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Legislators getting a jump on session by Mary Beth

Hearings now will let them hit the ground running next year Indiana House and Senate committees have set December hearing dates for several key issues, including property tax... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

Game helps students navigate world of business by Josh Duke

Familiar simulation technology eases teens into learning concepts such as self-discipline, ethics Wesley Edmonds, a self-described gamer, never dreamed that he could pursue his... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Inhaling smoke may have killed woman, 94 by indystar

** A 94-year-old woman died in an early-morning fire Sunday in her Downtown apartment. Willa Mae Fossett was found about 4:30 a.m. in her bathroom at the Indiana Avenue Apartments,... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Bob Kravitz's report card by indystar

RUN OFFENSE: C The final numbers aren’t that great (25 carries for 76 yards), but Joseph Addai and Donald Brown had 23 for 84, a 3.7 average, and that’s not bad against... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Colts

Johnson in good position to extend string of titles by indystar

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — All Jimmie Johnson ever wanted was a chance to race with the best in NASCAR. Maybe even win a race or two. Never did he expect to be a champion. Especially... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in NASCAR

Derby trip hurts good reputation by indystar

Luke Kenley, a member of the Indiana Senate for almost 18 years, should have known better. In May, Kenley, chairman of both the State Budget Committee and the Senate Finance... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

We can't afford crisis that shuts down city by indystar

Deciding how much the Indianapolis Department of Waterworks is entitled to in its recent request to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for a rate increase is beyond my... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Pleased with IPS, but not when kids can't get to school by indystar

Indianapolis Public Schools is understandably proud of its magnet programs. My daughters attend one of the Center for Inquiry magnet schools, and I am very impressed with CFI staff... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Software firm leases space by indystar

Indianapolis — Double-Take Software has leased 45,429 square feet at 8470 Allison Pointe Boulevard. Colliers Turley Martin Tucker represented landlord Sun Life Financial in... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Fitness center plans opening by indystar

Indianapolis — Professional Fitness will open a 4,200-square-foot fitness center in January at 5633 W. 96th St., in a Browning Investments business park off Zionsville Road.... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

HotBox Pizza to move store by indystar

Indianapolis — HotBox Pizza will move its Downtown store at 10th Street and Indiana Avenue to a new site at 30 E. Georgia St. next month. The new location near Circle Centre... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Family affair in Afghanistan: Go with tribes by indystar

While military officers wait for President Barack Obama to conclude his agonizingly slow review of Afghanistan policy, they’ve been reading a paper by an Army Special Forces... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Oil's expanding frontiers by indystar

What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Horoscopes by indystar

Today’s birthday (Nov. 23): Love is the force that moves you to explore and take risks this year. Aries (March 21-April 19): Life only sends us the challenges we can handle.... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Living

Tourist watch by indystar

Dec. 2-6 USA Track&Field Annual Meeting. Estimated attendance: 1,500. Dec. 4-11 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues Major League Baseball Winter Meetings.... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Bankruptcies by indystar

These bankruptcies were filed Oct. 30-Nov. 18 in U.S. District Court, Indianapolis, for the Southern District of Indiana. D-debt; A-assets. Chapter 7 (liquidation) Indy Metal Works... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

For The Record by indystar

Company News The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining has approved West Lafayette-based Imaginestics as an Alliance Partner. Imaginestics will provide technology... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Northwestern tops Notre Dame by indystar

Northwestern defeated Notre Dame 3-1 on Sunday in a second-round game of the men’s soccer NCAA Tournament in Evanston, Ill. Jack Hillgard scored two goals and Piero Bellizzi... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Notre Dame

India association donates $10,000 to homeless shelter by Will Higgins

A nonprofit Asian-Indian group has raised money for a Downtown homeless shelter. The Northwestside-based India Association of Indianapolis has raised $10,000 for the Wheeler... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Marion County

Boone County jobless rate at 7 percent by Robert Annis

Boone County received some good and bad news last week regarding unemployment. According to numbers released last week by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the... – Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Boone County