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More young children taking formal music lessons

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:08 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- His stockinged feet barely touching the floor, Adam Hammerle scoots to the edge of the piano bench for practice. He's one-fifth the weight of the instrument, but when his fingers press the keys to perform "A Snail's Dream," Adam takes control of the shiny black grand. He takes a 30-minute lesson once a week, and he practices 10 to 15 minutes daily. At age 7, he's performed his first recital and already knows more music theory than his mother, Patti Hammerle, 38.

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Turn that hippy crap off! A lesson in accepting different tastes

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:07 p.m.

A few weeks ago, I was driving with my cousin, listening to quite possibly the greatest road band ever, Umphrey's McGee. I had the sound turned up on a song that is near and dear to me for its out-of-this-world guitar fingering, its rock danceability and its outstanding work at perfecting nonlyrical expressiveness. My cousin saw otherwise. "Will you turn that crap down? It sounds like dying pirates!" she exclaimed.

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IMA returns to free admission

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:06 p.m.

There's a place you can go to find paintings by Rembrandt and Van Gogh, a steel plaque featuring a medieval African soldier and Robert Indiana's iconic pop-art painting "LOVE," for free -- the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The museum is returning to its no-cost general-admission price for the first time in more than two years.

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A shot at good health

By Brittany Hite · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:19 p.m.

If things go well in the state legislature, Indiana could be a leader in women's health next year. State Sen. Connie Lawson, R-Danville, recently authored a bill that would require girls entering the sixth grade to receive a vaccine for HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts, when they receive other standard vaccinations. The FDA approved the vaccine in June.

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R.I.P. "The O.C."

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:18 p.m.

Growing up, I have always tried to live the American Dream. For me, this dream consisted of roaming the halls with the likes of Zack Morris and Kellie Kapowski and Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay. I longed and hoped that when I finally came around to the best years of my life, there would be a show like "Saved by the Bell" or "Beverly Hills, 90210" I could relate to.

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Bibles and bras

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:15 p.m.

Just when all seemed right with the world -- Republicans working with Democrats, Sunnis loving Shiites -- the creationists had to go and screw everything up.

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Elite stupidity

By Aparna Venkatraman · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:12 p.m.

Harvard. Yale. Princeton. What's the first thought that comes to mind when mentioning these schools? We'll bet it's something along the lines of "prestigious," "quality," "ungodly expensive" or, perhaps, "Jerks!" (for those of you who may have been denied). For most people, the thought of an Ivy League school probably doesn't conjure images of hazing or discriminatory behavior. No, those thoughts are reserved for us social pariahs at the public institutions. We're the meatheads. We're the drunks. That's how it's always been. That's how it will always be.

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The end of the news world

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 3:03 p.m.

People, we've got a problem. The signs are everywhere. Last Monday, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said he opposes the addition of 21,500 more U.S. troops in Iraq and helped pass a non-binding resolution that included this chilling statement: "The Senate disagrees with the 'plan' to augment our forces by 21,500, and urges the President instead to consider all options and alternatives for achieving the strategic goals … with reduced force levels than proposed."

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Tanning salon and insurance company burglaries related

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 3 p.m.

Bloomington Police discovered two local businesses were burglarized this weekend after receiving a call Saturday morning. Bloomington Police Department Officer Keller responded to Tropical Tan in the 300 block of S. Hickory Drive after Tropical Tan's owner notified the police of the incident, said BPD Sgt. Daniel Carnes, reading from the police report.

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Iraqis estimate 250 militants dead in battle near Najaf

By Robert H. Reid · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 3 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle near Najaf.

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UPDATE: IU president hospitalized after choking incident

By Brian Spegele · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 1:51 p.m.

IU President Adam Herbert was taken by ambulance to Bloomington Hospital this morning after a pill became lodged in his throat. Herbert spent about two hours in the hospital's emergency room this morning and was released at about 12:30 p.m., said Larry MacIntyre, IU director of media relations.

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Turning the tables on the teachers

By Paige Ingram · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 12:55 p.m.

Religious studies professor Kathryn Lofton advises students to write evaluations like they're appraising a friend's outfit. "You want them to look their best, but they can't change their body type," Lofton said. "The bad thing to say is you look bad in that outfit. The good thing is to say maybe pink is a better color for you."

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Around the World

By AP Reports · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:28 p.m.

Sinn Fein members overwhelmingly voted Sunday to begin cooperating with the Northern Ireland police, a long-unthinkable commitment that could spur the return of a Catholic-Protestant administration for the British territory.

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Heinz angry over 'red zone' marketing plan

By Dan Nephin · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:10 p.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co. is seeing red over a smaller Indiana ketchup maker's use of the term "red zone." Heinz partners with the Pittsburgh Steelers and three other NFL teams to make charity donations whenever the home team gets past the opponent's 20-yard line -- the so-called red zone. Heinz claims Elwood, Ind.,-based Red Gold Inc.'s "Red Gold Red Zone" program is too similar to its "Heinz Red Zone" program. That program donates to charity when the Indianapolis Colts enter the red zone.

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