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Ind. woman sentenced to die at 16 to be released
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman whose death sentence for a killing when she was 15 years old helped change the way juveniles are treated by courts across the country is being released from prison. Forty-three-year-old Paula Cooper is...Tags: Punishment, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), U.S. Supreme Court
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Only Rock and Roll?
Stop Bluffing I see where the Postal Service has decided to hold off cancelling Saturday deliveries. I think they should also call off their seemingly constant threats of doing so. How many times has this happened? Enough is enough. Either put up...Tags: Wrigley Field, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Postal Service, Entertainment, Interior Policy
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Style Points Matter
When the dust settles, there may be only two undefeated teams left to play for the national championship. In fact, there may be fewer than that. But as it stands right now there are three, and Notre Dame appears to be on the outside looking in. I never...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Elections, Brian Kelly
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Go figure
Count me among those neither outraged nor shocked by Richard Mourdock’s rape comment this week. Why? Because it is hard to be outraged when you are not shocked to begin with. Mourdock is who he is and has been since he started his political...
Tags: Barack Obama, Richard Mourdock, Mitt Romney, Elections
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Market Basket: New restaurant closed again
A new south-side South Bend restaurant is currently closed. The owner of Passport Woodfire Grill, which opened in early August at 1290 E. Ireland Road, says he plans to reopen the doors. But city and county officials say the restaurant needs multiple...
Tags: Greg Koehler, Dining and Drinking, Marketing, JC Penney Company Inc., Health
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Christmas in July
“Now is not the time to talk about that.” I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard those words or similar words or even the lack of words over the last week. With a few exceptions from the usual suspects, that is the political...
Tags: Lobbying, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Weaponry, Firearms
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Candidate banks on the power of one
Indiana law requires minor-party candidates to jump through some hoops if they want their names to be on an election ballot. Andrew Straw, a Green Party candidate running for the state's 2nd District congressional seat, sees the rules as unfair. So, he's...
Tags: Judaism, Mitch Daniels, Israel, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Poll: Mich. voters divided on right-to-work issue
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A poll says a majority of Michigan voters favor right-to-work laws but are evenly split about whether Michigan should become the nation's 24th right-to-work state. Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders in the Republican-controlled...Tags: Rick Snyder, Elections
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Indian Village residents upset over Douglas Road changes
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Some people living in St. Joseph County are upset. The County Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night in favor of Notre Dame's plan to move Douglas Road farther north between 933 and Juniper, but people who live nearby aren't happy. With...Tags: Voting, Elections
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Pence planning trip this week to South Bend
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov.-elect Mike Pence said Wednesday some of Gov. Mitch Daniels top aides will stay on to help him in the new administration. Pence announced that Rob Wynkoop will stay on as the head of the Department of Administration and...
Tags: Executive Branch, Republican Party, Mitch Daniels, Tony Bennett, Government
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South Bend board to decide 10-year police officer's future
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Just 5 years ago, he was Police Officer of the Year in South Bend. Now, he could be fired from the force. The city’s Board of Public Safety on Tuesday held a hearing about Officer Chris Bortone. Bortone, a 10-year South Bend...Tags: Government, Safety of Citizens, Theft
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New inflation gauge would cut benefits, hike taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tweaking the way the government measures inflation sounds like an obscure method to help reduce budget deficits, but over time it would lead to significantly lower Social Security benefits while increasing taxes, mainly on low- and...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Government Health Care, Xavier Becerra, Inflation and Deflation, Poverty
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