1. The right wing Cincinnati (and syndicated) radio show host is outraged that John McCain dissed him after the radio guy did a not so thinly veiled racist dog and pony opening act for a McCain rally this week. Bill Cunningham says McCain “threw him under a bus.”
2. I hereby decree that the next [...]

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Meet Midge
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Midge is about 3 years old and she is a spayed female corgi husky mix. She loves people and is already potty trained. She love to play games outside and cuddle up on the couch inside. She doen’t get along well with adult dogs but really enjoys taking [...]

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Yep, once again I stayed all the way through the Academy Awards. And I must say for the first time ever (for me, certainly not for many others who are often left wanting) I was bored. I am going to write it off, pun intended, to the writers strike. The Academy simply [...]

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I am writing this just hours before the Academy Awards, a ritual I have watched faithfully (and in its entirety) for five decades. But I want to tell you about a film that received scant notice from the Academy.
In The Shadow Of The Moon is one of the most thrilling movies I have seen [...]

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Since our local roost is based in Indiana, it is important that we keep at least one eye on local developments to make sure that all of those people making their living off of our tax dollars are doing the right thing.
Indiana officials are often behind the curve when it comes to current events. [...]

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1. How come our military can spend 60-million dollars on a one shot deal to blow up a wayward satellite and nail it but still can’t get enough “up-armored” humvees to our troops in Iraq?
2. Do you think our government was really concerned the satellite would land in your backyard or do you [...]

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Let me tell you about winter here in my local roost, South Bend, Indiana. It stinks. Global warming is not helping much either this winter, we are over 60 inches of snow and the ground is so frozen I can’t even get my Barack Obama yard sign in the ground. Oh, and [...]

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Hoosiers love their basketball, that is well documented. When it comes to politics Indiana is a red state and when it comes to basketball it is just another shade, crimson. Even a Notre Dame guy (me) admits the Indiana University Hoosiers rule in this state. But unlike fans and alumni of some [...]

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We promised that rock and roll would be one of the staples of this web site. Why? Because we love rock and roll. Always have, always will. And more than anything else we want to point you in the direction of artists and bands that deserve wider recognition. That is [...]

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I’ve generally been a supporter of the Congressional hearings looking at the use of performance enhancing drugs by Major League Baseball players. The counter argument has always been that there are more important things for politicians to worry about than juiced ballplayers. Of course there are. But this is a public health issue. [...]

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