News news 2008-06-29 Andanh.com

Smooth moves Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:14 -0500
The big top was back in town Saturday for the second day of Circus Square Park’s grand opening - but it wasn’t your typical circus.

Transpark officials: ITA in black, future bright Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:15 -0500
A year ago, the financial picture for the Kentucky TriModal Transpark was looking gloomy. The agency expected to be $2.3 million in the red, even if - or especially if - it reached the goal of selling at least 47 acres of industrial land at $25,000 an acre. The Inter-Modal Transportation Authority was tied to a bond structure that made it cough up cash to pay off the entire mortgage on each piece of land sold - though reasonable selling prices were far below the roughly $60,000 it took to develop each acre of potential building sites.

Employers want gun laws changed Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:15 -0500
News that a disgruntled factory worker in Henderson killed five co-workers last week has renewed debate about a provision in the state’s gun laws.

Scooter sales soaring as gas prices rise Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:16 -0500
When Todd Davis navigates traffic during his daily commute from Alvaton to Western Kentucky University’s Center for Research and Development, he thinks about the vehicles surrounding him on Scottsville Road.

Mo-peds: Great mileage, but there are some rules Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:16 -0500
With higher fuel prices leading a number of people to utilize smaller, low-mileage vehicles, law enforcement officials want drivers to realize there are laws that must be followed.

Teachers’ futures up in air Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:17 -0500
Kyle Summers taught science to third-grade students at Richardsville Elementary School, but last month he was notified he would not be coming back to greet the faces of his returning students.

Reports reveal candidates’ spending Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:17 -0500
The final campaign finance reports are in and the 9th District Senate race ended up costing $376,871.

Dairy, farm focus of festival Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:18 -0500
Barnfest 2008 brought people to Chaney’s Dairy Barn on Saturday to learn about the dairy industry - and to have a little fun as well.

Wheat harvests twice what they were last season Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:18 -0500
Area wheat farmers have nearly doubled the yield of last year’s crop, which suffered because of the drought.

Hit-and-run sparks criticism Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:19 -0500
Residents of a Bowling Green community are speaking out about speeding and reckless driving in their neighborhood after an unusual hit-and-run in which a driver hit a house early Saturday.

Red Cross has prizes waiting for those who donate blood Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:19 -0500
The South Central Kentucky Chapter of American Red Cross is hoping to prop up its summer blood supplies with an all-day donor event Monday.

Indictments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:19 -0500
The following people were indicted Wednesday by a Warren County grand jury:

Police news: Morgantown woman dies in auto accident Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:08:20 -0500
A 20-year-old woman was killed Friday on U.S. 231 in Butler County in a motor vehicle accident.

Reasonable Doubt: Can of tomato puree an unlikely protein source Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:05:12 -0500
We are not alone. We’re never alone, even when we’re all by ourselves. I’m not talking about little green men, or ghosts, or multiple personalities. I’m talking about germs and bugs. Forget hand sanitizer, bleach or anything promising to kill 99.9 percent of germs; we’re never going to be free, and shouldn’t want to. Our very bodies are a carpet of bacteria, home to perhaps 100,000 species, and a quadrillion individuals - that’s 1 followed by 15 zeros. Microbiologists call them by the cheerful name “normal flora.” These are creatures that we’ve picked up over the ages, and now we rely heavily on some for what we think of as our own biological functions while the vast majority are just passengers. Understanding this horde of fellow travelers may be as important for health as understanding how our own bodies work, according to Science Daily. That publication reported that researcher Martin Blaser of NYU discovered we each may be hosts to endangered species; he found 500 kinds of bacteria on skin alone, but they mutate so fast that some people were the only hosts for certain types. Skin, as might be expected, only skims the surface. There are major colonies in our mouths, lungs and intestines, as Mary Roach discussed in “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” Many of these are things that we want around. We’d have a tough time digesting much of our food without them, even if their presence does sometimes make itself embarrassingly known. “The enzymes in our stomachs break meat down into proteins. The bacterial in our gut break those proteins down into amino acids; they take up where we leave off,” Roach wrote. “Intestinal gas is a waste product of bacteria metabolism.” Not that we have much right to complain. To a large degree, it’s their planet. We’re just convenient vehicles for carrying them around, and sometimes great food sources. Primitive bacteria were Earth’s only inhabitants for most of life’s existence, Richard Dawkins points out in “The Ancestor’s Tale: A Journey to the Dawn of Life.” “We animals are a recent afterthought,” he said. Our current cooperation came even later, and obviously isn’t perfect. If it were, we’d rarely be sick. A virulent disease is just one that hasn’t yet learned to live well enough with humans. Studies of disease epidemics generally show successive waves getting less and less lethal, in part because of better resistance among survivors but also because the worst germs kill themselves off by killing their hosts too quickly to be easily contagious. A successful parasite or symbiont won’t do much damage to its host, and may provide some benefit; if it kills its host, then it kills itself too - not a successful strategy for the long term, even if it can transfer a few of its offspring to another host through a sneeze. It’s much more profitable in the long run to take only what your host can handle, and stick around for years. Some have settled in very well, even far above the single-celled level. Dust and skin mites infest just about everyone’s home. There may be 10 million of them in your mattress, but they’re practically invisible, not harmful except for being an irritant to severe asthmatics. There are many even larger things that pass - so to speak - unnoticed in our food. They pose no real health hazard, though we may not like to think about it. The Food and Drug Administration publishes “Food Defect Action Levels” for processors, listing allowable levels of things it’s just not practical to weed out. “The FDA set these action levels because it is economically impractical to grow, harvest or process raw products that are totally free of non-hazardous, naturally occurring, unavoidable defects,” the guidelines say. Your next can of tomato puree could include up to 20 fly eggs per 100 grams, though the actual averages are usually much lower, according to the FDA. Consider it free protein, I suppose. Ground allspice can have up to 30 “insect fragments” and one rodent hair per 10 grams. Four rodent hairs are allowed per 100 grams of apple butter, as are five “whole or equivalent” insects - not counting mites, aphids, thrips or scales, which aren’t controlled. I guess they must be tasty.

Teddy R. Bunnell Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:22 -0500
MUNFORDVILLE — Teddy Rousseau Bunnell, 62, of Horse Cave died at 1 a.m. June 28, 2008 at the Louisville VA Medical Center. He was an Army Veteran, a lifetime member of VFW Post 5902 in Glasgow, a member of Munfordville Baptist Church and an electrician. He was a son of the late Henry Rousseau Bunnell and Ruby Johnson Bunnell. He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jo Bunnell; and two brothers, Kenneth Lewis Bunnell and Tony Johnson Bunnell. Funeral is at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sego Funeral Home, with burial in Goodman Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Spradlin Bunnell; two sons, Anthony Bunnell and Mark Bunnell, both of Horse Cave; three grandchildren, Kaile, Westin and Dylan Bunnell; a sister, Mary Kathryn Bunnell of Munfordville; and five brothers, James Henry Bunnell, Jack Bowling Bunnell, Jerry Scott Bunnell and Charles Rhea Bunnell, all of Munfordville, and Max Uhl Bunnell of Bowling Green.

Ramona J. Cardwell Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:23 -0500
MORGANTOWN — Ramona Jane Cardwell, 60, of Morgantown died June 27, 2008, at her residence. The Warren County native was a homemaker and member of Brooklyn Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Leamon B. Henderson Sr. and Ilean Vay Howard Henderson. Funeral is at 3 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, with burial in Henderson Cemetery. Visitation begins at 8 a.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Van Buel Cardwell Jr.; four daughters, Kimberly Ann Smith and her husband, Yeullis Renfrow, Lisa Michelle Pendley and her husband, Jeffrey, Amanda Kay Phelps and her husband, Joey, and Julie Renee’ Brindley and her husband, Tony, all of Morgantown; 18 grandchildren, Laura Beth and Cassie Renfrow, Clarissa Henderson, Breanna Phelps, Jacqulyn Pendley, Kayla Brindley, Ashely and Alissa Phelps, Skylar Brindley, Jessica Pendley, Allie Smith, Summer Brindley, Jonathan Pendley, Nathan Smith, Tyler Smith, Austin Brindley, Issac Hayes and Cody Phelps, all of Morgantown; three sisters, Patricia Johnson and her husband, Carlie Jr., of Acworth, Ga., and Ruth Henderson and Betty Jo Jones, both of Morgantown; a brother, Leamon B. Henderson Jr. and his wife, Patricia, of Morgantown; and two aunts, Jo Anne Weber of Louisville and Edith Arnold of Morgantown.

The Rev. John L. Coomer Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:23 -0500
COLUMBIA — The Rev. John L. Coomer, 96, of Columbia died at 12:34 a.m. June 28, 2008, at Westlake Regional Hospital. He was a retired United Methodist minister, having served more than 50 years in the Louisville Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was a chaplain in residence at Summitt Manor Nursing Home. He was a son of the late Amos J. Coomer and Arminta Dickson Coomer and the husband of the late Pearl Hoover Coomer and Nancy Lansden Coomer. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Coomer; two daughters, Margie Roach and Allene Coomer; two brothers, Owen and Coy Coomer; and four sisters, Delpha McKinney, Eunice Coomer, Reba Traylor and Signora Pelston. Funeral is at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church, with burial in Haven Hill Cemetery. Visitation begins at 3:30 p.m. today at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home and at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Rev. John L. Coomer Scholarship Fund at Lindsey Wilson College and can be made at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com. Survivors include his wife, Margie Breeding Coomer; children, Kenneth Coomer and his wife, Linda, the Rev. J. “James” Harold Coomer and his wife, Trudy, of Louisville, the Rev. John Carroll Coomer and his wife, Janice, Wayne L. Coomer of Bowling Green, Nancy Smith and her husband, Buddy, of Columbia and Doug Breeding and his wife, Kim, of Richmond; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Gertrude Dinwiddie Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:24 -0500
FRANKLIN — Gertrude Dinwiddie, 87, of Franklin died at 8:45 p.m. June 27, 2008, at her residence. The Robertson County native was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Minor Toon and Emma Cook Toon and the wife of the late Louis Dinwiddie. She was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Bayles; two brothers, Alton Toon and James Barry Toon; and a nephew, Rickey Bayles. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday at Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home, with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and begins at 6 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survivors include a niece, Sheryl Toon Whitman and her husband, Randy, of Nashville; three nephews, Mark Toon and his wife, Lana, of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Donnie Bayles and Jody Bayles and his wife, Crystal, all of Franklin; and six great-nieces and great-nephews.

H.B. Ditmore Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:24 -0500
FRANKLIN — H.B. “Jack” Ditmore, 82, of Portland, Tenn., died June 28, 2008, at his residence. The Simpson County native was retired from Anaconda Brass, was a former greeter at Wal-Mart and a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of Glasgow First General Baptist Church and Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 177. He was a son of the late H.B. Ditmore and Tom and Kathleen Eubank Bryant. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Jerry Snavely. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. A Masonic service will be performed at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted by the Simpson County Honor Guard. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today, at 6 a.m. Monday and at 6 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy “Dot” Hicks Ditmore; four daughters, Jackie Louise Snavely of Columbus, Ohio, Judy Riddle of Marion, Texas, Linda Witt of Scottsville and Penny Brown of Franklin; five sons, Ronald Herrington of Newport News, Va., Garrel Herrington of Huntsville, Ala., Phillip Herrington of Scottsville, James E. Dorris II of Portland, Tenn., and Harold Metheny of Franklin; a half brother, Wayne Ditmore of Allen County; five half sisters, Peggy Graves of Allen County, Ann Kirby and Pat Johnson, both of Franklin, Janice Lee of Portland and Becky Steele of Florida; 20 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Linnie M. Fields Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:24 -0500
Linnie Mae Fields, 71, of Glasgow died June 27, 2008, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital. She was an in-home child caregiver and a member of Grider Memorial Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Flora Harp and William Saltsman. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Adrianne Lile; three brothers, Coy Saltsman, Roy Saltsman and Sherman Saltsman; and a sister, Sylvia Saltsman. Funeral is at 2:00 p.m. today at Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home, with burial in Big Meadow Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Billy Fields; four children, Billy Wayne Fields and his wife, Sue, of Lafayette, Ga., Gary Fields and his wife, Sheila, and Sandy Saltsman and her husband, Tim, all of Hiseville, and Lana Lile and her husband, Jeff, of Glasgow; eight grandchildren, Heather Key and her husband, Eric, Penny Johnson and her husband, Shawn, Addison Fields, Angie Rush and her husband, Rex Robin, Ashleigh Bennett and her husband, Anthony, Alicia Woosley and her husband, David, Nick Fields and his wife, Lori, and Selena Lile; four great-grandchildren, Allison Key, Ellery Johnson, Kennady Rush and Shallen Fields; four sisters, Callie Jeffries, Stella Gooden, Dorine Reece and Mona Pierce; five brothers, Herman Saltsman, Hayden Saltsman, George Saltsman, Roscoe Saltsman and William Saltsman Jr.; a special friend, Peggy Hopkins; and several nieces and nephews.

Sherman Graham Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:25 -0500
Sherman Graham, 58, of Bowling Green died June 27, 2008, at a Bowling Green nursing home. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Gatewood and Sons Funeral Chapel.

Stuart R. Griffee Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:25 -0500
BRANDENBURG — Stuart Ray Griffee, 86, of Brandenburg died June 27, 2008, at a Woodburn nursing home. Funeral is at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday at Buck Grove Baptist Church in Elkton, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT today and from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT Monday at Hager Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to to Buck Grove Baptist Church Building Fund or Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be made at www.hagerfuneralhome .com. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Mildred Cain Griffee; a daughter, Vivian Gentry and her husband, Joe, of Bowling Green; a son, Ron Griffee and his wife, Teresa, of Nicholasville; six grandchildren, Adam Griffee of Wasilla, Alaska, Amy Gonzalez and her husband, Tony, of Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, Agatha Allen and her husband, Robby, of Evansville, Ind., Alex Griffee of Nicholasville, Alice Ann Zaslavsky and her husband, David, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and John Gentry and his wife, Julie, of Lancaster; and seven great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Brielle and Brian Griffee, Garrett and Gabriella Gonzalez and Lydia and Timothy Allen.

Charles T. Johnson Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:25 -0500
Charles Thomas “Pete” Johnson, 71, of Bowling Green died June 27, 2008, at The Medical Center. The Russellville native served in the Army and was a retired roofing contractor. He was a son of the late Charles T. Johnson and his wife, the late Flo Elizabeth Collom. Cremation was chosen; a memorial service will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Gatewood and Sons Funeral Chapel. Survivors include a son, Patrick Maskin and his wife, Heather, of Russellville; six stepchildren, Peggy, Rachael, Brenda, Janey, Bruce and Johnny; a brother, Joe Johnson; three sisters, Patricia Ashe, Glendria Page and Maxine Long; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Dakota Tyree Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:25 -0500
MORGANTOWN — Dakota Tyree, 20, of Morgantown died at 11:38 a.m. June 27, 2008, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Funeral arrangement, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Jones Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.jonesfuneral chapel.com.

Deloris P. Wingfield Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:26 -0500
BROWNSVILLE — Deloris Poteet Wingfield, 88, of Brownsville died June 27, 2008, in Brownsville. The Edmonson County native was a supervisor at Brownsville Manufacturing and a member of New Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Estella Scruggs Poteet and John Sherman Poteet and the wife of the late Edgar Wingfield. Funeral is at 2:30 p.m. today at Patton Funeral Home, Brownsville chapel, with burial in Kinser Cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.pattonfuneral home.com. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Wingfield and his wife, Beckey, of Brownsville; a granddaughter, Kenya Jaggers of Brownsville; two great-grandsons, L.T. Jaggers and Luke Jaggers, both of Brownsville; and two sisters, Marie Cassidy and Dorothy Myers, both of Brownsville.

Larry P. Yates Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:26 -0500
Larry Paul Yates, 71, of Bowling Green died June 27, 2008, at The Medical Center. The Logan County native was born Sept. 5, 1936. He was a retired installation technician at Camping World, an Army veteran and member of Delafield Church of Christ. He was a son of the late Emmett Allen Yates and Eugene Ann Davis. He was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Yates; his father-in-law, Jesse Stahl; and a son-in-law, Monte Cannon. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue chapel, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Delafield Church of Christ, P.O. Box 894, Bowling Green, KY 42102. Online condolences may be made at www.jckirbyandson.com. Survivors include his wife, Winona Stahl Yates; a son, Danny Moore and his wife, Christy, of Bowling Green; three daughters, Paula Cockrel and her husband, Ed, Sherry Goodman and her husband, Ronnie, all of Bowling Green, and Pam Cannon of Richardsville; eight brothers, Charles Yates of Bowling Green, Delmar, Clarence, William and Fred Yates, all of Auburn, and John, James and Stoney Yates, all of Russellville; three sisters, Brenda Nations, Teresa Dodson and Lisa Atkinson, all of Russellville; his stepmother, Gladys Yates of Russellville; his mother-in-law, Marguerite Stahl of Bowling Green; nine grandchildren, Kimberly Cockrel, David Lindsey, Jason Duckett, Kasey Murphy, Kendra Russell, Toni Hayes, Cody Moore, Bobby McDaniel and Michael Goff; and nine great-grandchildren.

McCain raises $2 million in Louisville, says Obama can't be trusted Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:22:00 EST
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, used a $2 million fundraiser in Louisville yesterday to criticize his Democratic opponent, saying that Sen. Barack Obama's "words may not be trusted."

Slew of Cardinals have left the nest Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:28:00 EST
Sophomore defensive tackle Aundre Henderson quit the University of Louisville football team last week, deciding to give up the sport and concentrate on academics.

Summer brings fall football questions Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:40:00 EST
What's the surest reminder that it's only 63 days until the Kentucky-Louisville football game? Hunter Cantwell (U of L quarterback) and Jeremy Jarmon (UK defensive end) are on the cover of as many magazines as Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson.

Companies capitalize on paving contracts, lack of competition Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:23:00 EST
In 2006 and 2007, two paving companies owned in part by the family of Lexington businessman Leonard Lawson won 44 state highway contracts worth nearly $160 million -- 43 of them with no competition, a Courier-Journal analysis shows.

Henderson mourns slain factory workers Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:39:00 EST
A few minutes after the funeral for four Hispanic workers slain at a plant here was to begin, maybe 100 people were scattered about Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, talking quietly in their pews.

Charlestown, Ind., celebrates its bicentennial Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:24:00 EST
Charlestown capped the city's bicentennial celebration yesterday with the annual Founders Day parade, drawing thousands of people to the heart of the city. Gov. Mitch Daniels served as grand marshal.

Kynt and Vyxsin work to parlay reality-TV notice into lasting fame Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:53:00 EST
It's been months since their stint on The Amazing Race ended, but Louisville's most-famous Goths haven't stopped training for the unexpected. And while they're not tackling roller coasters anymore -- except for fun -- they are practicing a "Survivor"-esque lifestyle.

A 'Journey' to Hollywood Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:24:00 EST
With two 3-D movies opening this summer — "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D" and the animated "Fly Me to the Moon" — Hollywood producer Charlotte Huggins is on the technological forefront of the film industry. The Los Angeles producer has family connections to Louisville.

Minimum wage increases to $6.55 Tuesday Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:43:00 EST
Kentucky's minimum wage increases to $6.55 an hour Tuesday, and state officials say the change will give a pay boost to an estimated 68,000 of the state's lowest-paid workers.

Mandate for guns Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:39:00 EST
Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on handguns is a landmark decision in the sense that, for the first time, it puts the Court on record that the Second Amendment conveys an individual right to ownership of firearms.

Lawyers, judges line up for high court seat Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:08:00 EST
Lawyers and judges across Southern Kentucky are lining up for a chance to replace former Chief Justice Joseph Lambert on the state Supreme Court. Lambert retired Friday, the day Justice John D. Minton Jr. of Bowling Green was sworn in as the court's fifth chief justice.

U of L players help Habitat for Humanity build home Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:06:00 EST
When a co-worker of Chandra Blake informed her that she could own a home with the help of Habitat for Humanity, she filled out an application but didn't get too excited.

MetroSafe dispatcher helps man deliver baby Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:08:00 EST
It was the second time Marty Wagner has helped someone on the telephone deliver a baby. For Purvis, 36, and Hockman, 32, that type of delivery was a first. The Newburg couple and the dispatcher met for the first time since the birth yesterday at the Bon Air Regional Library on Del Rio Place. Grace was there too.

Fort Campbell, Ky., camp caters to military kids Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:17:00 EST
While more than 20,000 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, some of their children were tackling the same training and obstacle courses that their parents go through before being deployed.

AT&T adjusts cell phone bill with $500 credit Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:04:00 EST
I had an issue with my cell phone bill with AT&T. We ran way over on our minutes. Graciously, the representative I spoke with in March informed me if I upgraded my service from a 700-minute plan to a 1,400-minute plan, she would cut my current bill in half and give me a credit of 1,400 minutes to cover the additional minutes that were used during the March billing cycle, which we were still in.

Arena design reflects team spirit Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:20:00 EST
Renderings unveiled Monday during a Louisville Arena Authority meeting at the Kentucky International Convention Center show a few important changes to the street-level plaza, which, last time I looked, was an airball. Go team.

Supply shortage vexes farmers markets Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:01:00 EST
People who bypass the produce section at the grocery store in favor of local farmers markets have found the pickings slim this summer.

More than 140 laws to take effect in Indiana Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:31:00 EST
People arrested for domestic abuse will find themselves behind bars for at least eight hours under one of dozens of new Indiana laws that will take effect Tuesday. Under another, many new mothers will be afforded the time and privacy to use breast pumps at work.

The Archdiocese of Indianapolis ordains 25 deacons Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:18:00 EST
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis ordained 25 men from Southern and Central Indiana as permanent deacons of the church yesterday, becoming the last Roman Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. to adopt the ordained ministry.

Early indications are state's property-tax cuts could exceed expectations Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:17:00 EST
There are early signs that the property-tax cuts that go into effect on this year's bills could be greater than -- or certainly at least as large as -- originally projected.

Around Indiana Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:20:00 EST

Florida on the cheap Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:58:00 EST
Charity Simon is sharing a bedroom and a bathroom with two other young women she has never met during her stay at the Tropics Hotel & Hostel in Miami Beach. But that's fine with her since she is saving a ton of money every night. Simon, who is from Germany, used to stay in four-star hotels until she found out about hostels, which offer low-price lodging and the chance to make new friends.

Pack light, pack smart Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:39:00 EST
The carry-on bag could be your solution to some of the summer travel season's likely woes — including new airline checked-baggage fees. But you don't want a rumpled mess when you arrive at your destination. The pros offer tips on packing fashionable clothes efficiently.

He's no dummy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:12:00 EST
After years of performing at elementary schools and state fairs, Dallas-based ventriloquist Terry Fator was on the verge of bankruptcy. Then last summer he earned some money and respectability by winning the "America's Got Talent" show on NBC.

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