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A&E: What the butler saw, heard and felt

At times, “Looking Over the President’s Shoulder” (at Indiana Repertory Theatre through May 3) feels less like a play and more like a very good afterdinner speech. The speaker in this one-man show, penned by IRT playwrightin-residence James Still, certainly is worth listening to. He’s Alonzo Fields, an Indiana native who spent 21 years as a butler in the White House, serving four administrations. A humble, hardworking man, Fields has snippets to share – about Churchill’s nude swimming habits, Errol…

Energy savings program may not be bright idea: Duke ratepayer groups question complex payment plan

Duke Energy ratepayers have asked regulators for more time to study what they describe as an “unprecedented” way of paying for an energy-efficiency program the utility is proposing. They are concerned it might be a better deal for shareholders than customers. North Carolina-based Duke proposed its “save-a-watt” program last fall, arguing it will boost by more than 10 times the energy savings over existing efficiency options for its 777,000 Indiana customers. The program would offer such things as compact fluorescent…

NOTIONS: Why you can feel good about the world’s future

Let me introduce three remarkable young people. Jessica Gabrian grew up in a St. Louis suburb. She earned good grades, excelled at volleyball and won an athletic scholarship to William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. Early on, there was a hearing-impaired student in one of Jessica’s classes. There was also a sign language interpreter. Always a visual learner who talked with her hands, Jessica grew fascinated with the beauty of American Sign Language (ASL). She was “instantly hooked.” She decided…

St. Francis thinking green in $42 million renovation: Mooresville hospital features ‘healing’ rooftop gardens

Guests attending the April 19 open house at the newly remodeled St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville will get a sneak peak at the facility’s $42 million makeover. The project increases the size of the campus from 258,000 square feet to almost 400,000 and adds everything from a new, eight-bed intensive care unit to two additional adult inpatient nursing units. But perhaps the most innovative touch-at least from an aesthetic point of view-can be found on the roof. Like a handful of other…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Could your doctor be prohibited from treating you?

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Jones, I can no longer be your doctor-at least not this side of the county line.” Patients would no doubt find it strange to hear these words from their family doctor, but longstanding law in Indiana says doctors may enter into noncompetition agreements that prohibit them from treating patients in certain geographic areas for a limited time. In March, the Indiana Supreme Court issued its first comprehensive ruling on physician noncompetition agreements in more than 20 years…

Commentary: Reforming elections should be top priority

The intensity of the Democratic presidential contest is propelling expectations that Indiana primary voters will influence the selection of the Democratic presidential nominee. The question is, will Indiana conduct a fair election? Elections are the heart of democracy and the instrument for the people to choose leaders and hold them accountable. The validity of the elected depends upon the integrity of the voting process. If elections lack integrity, the entire democratic system is at risk. Since 2000, polls have consistently…

ATA plan ticks off terminated pilots, attendants

Former ATA Airlines employees are trying to comb the wreckage of the bankrupt carrier, looking to grab their financial belongings
before managers and lenders cart off what little is left. Pilots and flight attendants are opposing retention bonuses for
managers who will spend the next several months turning out the lights of the 35-year-old carrier.

JW work to begin in June

A three-year project to build a new convention headquarters hotel along West Street now is scheduled to begin on June 1, immediately after the Indianapolis 500, said Mike Wells of developer REI…

Tickets: looking ahead…way ahead

Indiana State Fair concert tickets go on sale tomorrow, April 12. The lineup includes Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Sugarland and “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Ticketmaster already is selling seats for Kenny Chesney at Lucas Oil Stadium in September. Group tickets are being sold…

McCallum leaves IU for Detroit

Former Indiana University assistant men’s basketball coach Ray McCallum has been hired as the University of Detroit Mercy’s new head coach.

UDM athletic director Keri Gaither made the announcement today during a press conference…

Mackey Arena to cost $17M more

Purdue University trustees this morning approved a capital improvement budget that includes spending $17 million more on renovating and expanding Mackey Arena than the $82 million anticipated last year. The scope of the project is the same; the additional cost was forced by escalating prices for materials and other construction costs, as well as by […]

Local house sales, prices slide in March

Pending house sales in the nine-county Indianapolis area plunged 14.7 percent in March from the same month last year, the brokerage F.C. Tucker Co. said today. Sales accepted but not closed fell to 2,419 units from 2,836 a year earlier. Each county, including Madison, saw sales fall, with Hancock posting the biggest reversal: down 31.6 […]

Oden makes move for spotlight

As a senior at Lawrence North High School, Greg Oden was the most televised high school player since LeBron James. And he hoped to be a small screen star after he became a…

Escalade swings to loss on weak sales

Sluggish sales of game room tables to Sears and other big retailers helped throw Escalade Inc. for an $800,000 loss in the first quarter. The Evansville company said today that revenue in its sporting goods segment fell 14 percent, and that sales in its office equipment arm fell 11 percent as mass-market retailers pulled back […]

Sarah Fisher nabs primary sponsor

ResQ Pure Power Energy Drink, a recently launched product, will sponsor Sarah Fisher and Sarah Fisher Racing for this year’s Indianapolis 500. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but motorsports sources…

BREAKING: Angie’s List gets $35M infusion

Angie’s List plans to use a new pile of venture capital to take its consumer-rating service international. The Indianapolis-based company has received a $35 million investment from Battery Ventures, a venture capital firm with offices in Boston and Silicon Valley. Battery will hold a minority stake in the company. Angie’s List has more than 600,000 […]

Local traffic tracking to be available by fall

Indianapolis-area drivers will be able to watch for traffic congestion on screens in their vehicles by this fall as a result of an agreement signed this month by Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. and seven other groups, including National Public Radio. Streets color-coded to show traffic speeds will be broadcast by new digital signals to screens […]

ITT stock spikes following months of decline

ITT Educational Services Inc. and other for-profit educators saw their stock prices surge this morning, the day after a U.S. House panel approved a bill that aims to ensure students have access to loans-no matter the credit crisis. ITT Educational’s shares also may have been boosted by takeover rumors. Carmel-based ITT Educational’s shares shot up […]

Gordon hangs with notorious agent

Many Indiana University fans probably wondered why the man sitting next to Eric Gordon at Monday’s press conference looked familiar. Gordon told the world he was leaving IU for the NBA while sitting…

Accounting mistake roils Carroll County

An error that led Carroll County officials to think more money was available than they actually had is stirring heated emotions and demands for steep budget cuts. Earlier this week, commissioners in the county east of Lafayette OK’d cutting the budget by $1.8 million in order to reach a state mandate to not exceed a […]