is the simple gift.

Misplaced priorities

By Matthew Gorman · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:22 p.m.

The Obama administration seems to have shifted its focus away from the current economic problems, choosing to spend most of its political capital on health care reform. Why is an issue affecting every American being put on the sidelines? Why is Obama demanding we upend our whole health care industry as quickly as possible when that causes distraction from more crucial issues?

Brooks & Dunn give long goodbye

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:47 p.m.

Since their start in 1991, Brooks & Dunn have garnered the respect of country music fans everywhere, earning honors like Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year 13 times and CMA Entertainer of the Year once in 1996.

No need to Phish for fans

By Jenna Blumenfeld · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:46 p.m.

he last thing someone would think when hearing Phish’s newest album is that the jam band has been inactive for five years. The 2004 breakup was hard on fans, but diehard Phishheads will be consoled with the brilliant display of lyricism and feel-good beats on their new album, “Joy.”

Soft ballads herald new image for Day

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:43 p.m.

After a six-year hiatus during which the singer-songwriter had two mega hits on the radio and two alcohol-related arrests, Howie Day has returned with “Sound The Alarm,” a collection of soft ballads that seem to open a new chapter in Day’s life.

‘Whiteout’ should be blacked out

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:41 p.m.

Sitting through “Whiteout” is like watching a young child put together a small puzzle while giving a play-by-play. You don’t really know what is driving the action or why it is even happening, but at least things seem to make sense to the child even if the final product doesn’t look the same as the box cover.

Boys like writing horrible lyrics

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:40 p.m.

Boys Like Girls’ self-titled debut featured soaring, sugary songs that were more sophisticated than usual generic power-pop.Everything found on their second effort, “Love Drunk,” is not.

Note to Tyler Perry: Stop ruining your movies

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 8:38 p.m.

This would have been a much better movie if Tyler Perry hadn’t inserted himself into it.And by “himself,” I mean his trash-talking grandma character Madea, whose main plot purpose was to give tough love and ham-handed advice to a group of kids caught breaking into her house.

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