Stories tagged with "national initiative"

Library in shelter to offer an oasis for residents by indystar

The Julian Center, which shelters battered women and their children, received a donation of more than 600 books Tuesday, most of them children’s titles, for its new... – Oct 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

A strong way to prevent teen dating abuse by indystar

According to The Star’s June 8 article, “Domestic abuse reports up 13 percent,” 1,950 domestic violence cases were investigated by city police in the first five... – Jun 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Higher-ed leader to be honored by indystar

Former and current Indiana legislators and top state education officials will be among the 150 to 200 expected to gather Friday in honor ofStan Jones, the state’s longtime... – Apr 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Cathy Kightlinger

Indiana ranks next to last in online records by indystar

Accessibility of public information is lacking, 50-state Sunshine Week survey finds Hoosiers can easily learn about their state songs and state flowers with a quick search on the... – Mar 16, 2009 at 2:14 AM in Politics & Government

New Palestine man sentence for child porn by Bill Mccleery

A New Palestine man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. James Steven Lindsey, 23, learned his fate Monday from... – Dec 11, 2008 at 12:16 PM in Communities

Community Shred Day to keep important papers out of criminals' hands by indystar

In 1998, Julie Hoskins had just begun a new job at Shred-it, a company that destroys unneeded confidential documents. While cleaning out her old office, she ripped up papers... – Oct 24, 2008 at 3:07 AM in Communities