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State takeover of failing schools meets resistance

2012-05-21T20:06:37-04:00

A decade after Indiana legislators gave the state the power to take over chronically failing schools, the first implementation of the law is meeting with resistance, skepticism, and questions about its costs.

Howard County hospital acquisition clears another hurdle

2012-05-15T21:25:42-04:00

The planned acquisition of Howard County Regional Health System by the Indianapolis-based Community Health Network cleared another hurdle Tuesday, when the Indiana Finance Authority OK’d the transfer of the Howard County hospital’s debt obligations to Community Health.

Mall-based schools offer second chance for at-risk students

2012-05-13T20:29:49-04:00

Jayne Carter spends her mornings at a shopping mall earning her high school degree. It may sound like a teenager’s dream, but for Carter, 18, and her classmates, it’s a second chance.

Maureen Hayden: Why did 3 million Hoosiers choose not to vote?

2012-05-13T19:41:21-04:00

If you voted in last Tuesday’s primary, raise your hand. Congratulations. You’re part of the small minority of Hoosiers who exercised a right that citizens around the world covet deeply and for which many still risk their lives. For those of you with your hands down, here’s a question: Where were you?

Early intervention efforts try to prevent future dropouts

2012-05-11T23:10:19-04:00

West Goshen Elementary has become a national model for a teaching-excellence program funded by public and private sources, the Teacher Advancement Program, or TAP.

Making lemonade out of Lemons

2012-05-09T07:54:30-04:00

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Lugar, Mourdock in final push for voters

2012-05-06T19:03:40-04:00

Inside his campaign headquarters in Indianapolis, there’s a photo of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar shaking hands with former U.S. Secretary Condoleeza Rice, one of the many Republican Party heavyweights who’ve endorsed his re-election.

Maureen Hayden: Lugar running his toughest race Tuesday

2012-05-06T18:19:59-04:00

You may think 80 is old, but U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, who hit that mile marker in April, has this message for people who think he needs to retire: I can still run.

Early voting, including absentee ballots, declines from 2008

2012-05-03T20:53:56-04:00

Indiana’s hotly contested Republican Senate primary race has generated more than $12 million in campaign spending, including a record-topping $4 million in outside dollars.

Making Medora movie

2012-05-03T07:57:18-04:00

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