Stories tagged with "Failure"

Sending kids to Africa with same teachers won't help by indystar

The answer to the question in the Nov. 16 article “Is boarding school in Africa the answer for Indiana’s inner-city kids?” is no. I read with disbelief the... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Council fails to protect workers from smoke by indystar

We have experienced a disgraceful failure of the City-County Council to pass the ordinance strengthening the smoking ban in Indianapolis. Since the initial smoking ban was passed,... – Oct 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Harm done in rush to reform social studies education by indystar

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett and the Indiana Department of Education have failed social studies. In the rush to reform K-12 social studies education, the... – Oct 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Castroneves walks away from Homestead wreck by Curt Cavin

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves walked away from a significant crash today at Homestead-Miami Speedway as practice for Saturday’s... – Oct 09, 2009 at 2:57 PM in Indy Racing League

East Chicago landlords to face tighter ordinances, new fee by indystar

East Chicago — East Chicago is getting tough with landlords. A new ordinance requires landlords to carry liability insurance and register properties with the city. It also... – Oct 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

FDIC could seek loans from banks by indystar

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is weighing several costly and never-before-used options to shore up the dwindling fund that insures bank deposits. The... – Sep 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Deputies stage sex offender sweep by Kevin Oneal

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has staged a sex offender sweep today. The department sent 50 deputies, operating in teams, to ensure sex offenders were complying with the... – Aug 31, 2009 at 4:04 PM in Communities

Kanaan, Castroneves disagree on Infineon incident by Curt Cavin

No one should be surprised that longtime Brazilian rivals Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves have differing opinions of what led to their contact in last weekend’s IndyCar Series... – Aug 25, 2009 at 10:06 AM in Indy Racing League

Referendum support sought by Tania E. Lopez

Superintendent appeals for help from teachers, parents Hamilton Southeastern Schools Superintendent Brian Smith spent the past couple of weeks meeting with teachers, parents and... – Aug 19, 2009 at 8:30 PM in Fishers

Children are innocent victims of media criticism of IPS by indystar

Enough! Enough with the media bashing of Indianapolis Public Schools. Believe it or not, our children are very savvy and are in tune with the news media. Do the media understand... – Jul 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Sampson's appeal denied by NCAA by indystar

Former Indiana University basketball coach Kelvin Sampson lost his appeal to lessen penalties levied against him for his involvement in recruiting violations, the NCAA announced... – Jun 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM in Indiana University

Man pleads guilty to livestock neglect by indystar

Liberty — A Richmond man whose livestock were confiscated last month pleaded guilty Monday in Union Circuit Court. Lester King, 61, pleaded guilty to eight counts of failure... – Jun 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

How would a state government shut down affect you? by indystar

Getting a state budget passed by Tuesday’s deadline looks as if it’s going to be tough. Gov. Daniels has said he won’t let government be shut down. But we want to... – Jun 24, 2009 at 4:34 PM in Politics & Government

Spread the blame, but not on teachers' union by indystar

Once again The Star has seen fit to denigrate teachers and their union. Matthew Tully’s June 21 column blames the union for keeping Indianapolis Public Schools from doing its... – Jun 24, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Dog breeders charged with tax evasion by indystar

MAUCKPORT, Ind. — Indiana’s Attorney General has filed tax evasion charges against two dog breeders accused of selling hundreds of dogs and puppies without collecting... – Jun 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM in News

Burned girl's mother given probation by indystar

An Indianapolis woman jailed since January received a time- served sentence Wednesday for failing to seek medical care after her 11-year-old daughter suffered third-degree burns.... – Jun 04, 2009 at 1:22 AM in Marion County

GM founder had the right idea a hundred years ago by indystar

William Durant owned a wagon and buggy factory in the early 1900s. Durant enjoyed great success until the Model T Ford began to take America by storm. Did he declare bankruptcy?... – Jun 03, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Bauer's a victim of his own poor leadership skills by indystar

After the legislative session expired without the General Assembly having completed its work, Speaker Pat Bauer issued a statement placing full responsibility for the failed... – May 10, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Calls for prosecution expose partisan motives by indystar

Ronald Dehnke ignores history in his assertion (Letters, April 30) that failure to prosecute criminal acts, even if the end achieved is favorable or those who committed them are... – May 05, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Source: Souter retiring from U.S. Supreme Court by indystar

WASHINGTON — Justice David Souter has told the White House that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court’s term in June, a source said Thursday... – May 01, 2009 at 12:10 AM in Politics & Government