Pre-race ceremony didn’t measure up
Good [Bill Benner column on June 7] on the recap of the 500. One area that I disagree with you was your praise for the pre-race
ceremony. It was plain awful this year.
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Good [Bill Benner column on June 7] on the recap of the 500. One area that I disagree with you was your praise for the pre-race
ceremony. It was plain awful this year.
Even if the new system does slow down property tax increases, actually capping one source of revenue will never
solve taxpayer problems.
[In response to Bruce Hetrick’s June 14 column] Those that are calling for more government involvement in response
to the BP oil spill are not those who typically call for “less government.
As a practicing physician, I was disappointed by [Morton Marcus’] support of the recently passed health care legislation
[in his May 31 column].
The automaker will keep open nine of 11 assembly plants—including one in Fort Wayne—to make 56,000 more vehicles
that are in high demand, such as the Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan and the Chevrolet Traverse large crossover vehicle.
A small brewery in southern Indiana plans to start selling its beer around the state as a new facility will boost its production capacity by 1,000 percent.
The body of Marine Sgt. John Rankel, who was killed during combat in Afghanistan last Monday, is set to arrive back in Indiana
Thursday afternoon. Visitation will be Friday at a church in Greenwood and Saturday at Speedway High School. His funeral will
be Saturday at the high school with burial following at Crown Hill Cemetery.
An Indianapolis man took matters into his own hands during an early-morning home invasion. Ronald Marshall, 72, was listening
to the radio early Tuesday morning when the suspect burst into his Chester Avenue house and demanded money. Marshall, police
say, told the man he didn't have any money, pushed him out the door and held it shut until the suspect left. Marshall
wasn't hurt in the ordeal.
An Indianapolis man has been arrested on charges that he killed his partner and buried him in the backyard of the home they
shared in the 1700 block of South Meridian Street. Police say Anthony Sachse, 41, admitted killing Larry Self, 45, in mid-March
and burying the body. Investigators began searching for the victim after his sister filed a missing-person report June 4,
saying she last talked with him by phone March 6. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The Indianapolis Colts could have seen their pristine image ripped apart if Marvin Harrison's troubles hit him a bit earlier
in his life. Now the team must be careful how they honor one of the team's all-time great receivers in the future.
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 says the grocery chain used illegal interrogation practices and fired a worker
for exercising his right to organize a union.
Maybe BP (Big Problems?) could have avoided one of its woes by leaving a household name alone.
John K. Branam was sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $1.6 million over four years from
King’s Title & Abstract Co.in Shelbyville.
Friday September 10, 2010 7:45 AM EST
The Westin, Downtown
City officials want to wait until economy, National Basketball Association labor situation stabilize before entering longer-term
deal. Optimism remains deal can get done by June 30.
After 10-month search, Purdue University officials broaden quest for new permanent dean for Krannert School of Management.
School officials hope to have position filled by spring.
The Indianapolis-based forensics, clinical and pharmaceutical testing firm, led by CEO Michael Evans, plans to invest $74
million to acquire and equip
an existing 90,000-square-foot building in Woodland Corporate Park near West 79th Street and Interstate 465.
Southeastern Indiana company plans to add 25,000 square feet to plant and begin hiring additional employees by the end of
next year.
Wellpoint has stuck to the $6-per-share forecast since January even after reporting that first-quarter net income jumped 51
percent, easily topping Wall Street expectations.