Butler center aims to make urban farming viable
Tim Carter, director of Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology, is intent on making CUE a national leader in urban ecology by making the center’s research valuable on a broad scale.
Tim Carter, director of Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology, is intent on making CUE a national leader in urban ecology by making the center’s research valuable on a broad scale.
Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Mitch Daniels of Indiana have ruled themselves out of the 2012 race for the White House. Yet both Republicans are keeping themselves in the public eye.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is the latest Republican presidential contender to try to stake a claim on the state Barack Obama won in 2008. He is scheduled to speak Wednesday afternoon at the Columbia Club in downtown Indianapolis. Perry is the fourth GOP candidate to accept an invitation from state Republican Chairman Eric Holcomb to visit Indiana. He also was among the GOP candidates who took part in a debate Tuesday night in New Hampshire.
We find that Barack Obama and possibly Hillary Clinton did not actually qualify for the 2008 presidential primary.
Indiana Republicans took their first presidential loss in 40 years when Barack Obama carried the state. To return the state to the GOP column and nail it there, national Republicans say they plan to treat Indiana as if it were a long-standing battleground state.
The Indianapolis furniture czar got his chance to run things his way.
A judge has ruled that Charlie White can remain as Indiana's secretary of state until a higher court has reviewed the ruling that ousted him from office.
A number of acquisitions last year disclosed no sale price. In the Indianapolis area, those deals ranged from MacAllister Machinery’s purchase of a Caterpillar dealership in Michigan to Herff Jones’ acquisition of a Memphis, Tenn.-headquartered maker of cheerleading uniforms.
John Krull is not an old fogey. His viewpoints [Dec. 26 Forefront] are what America was made of before all the too-open-minded people, the too-liberal thinkers and the too-greedy people came to the forefront.
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” tapes from Hilbert Circle Theatre Feb. 2 and 3 with a live show after the Super Bowl. Details here.
Shaquille O’Neal’s All-star Comedy Jam features comics Michael Blackson, Corey Holcomb and more at Clowes Hall Feb. 4. Details here.
Rolling Stone magazine hosts the Bacardi Bash, Feb. 4 at the Crane Bay, featuring LMFAO, Lupe Fiasco, Cobra Starship and Gym Class Heroes. A Feb. 5 event features Jane’s Addiction and The Roots. Details here.
Football artifacts related to Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and other former commanders-in-chief are displayed as part of “Presidential Huddle,” through Feb. 13 at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Details here.
Super Bowl Fan Jam at the Pepsi Coliseum Feb. 2 features performances by Adam Levin, All-American Rejects, and more. Details here.
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa perform Feb. 2 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Details here.
The Fray perform at Victory Field Feb. 4. Details here.
I saw senior citizens throw away their crutches and dance in the aisles.
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that ousted Secretary of State Charlie White had been eligible to run for office in 2010, rejecting a Democratic challenge and clearing the way for Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to appoint a replacement.
Indiana Republican leaders met Wednesday to discuss how to handle allegations that a U.S. Senate campaign improperly tried to access a critical database of voter information.
Indiana has had only five female members of Congress in its history, none at the same time, and is currently among 16 states without a female serving in either the House or Senate. That could change this fall, though.
She will be a brilliant ambassador for the type of conservatism that excludes no one.
Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race. A repeat seems doubtful this year.