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Layoff euphemisms

Corporations simply don’t like direct language, a Butler University professor says.

Muslim group starts Fort Hood victims fund

The Plainfield-based Islamic Society of North America is collaborating with other Muslim organizations and interfaith groups
to collect donations to help the families of victims in the Fort Hood shootings. The shootings at the Texas military base
killed 13 people and injured 29 others. Authorities say the attack was done by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist
and a Muslim.

Police look for fast-food robber

Police are looking for a robber they say shot a man Sunday in the McDonaldâ??s parking lot near 52nd Street and Keystone Avenue
in Indianapolis. The victim said the robber jumped in his car and demanded money. The victim said he didn’t have any money,
so he jumped out of the car, and the robber shot him in the leg. The victim went to Methodist Hospital in stable condition.
The suspect took off in a Silver Chevrolet Impala.

Man shot during east-side robbery

A man was robbed, shot and left for dead as he was walking his dog late Sunday night on English Avenue on Indianapolisâ??
east side. After two men approached Gabriel Jordan and tried to rob him, Jordan took off running, but one of the men shot
him in the back, according to police. His dog ran home, alerting his wife, who called 911. The victim was taken to Wishard
Hospital in critical condition. The suspects made off with Jordan’s wallet.

You-review-it Monday

For me, “Enter Love” at the Cabaret, Walter Knabe at the Evan Lurie Gallery, and more. And for you?

Indiana jobless benefits extended 20 more weeks

Federal legislation will provide up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits in Indiana. The extension means eligible residents will be able to claim up to 99 weeks in benefits.

House passes health care bill on close vote

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation
Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate
on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.

Supreme Court to hear gambler’s suit

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether an Ohio River casino should have allowed a compulsive gambler
to play and lose $125,000 in a single night.

Indiana voters trending against schools in tax votes

Indiana voters seem willing to pay more in property taxes to help school districts cover operating costs. The results of last
week’s referendums, however, continue the trend against supporting plans for bigger, better schools during tough economic
times.

Daniels announces more cuts as state revenue falls again

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Friday announced a series of spending cuts and other steps designed to offset a continuing multimillion-dollar
decline in state revenues. If the trend continues without spending cuts, he said, Indiana’s reserves would be wiped out by
next August.

Man jumps 40 feet, ending police chase

A traffic stop for a seat-belt violation yesterday afternoon led to a chase and a 40-foot fall. Richard Stedman, 44, was pulled
over in Plainfield because one of his two passengers wasnâ??t buckled in, according to police. After his passengers got out
of the car, Stedman took off, leading police onto Interstate 70 at speeds close to 100 mph. The car chase ended at Indianapolis
International Airport when Stedman hit a retaining wall at the arrival ramp, got out of the vehicle and jumped over the wall.
Stedman, who has outstanding warrants for burglary and receiving stolen property, was taken to Wishard Hospital with serious
injuries.