BENNER: Erskine shows us why he’s a Hoosier gem — twice
Carl Erskine isn’t just from Anderson, Indiana. He is Anderson, Indiana.
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Carl Erskine isn’t just from Anderson, Indiana. He is Anderson, Indiana.
As the kid said to Shoeless Joe Jackson, “Say it ain’t so, Joe!” But I know it is so since I read Chris
Katterjohn’s [March 1] column stating that he is leaving IBJ.
It is unfair to contrast the $1.32 that the townships spend to give away a dollar, with the United
Way spending 16 cents. As I understand it, the townships are giving poor relief directly to individuals and families. United
Way gives their money to agencies.
Times like this are ripe for pioneering activities. Now that your business knows it can operate profitably even in a down
economy—no small thing—the next question is what you need to be doing to grow.
Opponents of energy/climate change legislation—which has predominantly been in the form of so-called cap-and-trade
legislation—aren’t convinced.
Plans call for a Motocross track, one-fifth-mile dirt track and ATV trails on
36 acres near Interstate 465 and Mann Road.
Gamblers wagered nearly $30 billion in 13 Indiana
casinos last year. Now, fellow taxpayers, if I understand these numbers, 91 percent of these dollars were returned as winnings and an additional $876 million (3 percent) went to our state and local
governments for our benefit.
Wellpoint CEO Angela Braly was criticized by President Obama on national television. She incurred the wrath of health insurance
policyholders in California and Indiana. She reignited debate on the moribund national health care reform bill. A woman hasn’t
caused this much turmoil since all those ships were launched by Helen of Troy.
The majority
of the top advisers work for Merrill Lynch, and all but two live in Indianapolis.
Gov. Mitch Daniels should step through the door he cracked open last month and throw
his hat in the ring. Voters would benefit from a new voice.
The buzz as the days ran out suggested that nothing on the agenda was “must-pass” legislation, leaving Democrats
and Republicans, the House and the Senate, and the governor and the General Assembly with little leverage to exert.
A full season of televised games will give franchise a platform to promote attendance at Victory Field.
Niagara Bottling LLC recently hired 55 for its plant on Whitaker Road, which will make half-liter bottles of purified municipal
tap water.
Westfield’s Sports Commission is evaluating proposals from three firms interested in helping the town become “The
Family Sports Capital of America.”
Agricultural biotech firm hired a site-selection consultant and considered other cities around the world for its $340 million
expansion.
Hurco Cos. Inc. designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine systems for the worldwide metal-cutting and metal-forming industry.
A new report ranks Indiana 48th in the nation in the amount of federal dollars the state spends per person on public health.
The study released this week by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation also found that
Indiana spent less per person on public health services than most other Midwestern states in fiscal 2009. Ohio ranked 49th,
spending $13.52 per person, while Virginia spent the least on its residents, at $13.33 a person.
Two Bedford parents are in a custody battle over how to handle the weight problems of their 9-year-old son. At 5 feet and
140 pounds, Eric Smoot is considered overweight but not obese by a pediatrician. His father has filed legal papers fighting
for custody, saying his son is dangerously obese and his weight could endanger his life. His mother, Darla Smoot, says the
father, Lowell Taylor, didn’t have a problem until the state raised her child custody payments from $125 to $150 a week.
A hearing between the two parties over custody is set for May.
An Indianapolis mother has been arrested after being accused of leaving her 6-year-old in a car while she smoked crack inside
a known drug house on Grant Avenue. Kelly Barngrover was arrested on multiple charges after police say she put her child in
extreme danger. The Department of Child Services took custody of the child. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.