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  • Proposed setbacks could sink wind farm

    MUNCIE, Ind. - A central Indiana official says the tough conditions opponents of a planned wind farm are seeking for the project would leave little room for the proposed power-generating wind turbines. The wind farm's opponents are pushing for a minimum setback of two miles between wind turbines and dwellings. And The Star Press reportsthat even the 1,320-foot setback proposed by the ...

  • Purdue makes progress on tuition freeze

    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A Purdue University official says the school has made fast progress finding $40 million in savings or new revenue to support a two-year tuition freeze announced in March. Purdue treasurer Al Diaz tells ...

  • Paul George named to the 2013 NBA All-Defensive Second Team

    NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 - Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Allen totaled 53 points overall and James tallied 52. Each player received 25 First Team votes. Joining Allen and James on the NBA All-Defensive First Team are guard ...

  • Pole Day full of family fun

    SPEEDWAY - Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway meant a lot more than just racing. This was a family affair with a little bit of something for everyone for non-stop entertainment. The day's festivities started with royalty at the Breakfast at the Brickyard and the crowning of the 500 Festival Queen! Allison Jacob won the coveted crown. She's a Junior at Ball State University ...

  • Vets family helps others with PTSD

    FRANKLIN, Ind. - The sight of an old van parked on the street sent the soldier's mind back to Iraq. Tyler Armacost darted off the front porch of his parents' house and into the street because he thought he saw an Iraqi insurgent in the van. His mother tried to shake him and tell him no one was there, but he looked right through her as if she weren't there. Scott and Karen ...


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The Last Days of Disco [DVD]

The Last Days of Disco [DVD]

As the title implies, Whit Stillmans The Last Days of Disco is set in the very early eighties, and one of the films unexpected pleasures is that it manages to evoke a very specific time period without becoming mired in it. As both writer and director, Stillman pulls ... ...

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  • Schmidts team hires Legge to drive at Indy

    INDIANAPOLIS - There could be bumping at Indianapolis this weekend. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports said Saturday afternoon that it has hired British driver Katherine Legge to drive the No. 81 car. That gives Indianapolis 500 organizers 34 driver-car combinations -- one more than it takes to fill the 33-car starting grid for the May 26 race -- and means if there are no crashes at least one ...

  • Twenty-one NE Indiana residents charged in welfare fraud scam

    Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 ...

  • NW Indiana surveyor indicted on federal fraud charges

    Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 ...

  • FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

    A letter addressed to President Obama containing a "suspicious substance" was intercepted on Tuesday at a remote Secret Service mail screening facility, the presidential protective agency ...

  • Japans prime minister to visit Myanmar next week

    YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties between the ...

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