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Few scams reported in Indiana flood aftermath

By Amanda Lowry · Wednesday, July 2,2008 8:42 p.m.

In the aftermath of natural disasters, victims are often further terrorized by scammers who promise to aid with cleaning up, then make off with the victims’ money. Luckily, Indiana has come out of recent flooding disasters with few reports of such incidents.

IDS FILE PHOTO Participants in the Independence Day parade carry the American flag July 4, 2007.

Fourth of July festivities to take place in Bloomington Friday

By Meera Jogani · Wednesday, July 2,2008 8:41 p.m.

This Independence Day, residents of Bloomington will celebrate the United States’ 232nd birthday with a parade, music, food and fireworks. About 10,000 people are expected to fill the streets of downtown Bloomington this Friday for the city’s annual Fourth of July parade.

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The sequel Hollywood needs to avoid

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:39 p.m.

This week, the contract between the Screen Actors Guild, the primary labor union representing actors, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the organization consisting of producers and power players, ended. Yet another strike looms within the film and television industries, which are still recovering from the Writer’s Guild strike that ended only five months ago. Just like any sequel, the details this go-around are a bit different, and the stakes have been raised. Although SAG represents about 120,000 members of the acting community and roughly 90 percent of film and TV actors, another similar labor organization known as the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists represents the other 10 percent. Making matters worse is that 44,000 of AFTRA’s 70,000 members are members of both that organization and SAG.

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If you build it, they will protest

Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:26 p.m.

On Wednesday, June 19, a county judge in California placed a moratorium on the construction of a new university gymnasium, the Student Athlete High Performance Center at Berkley University in Cal, for its incompatibility with state seismic law.

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Practical patriotism

By Georgia Perry · Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:25 p.m.

The last few days have brought with them an onslaught of criticism directed towards both Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and John McCain, R-Ariz., regarding their level of patriotism. Retired general and former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley K. Clark suggested Sunday that McCain wasn’t adequately tested as a wartime commander. Obama has been generating heat over his background, religion and lack of American flag lapel pin.

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Policy solutions on wheels

By Nick Wallace · Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:24 p.m.

Where I come from, people don’t ride bikes. Unless you’re the rare health nut trying to get a workout or someone who can’t afford the costs of driving, you wouldn’t be caught dead pedaling around town. However, cycling can jeopardize more than social standing. Motorists’ lack of respect for two-wheeled, carbon-neutral transportation is so great that ending up flattened on the pavement is a risk not to be taken lightly. My father epitomizes our town’s attitude when he says he’d like to ride more, but he’s afraid his old-school refusal to don biking shorts and a helmet will lead everyone to think he’s homeless. So he, and the vast majority of residents, rely on their automobiles even when they’re headed somewhere only a few blocks away.

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The final frontier

By Ashley Ames · Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:23 p.m.

Last night I turned 21. I went out, I took immense pride and satisfaction in pointing out to the bouncer who so rudely and ignorantly proclaimed, “This is an under-21 license” that I was indeed 21 and drank a whole lot of free booze. I even got a free T-shirt that reads “Hey! It’s my birthday!” It was, in a word, awesome. This was the final frontier, the last coming-of-age birthday that’s really any fun. All I have left to look forward to now is cheaper car insurance and the senior citizen’s discount.

Fireworks can be seen for many weeks leading up to the Fourth of July, including community celebrations such as Picnic with the Pops in Bloomington.

Founding facts

By Jacob Levin · Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:17 p.m.

In honor of our upcoming Independence Day, WEEKEND has assembled a list of facts about the founding of the US

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Poetry reading tradition continues at the Spoon

By Bonnie White · Wednesday, July 2,2008 6:11 p.m.

People sit outside strumming guitars, and the restaurant’s atmosphere is created by the decor of older distinct wooden furniture and a multitude of books. The Runcible Spoon is a place where artists and writers are always welcome to share their work with each other.

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