Ghost Stories Haunting Indiana Middle School

cbs2chicago.com - Ghost Stories Haunting Indiana Middle School:

"For some, it's like the ghost of Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter tales -- the spirit that haunted the 'Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry,' unable to rest and unhappy to have left the living.

CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports that a seemingly similar story lurks in the halls of Kahler Middle School in Dyer, Ind.

The school is named for Agnes Kahler, who taught there for more than 50 years."

Federal appeals court to hear Indiana House prayer case

AP Wire | 09/05/2006 | Federal appeals court to hear Indiana House prayer case:

"Indiana House leaders will seek private donations in their efforts to overturn a federal judge's ruling restricting opening prayers in the body's Statehouse chambers, House Speaker Brian Bosma said Tuesday.

The money would help defray costs of paying a private law firm tax dollars to defend a case set to be heard by a panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Thursday. Bosma also said that in a rare instance, the U.S. Department of Justice is weighing in on a legislative prayer case and will argue on the side of the speaker.

'It is my understanding that they and members of Congress are quite concerned about the impact of this case on the 225-year practice of free prayer in Congress,' said Bosma, R-Indianapolis. He said he has heard from hundreds of state and local officials from Indiana and other states who have encouraged a strong defense of the prayers."

GOP In Peril Of Losing House Majority, Major Senate Losses

Free Internet Press:

"After a year of political turmoil, Republicans enter the fall campaign with their control of the House in serious jeopardy, the possibility of major losses in the Senate, and a national mood so unsettled that districts once considered safely Republican are now competitive, analysts and strategists in both parties say.

Sixty-five days before the election, the signs of Republican vulnerability are widespread.

Indiana, which President Bush carried by 21 percentage points in 2004, now has three Republican House incumbents in fiercely contested races. Around the country, some of the most senior Republicans are facing their stiffest challenges in years, including Representative E. Clay Shaw, Jr., of Florida, the veteran Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee; Representative Nancy L. Johnson, of Connecticut, a state increasingly symbolic of this year’s political unrest; and Representative Deborah Pryce, of Ohio, the No. 4 Republican in the House."

Let them eat cake as city celebrates | IndyStar.com

I received an email from the Beech Grove Mayor's office earlier today with this announcement as it appears in the Star today.

Let them eat cake as city celebrates | IndyStar.com:

"According to festival Chairman John Ciriello, there'll be more rides on the midway, bigger acts, a queen competition for the first time in about five years and a fireworks display to end it all Saturday.
The festival begins Sept. 13 and runs from 6 to 10 p.m. weekdays and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday.
The Fall Festival dates to 1956, Ciriello said, when it celebrated the community's 50th anniversary of incorporation.
'Beech Grove is a very thriving, very clean, very nice city,' he said."

Resist...: 9/11: Work

Resist...: 9/11: Work:

"I am joining the program to write my recollections and feelings on that fateful day 5 years ago. Today is my recollections of the day at work.

September 11th fell on my day off in 2001 but one of the directors was on vacation so I got to come in and direct the morning show (4am till 9am) but ended up staying a lot longer. We were an NBC affiliate and we cut into the Today Show every 25 minutes for local news and weather. In between those segments we do some production, hand out and just wait for our lunch break to start (9am). We were not paying too much attention that day until I saw a quick story about a plane that ran into the Twin Towers."

Indiana Barrister: Give "Hizzoner" the Schools

Indiana Barrister:

"A story in Friday's Indianapolis Star reveals the IPS taxpayers could face a 37 percent increase in their property tax bills. The money is going toward school construction and other costs. The District has had to do some cost cutting, which includes the layoffs of teachers. As we complain about underperforming students and out of control budgets, I honestly think it's time to rethink not only the way we operate schools but who runs them. We need to put the Mayor in charge of the schools. Think about it for a second.

What is a school board? It's a group of people who got elected in May who nobody knows. A school board can raise your taxes and there's no real accountability. It can under-perform when it comes to educating your children, and there's no real accountability. How do you get accountability? Put one person in charge, the Mayor."

Advance Indiana: My Daily Constitution Coming To Indy

Advance Indiana: My Daily Constitution Coming To Indy:

"My Daily Constitution will provide Hoosiers a rare opportunity to engage in a public dialogue regarding the U.S. Constitution and the issues with which we are faced with today during a week-long series of events from September 17 through September 24, 2006. The event will kick off on Sunday, September 17 at the State House with a public reading of the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day at 2:00 p.m. At least two events per day are scheduled to take place for the following 7 days of the event."