The receipt that proves your library is worth every tax dollar | Davich nwitimes.com/opinion/colu...

The receipt that proves your library is worth every tax dollar | Davich

A due-date slip showing $70 in savings is a powerful reminder that libraries deliver one of the biggest returns on taxpayer dollars—just as new laws tighten their budgets.

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Indiana’s school voucher program has drained billions of dollars away from our public schools, funneling them to religious private schools without the same accountability requirements. Just how much has your local school district lost? See for yourself at IndianaCoalitionForPublicEd.org/Voucher-Cost

Voucher Cost to Local Public School Districts - Indiana Coalition for Public Education

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Southwest Allen County Schools has lost more than 500 students since 2022. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/08/05/sacs-launches-open-enrollment-program/

Purdue’s new AD has landed Tommy McClelland and his family

Boy Throb, a viral boy band whose identity is wrapped up in the goal of getting a U.S. visa for vocalist Darshan Magdum, shared a video announcing that Magdum’s visa had finally been approved. https://wapo.st/4w4q6nq

Louisville committee advances 6-month data center moratorium to Metro Council

Louisville committee advances 6-month data center moratorium to Metro Council

The Louisville Metro Planning Commission voted 7-1 Tuesday to advance a proposed 180-day moratorium on new hyperscale data centers to the full Metro Council for a final vote.

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Hammond Teachers Union organizing boycott of BP over lockout at Whiting refinery nwitimes.com/news/local/a...

Hammond Teachers Union organizing boycott of BP over lockout at Whiting refinery

The Hammond Teachers' Federation is calling for a boycott of BP after the lockout at the BP Whiting Refinery approaches its fifth month.

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BP profit tops $5.7 billion amid Whiting refinery lockout nwitimes.com/news/local/a...

BP profit tops $5.7 billion amid Whiting refinery lockout

BP, which has locked out more than 800 workers at its Whiting refinery since for more than four months, more than doubled its second quarter profit to $5.7 billion as

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Community members came out to the Fort Wayne City Council meeting Tuesday to share their thoughts on renewing the Flock Safety camera contract. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/08/05/community-members-share-opinions-potential-renewal-flock-safety-camera-contract/ 

Evansville Rotary panel addresses data center questions on energy, water and jobs >>> https://www.14news.com/2026/08/04/evansville-rotary-panel-addresses-data-center-questions-energy-water-jobs/

New Fever notebook: - Dantas undergoes season-ending knee surgery - Trade deadline passes quietly - New player signs development contract - Clark earns weekly award, again - Fever games continue drawing massive TV audiences www.fieldhousefiles.com/p/fever-note...

Fever Notebook: Dantas’ season ends, deadline passes quietly, Clark honored again

The trade deadline passed quietly, Michelle Onyiah signed to development contract, Caitlin Clark earned another weekly honor, and Fever games continued to deliver massive TV audiences.

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The Supreme Court is shaping the future of public health. Swipe through for the basics, then listen to the latest Hoosier Health Matters episode for the full conversation. 🎧 #HoosierSky #GTC #SupremeCourt #PublicHealth

Zay was fired for "failing to file a required financial disclosure after his removal as Chair, improperly awarding payments & personal gifts to employees, & directing staff to alter a public meeting agenda without consulting the new Chair." #HoosierSky indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/03/z...

Zay fired from utility regulator panel weeks after AES hike demotion • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Gov. Mike Braun fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Andy Zay from his post, in the first such dismissal in more than a decade.

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Tapper: "There are now three women who have accused you of violent behavior…Are all three of these women who don't know each other lying?" Rep. Max Miller: "Yes…It's all hearsay." Tapper: "It's not hearsay if it is firsthand testimony from women."

91 traffic stops in three hours. Fishers police worked the city's 35 mph roads Tuesday morning as school returns — top speed caught was 25 mph over the limit #LarryInFishers tinyurl.com/2syha3aa

91 traffic stops in three hours: Fishers police target speeders on 35 mph roads as school returns

Learn about the Fishers police speed enforcement effort that led to 91 drivers being pulled over in just one morning.

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The Journal Gazette's high school season previews include players, teams and storylines to watch as action begins across northeast Indiana for soccer, girls volleyball, cross country, boys tennis and girls golf. Read the previews as they are published: www.journalgazette.net/sports/high-...

An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. https://to.pbs.org/4xowHdG

3 FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration

The agents were terminated as part of a broader personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel that has targeted employees who investigated Trump or are perceived as being against the administration's int...

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The false delinquency flags are sparking additional confusion and panic as many borrowers struggle to navigate substantial changes to federal student loan programs and higher monthly payments.

Borrowers Get False Notices That Their Student Loans Are Delinquent

A major student loan servicer has been erroneously notifying borrowers that their student loans are severely delinquent on payments, according to reports.

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Illinois lawmakers are calling for changes at the Joliet Treatment Center after a Marshall Project, @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org investigation exposed an epidemic of fires that resulted in two deaths at the prison. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/04/i...

Illinois Lawmakers Decry Prison’s ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions

After The Marshall Project found scores of fires set by men at a Joliet prison, legislators want improved fire safety and mental health treatment.

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A group of high-ranking Chicago police officials are pushing to form their own union, setting up a possible fight with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration.

High-ranking Chicago police supervisors push to unionize amid beef with City Hall

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'Powerless': Indiana families describe the toll of losing Medicaid access

'Powerless': Indiana families describe the toll of losing Medicaid access • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana families describe delayed care, confusion and financial strain as Medicaid coverage lapses ripple across the state's health system.

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Zay fired from utility regulator panel weeks after AES hike demotion

Zay fired from utility regulator panel weeks after AES hike demotion • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Gov. Mike Braun fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Andy Zay from his post, in the first such dismissal in more than a decade.

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Once upon a time, you could've lived next to a data center and never known it. For decades, they quietly powered Netflix, cloud storage, and the internet itself, tucked away near cheap power and fiber connections. www.wired.com/story/how-da...

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

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"A writer has only one responsibility, and that is to tell the truth . . . in clear, accurate, precise sentences which will communicate to the reader what he wants to say. This is the highest purpose of a writer." John Bartlow Martin, born OTD in 1915 rayboomhower.blogspot.com/2024/05/john...

John Bartlow Martin: A Writing Life

During the 1940s and 1950s one name, John Bartlow Martin , dominated the pages of the “big slicks,” mass-circulation magazines, especially t...

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Extended interview with Trey Kaufman-Renn after the Renn Legacy basketball camp in Sellersburg, #Indiana. From the News and Tribune www.newsandtribune.com/multimedia/f...

Former Silver Creek basketball standout Trey Kaufman-Renn talks about his busy summer

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Indiana has canceled its home-and-home series against Notre Dame -- slated for 2030-31 www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

Indiana, Notre Dame cancel series: Hoosiers have zero non-conference P4 opponents on future docket

The Hoosiers' schedule for the foreseeable future is devoid of real non-conference competition

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The four largest school districts in Allen County have shared their plans to keep students safe as cyclosporiasis cases continue to rise in the area.

Allen County school districts address food safety practices, changes amid cyclosporiasis outbreak

Allen County’s four largest school districts have shared their plans to keep students safe as Cyclosporiasis cases continue to rise in the area.

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Really excited to announce this event with Morgenstern Books. Morgenstern is a Bloomington institution, and @michaelniziolek.bsky.social and I were honored to be invited to talk about "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" the week of launch. We'll see y'all on Sept. 23! #iufb

In honor of Hoosier birthday guy Ernie Pyle, a free copy of my Pyle biography to the first person to name the Indiana newspaper he worked for after leaving Indiana University.