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Williams used stats selectively

It is amazing how statistics can read exactly how you need them to read to prove your point [Williams Viewpoint, March 26].

Column whipped up fears

Greg Morris’ [March 26] column was pure fear mongering, filled with innuendoes and false statements.

Local Komen event feels fallout from controversy

With the pace of registrations down 30 percent, local Race for the Cure organizers are pleading with past supporters not to sit out this year’s event, regardless of their feelings about Susan G. Komen national policies involving Planned Parenthood.

Law firm returning fees to district

An Indianapolis law firm investigating a former superintendent for fraud said it will reimburse about $435,000 in legal fees to the Wayne Township school district where he worked. Bose McKinney & Evans had signed off on contracts that led to former superintendent Terry Thompson's taxable income increasing to almost $2.2 million in 2010 after he retired. The district’s lawsuit against Thompson claims that he defrauded the school out of millions of dollars in compensation and made changes in his contract in order to hide it.
 

Shelby County homeowner shoots intruder

Police say a Shelby County homeowner shot and wounded a man attempting to break into his house at 3:30 a.m. Thursday. The incident took place in the 8000 block of West Sycamore Road in the small community of Pleasant View. The homeowner said he was awakened by the intruder trying to break in through the front door. He warned the man several times before shooting him through the door, he said. Police said the man, who was shot in the hip, was taken to the Shelby County Jail after being released from the hospital.
 

Pedestrian killed in Hancock County

A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday morning, shutting down westbound U.S. 40 in Hancock County east of Greenfield for more than two hours. A woman driving a Cadillac Escalade told police she was on her way to work just before 6 a.m. when she struck a male pedestrian wearing dark clothing. The pedestrian died at the scene. His identity has not been released.  
 

Lafayette Square amusement center closes

America’s Incredible Pizza Co. shut down on Sunday, leaving a 75,000-square-foot vacancy in the struggling shopping center on Indianapolis’ west side.

Republic airlines file federal suit against pilots union

Chautauqua Airlines Inc., Republic Airline Inc. and Shuttle America Inc. charge that a union-backed website is damaging their reputation and hindering efforts to hire pilots. Parent Republic Airways Holdings and the union are embroiled in contentious contract negotiations.

New standardized test could be tougher than ISTEP

State Superintendent Tony Bennett said the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, test in the 2014-2015 school year will be more difficult than the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus exam.

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level in four years

The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit applications fell by 5,000, to a seasonally adjusted 359,000. That's the smallest number of applicants since April 2008. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, declined to 365,000.

Carmel consulting firm plans to expand, add 96 jobs

enVista LLC, which provides enterprise and supply chain consulting services, plans to add nearly 100 workers by 2016 as part of a $1.2 million expansion at its Carmel headquarters on North Meridian Street.

Government sues to close tax preparer in 5 cities

The U.S. Justice Department is going to court in an effort to close a tax preparation company called Instant Tax Service and its offices in Indianapolis and four other cities, accusing franchisees of preparing fraudulent tax returns to maximize refunds and extract large tax preparation fees.