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In these 30-some pages of advertising, there are photographs of 30 different individuals. Not one is African-American.
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MYERS: Yes, an infant’s odds are better in Cuba
The failure to provide comprehensive pre-natal care is dreadful.
KETZENBERGER: Great leadership from an unlikely place
Rol had done pretty well with his roofing business and it changed the way I thought of him.
EARLY: The council’s long and winding agenda
I do not care what people do as long as they don’t do it in the street and scare the horses.
EDITORIAL: OK smoking ban before year end
A plea to City-County Council Democrats: Keep your eye on the prize and vote this month for smoke-free workplaces.
Don’t snuff out rights
Smoking and secondhand smoke put people at risk. But I just don’t understand the mentality of people who are trying to force their views on this topic.
Fire damages apartments, church
Firefighters believe a cigarette may have caused a fire in a small east-side apartment complex early Friday morning. It took firefighters about two hours to contain the blaze, which broke out at about 2 a.m. in the 4300 block of East Washington Street. The four-unit complex also houses Trinity House Community Outreach Church. Damage was estimated at more than $70,000. No injuries were reported. Four people from two units escaped without injury.
Indiana battles legislative ‘creep’ in short session
Indiana senators have introduced 415 bills so far and House members have filed another 400, including so-called vehicle bills, which act as sort of blank slates for lawmakers to amend ideas onto.
Statewide smoking ban passes House
Even if Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard follows through on a threat to veto the tougher citywide smoking ban council members passed Monday, a similar measure still pending in the General Assembly would prohibit lighting up in public places statewide.
MAHERN: Ballard’s silly intransigence on a smoking ban
If the mayor doesn’t believe the science, he should say so.
Smoking ban is an accomplishment
Indiana will now protect 95 percent of people while at work and also allow citizens to eat at any restaurant in the state without having to encounter cigarette or cigar smoke.
Man shot during carjacking
An Indianapolis man was shot Monday night during a carjacking on the northeast side. The victim told police he was approached by a man in the 4300 block of East 31st Street just before 10:30 p.m. The man asked for a cigarette, forced his way into the car and shot the victim in the hip during a struggle, the victim said. The wounded man was taken to Wishard Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. His vehicle was found on fire two hours later in the 2700 block of North Butler Avenue.
MYERS: Now ban smoking during the Indy 500
They can simply make the decision to protect the health of the fans.
HETRICK: How far would and should you go to forgive?
Moral questions abound, from Poland to Penn State.
City’s smoking-ban borders hurt, help some bars
Indianapolis bars bordering Lawrence and Beech Grove, towns where smoking is still permitted, are feeling the effects of tougher smoking restrictions, as patrons move to taverns where they can still light up.
FDA drug-review deal may unravel as fiscal cliff looms
A $6.4 billion accord for U.S. drug and medical-device reviews is set to unravel just three months after taking effect as lawmakers squabble over budget cutbacks.
GOP senator plans bill decriminalizing pot possession
State Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, said he’ll introduce legislation in the 2013 legislative session that would make possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana an infraction, rather than a criminal offense.
IBJ Health Care Power Breakfast – transcript
Indianapolis Business Journal convened a panel of experts at its Health Care & Benefits Power Breakfast on Sept. 28 to talk about industry issues including Medicaid, on-site health clinics and narrow networks. Panelists included Robert J. Brody, president and CEO of Franciscan St. Francis Health; Michael N. Heaton, partner, Katz Sapper & Miller; Dr. Gregory N. Larkin, commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health; Vicki F. Perry, president, CEO, Advantage Health Solutions Inc.; Dr. Ram Yeleti, president, Community Physician Network. The following is the unedited transcript of the discussion.
Try this text for HC life sciences power breakfast transcript
WALL: One of the big changes coming out of the 2010 health reform law is a push for health care providers to provide care more based on value, a little less based on volume of services. One concept toward that goal is this accountable care organization concept. It’s similar in many ways to health maintenance […]
Woman robbed in Garfield Park
An Indianapolis woman said she was beaten and robbed by two men on her way home through Garfield Park Monday night. Jennifer Kelly told police she was taking a shortcut through the park when two men jumped her from behind. One of the men held her down, she said, while the other hit her and searched for cash. The attack lasted about 10 minutes, she said. The bandits stole $10 and a pack of cigarettes. Kelly called 911 and ran after the men to see which way they went. She described one of her attackers as white, about 25 years old, with a “spiky” goatee.