Robert King [email protected] Published 5:13 p.m. UTC Jan 31, 2017 p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font-kerning: none} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font-kerning: none} This 13-chapter story, told as a real-life novel, raises questions about race, justice, poverty and abuse. But it is also the story about the human capacity for forgiveness and a young woman’s struggle to find peace. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Still shrouded in darkness, she sat alone in her car, parked between night and day, between this world and the next. Behind her, a family of teddy bears sat strapped in by a seat belt. In the front seat next to her was a digital recorder. And a gun. She picked up the recorder and clicked it on. "This is Paula Cooper." A short … [Read more...] about Paula Cooper: The Executioner Within
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Say farewell to archaic words, male-only references in Indiana’s laws
INDIANAPOLIS — Quoth the Legislature: "Nevermore."The General Assembly on Tuesday advanced to the governor's desk a measure cleaning up Indiana's laws by replacing archaic language with more accurate terms familiar to modern Hoosiers.Specifically, House Enrolled Act 1031 substitutes other words for "herein, hereafter, hereinafter, therein, theretofore, hereunder, hereinunder, heretofore, hereinabove, and thereunder" wherever they appear throughout the Indiana Code.It also replaces the remaining instances where "his" is used to describe the duties of a state officeholder, now that five of the seven statewide elected officials are women.State Rep. Thomas Washburne, R-Inglefield, the sponsor of the proposal, said deleting the outdated language will keep the Indiana Code "very, very pleasant to deal with compared to many other states," for lawyers and citizens alike.The 169-page measure passed the House, 91-0, and the Senate, 48-0.Check out our Crossing the Line series here Crossing … [Read more...] about Say farewell to archaic words, male-only references in Indiana’s laws
Soliday continuing fight for autonomous vehicle safety standards
INDIANAPOLIS — State Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, is not giving up on his goal of ensuring that any autonomous vehicles operated on Indiana roads are at least as safe as those driven by humans. A Senate committee on Tuesday, prompted by opposition to Soliday's plan from vehicle manufacturers and computer companies, scaled back many of the provisions in House Bill 1341 that Soliday believes are essential to Hoosier safety. In particular, the revised legislation scraps a proposed requirement that every autonomous vehicle have a responsible occupant with a driver's license prepared to manually operate the vehicle if the autonomous system fails. Vehicle manufacturers claim such a mandate is both technologically unnecessary and would prevent the blind and disabled from taking advantage of new mobility options offered by computer-driven vehicles. State Sen. Mike Crider, R-Greenfield, chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation, said the changes … [Read more...] about Soliday continuing fight for autonomous vehicle safety standards
Crossing the Line — Online Dating Safety
Crossing the Line — Online Dating Safety Crossing the line separating Indiana and Illinois sometimes means dealing with different laws and customs. Readers are asked to share ideas for this weekly feature. This week: Online dating safety.It's always difficult to know for sure whether an online dating profile matches a real person genuinely interested in meeting others, or perhaps is linked to a scammer — or worse.According to a new study by HighSpeedInternet.com and Safewise, hooking up with Hoosiers online is relatively safer than connecting in Illinois.The analysis ranked states based on their per capita violent crime rates, cybercrime rates and the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases.Indiana was deemed the 27th safest state for online dating. Illinois came in 37th out of the 50 states.The report said the five safest states for online dating are Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Idaho and Utah.Alaska was rated the most dangerous state for online dating, followed by … [Read more...] about Crossing the Line — Online Dating Safety
Crossing the Line — Revenue Growth
Crossing the Line — Revenue Growth Crossing the line separating Indiana and Illinois sometimes means dealing with different laws and customs. Readers are asked to share ideas for this weekly feature. This week: Revenue growth.Indiana and Illinois are among the 29 states whose tax revenue, adjusted for inflation, has grown since the 2008-09 recession — albeit in dramatically different ways.A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that Indiana tax collections were up 7.5 percent through mid-2017, the most recent quarter available, compared to the state's pre-recession peak.The report showed that Indiana's revenue dipped 10.3 percent between July 2008 and June 2010. But since then it has increased relatively steadily, and now exceeds the 50-state average of 6.3 percent growth since the recession.Illinois currently stands at 4.1 percent post-recession revenue growth. However, that's down significantly from the 21.7 percent increase recorded in March 2014.The state's … [Read more...] about Crossing the Line — Revenue Growth