Indiana

Medical Malpractice Tort Reform - We Are Already Suffering And Don't Need More

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Joanne Doroshow

If you listened to the rants and harangues of those trying to kill the House health care bill on Saturday, you couldn't miss the endless blathering ab...

The Unemployment Extension Depends Just as Much on the States as on the White House

David Adkins | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


David Adkins

Despite encouraging signs of growth in the economy the unemployment crisis is going to be with us for a long time to come. It has left states caught in a vice between plummeting revenues and rising needs.

H1N1 Found in First US Commercial Swine Herd - Keep Your Eye on Factory Farms, China, and the Birds

David Kirby | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


David Kirby

Though it would appear that people can infect pigs with H1N1, it is not clear whether live pigs can infect people. For now, officials are far more worried about the former than the latter.

BP Slapdown: EPA Really is Back on the Job!

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago


Henry Henderson

The EPA is back: it just weighed in on the controversial BP refinery expansion on Lake Michigan and issued an objection to the lax pollution permit that Indiana had lavished on the project.

$13 An Hour Job Gets 500 Applications

nytimes.com | MICHAEL LUO | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


C.R. England, a nationwide trucking company, needed an administrative assistant for its bustling driver training school here. Responsibilities include...

Hummer's Now History -- Here's How It Started

Steve Parker | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Somewhere, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has tears in his eyes. His favorite vehicle, Hummer, has left the building. Its sale was announce...

Indiana Plane Crash: Pilot Of Small Plane Failed To Respond

AP | RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home


ALBANY, Ind. — A single-engine plane crashed into an Indiana cornfield Wednesday after the pilot, who was seen slumped over at the controls, los...

The Hanged Census Worker: Why Appalachia Hates Feds

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Gail McGowan Mellor

The U.S. government began its life back in 1791 by shafting the Appalachian area. People have not forgotten it, perhaps because it has yet to stop happening.

Top 5 Best Indiana Gay Blogs

Bil Browning | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


Bil Browning

Indiana can be a lonely place to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, but the Internet has done wonders to connect our community around the state.

Discussing Gun Violence Prevention in Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

My experiences speaking around the country about gun violence have been the exact opposite of the contentious "town hall" protests we've seen on television over the summer.

On the Climate Bill Fence: Senator Dick Lugar

Bill Chameides | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Everything seems to presage a Lugar "yes" on climate legislation. Everything but Lugar's take on the current state of the U.S. economy.

The New Town Hall Reality: Why Did Congressman Baron Hill (D-IN) Blow Up?

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Gail McGowan Mellor

At the New Albany meeting, people were polite and even relaxed enough to chuckle whenever someone spoke with dry Indiana wit. Yet Hill silenced would-be hecklers by saying "Let me answer that before you interrupt, please!"

Shaping the Legacy of the Recovery Act: A View from the States

David Adkins | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


David Adkins

While the New Deal was about federal agencies, the Recovery Act is about federal partnership, with states leading the charge in providing essential services to the vulnerable while jump-starting economic growth.

In a Town Hall Meeting, Healthcare Swing-Vote Representative Baron Hill [D-IN] Takes a Clear Stand on Reform

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Gail McGowan Mellor

Hill could not represent a southern Indiana consensus view, because there was none; whatever he chose to do, it would cost him votes.

Workers Want Green Jobs, Not Astroturf

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

People in Gary, Indiana don't support climate legislation because environmental groups or labor unions told them to. They support it because they believe in it.

Indiana State Police Intimidate and Search Gay Rights Activist

Bil Browning | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Bil Browning

Gay rights activist Chris Mason from Driving Equality recently did a stretch of road in Indiana and apparently got a dose of Hoosier hospitality.

Writers Conference for Teens and Twenties? You bet!

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 09.27.2009 | Books


Naazish YarKhan

Teens 'N Twenties Writers Conference (TNT) to be held Sept 19 in Indiana, reflects its dynamic abbreviation!

Water Utilities Lack Proper Filters For Weed-Killer

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green


Results from a federal drinking water monitoring program show that many public water companies are ineffective at removing a widely used weed-killer f...

"We Aren't Lab Rats!" Say Striking Workers. Online Action Alert!

Elana Levin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Elana Levin

In case you needed any more convincing that we need the public option...

Obama Says He's Angry -- But Won't Name Names

Politics Daily | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


If President Obama is mad, who's he so mad at? Let me explain. On Friday afternoon, at the daily White House press briefing, press secretary Robert G...

Talk Radio Rules Blue Dog States

Sue Wilson | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


Sue Wilson

22 percent of Americans get their news from talk radio, and conservative talkers, like Hannity and Limbaugh, have been lying to their listeners about what's in the health care bill.

Indiana Newspaper Publishes Same-Sex Marriage Announcement: Madness Ensues

Bil Browning | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media


Bil Browning

One group suggested that the paper will soon start printing "anniversary announcements for polygamous marriages" and "incestuous birth announcements."

Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With "Fried Chicken And Potato Salad"

Bil Browning | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

The Young Republicans convention was held in Indianapolis last weekend and their election of a racist, middle-aged woman as President isn't the only c...

The 10 States With The Worst Budget Shortfalls

ABC News | Scott Mayerowitz and Nathalie Tadena | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business


The economic problems of American families are now pounding many state governments which are in turn slashing services to balance their budgets in one...

Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.