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Enbridge pipeline too close for comfort?
Imagine an international oil pipeline was coming through your backyard, within 10 feet of your home and business where you are raising four kids – and if you refuse, the company can exercise its power of eminent domain. That is the situation Shawn...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, National Transportation Safety Board, Energy Resources, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Officials confident in Indy 500 security plan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials and Indiana State Police say they are confident in their security plan for this year's Indianapolis 500 and won't remove trash cans from the track in response to deadly blasts at the Boston...
Tags: Politics, Safety of Citizens, Indianapolis 500, Government
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Walorski gives weekly national GOP address
In this week's national Republican address, Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) discusses President Obama's budget: a tax increase on middle-class families, hundreds of billions of dollars added to the national debt, and never achieving balance. Walorski says...
Tags: National Government, Politics, Symptoms, Health Insurance Cost, Republican Party
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Fitness USA in South Bend to go ladies-only
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Feel the burn is taking on a new meaning for some members of a local gym. On April 8, Fitness USA in South Bend will become a ladies-only facility. It's a decision that has upset many male members. The executive director... -
Healthworks getting kids active
SOUTH BEND – A South Bend museum is focused on kids. They're working hard to keep kids in Michiana healthy and fit. Memorial's Healthworks Kids' Museum has kicked off “Passport to Play,” a program that gets kids away from the...Tags: Museums, Politics, Arts and Culture, Interior Policy, Michelle Obama
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Eye on Kids: Students keeping "Minds in Motion"
WSBT-TVMILLERSBURG – As teachers keep an eye on kids and how they learn, there’s a new method of education. Get kids moving, get them active to help them learn. It’s a program called “Minds in Motion.” It puts kids’...Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Students consider possibility of more gym time
An Indiana state lawmaker recently floated a bold idea on how to bring down Indiana’s childhood obesity rates. Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Dist. 14) filed a bill which would require students K-12 to attend thirty minutes of daily physical education....
Tags: Students, The Salvation Army, Obesity, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Man dives 40 feet off bridge to save woman
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A fitness buff jumped off a bridge over the White River in downtown Indianapolis to save a stranger who was flailing in the frigid water. WISH-TV says Homecroft resident Keith Smedema was riding his bike in White River State...Tags: Hypothermia, Air Transportation Industry
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Bishop John D'Arcy | 1932-2013
The retired bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Diocese passed away in his home Sunday morning surrounded by loved ones. Bishop Emeritus John M. D'Arcy was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in December. He served as bishop here 24 years,...
Tags: Christianity, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, New Year's Day, Roman Catholicism
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How realistic should school shooting drills be?
"I want to see my kids! Bang! Bang!" the man shouted as he stormed into the front office of a South Carolina elementary school and pointed a handgun at a secretary and custodian. Both went limp at the verbal gunshots, and the "shooter," a police officer...Tags: Psychology, Columbine High School, Cary, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School
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Kroc Center celebrates 1-year anniversary
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Monday marks the one-year anniversary since the Kroc Center Community Center opened in South Bend The $70 million center operated by the Salvation Army opened with a lot of fanfare and flourish, but there’s been a learning curve...Tags: The Salvation Army
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Poll: Obesity's a crisis but we want our junk food
WASHINGTON (AP) — We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk food. Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for...
Tags: Diabetes, Dining and Drinking, Politics, Restaurants, Food and Drug Administration
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