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Vincennes schools invest in safety improvements

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:18 -0400

VINCENNES, Indiana - It's been almost six months since 20 students and six faculty members were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut

Veteran's family aims to help others with PTSD

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:06:15 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - The parents of an Indiana soldier who died in a car crash after struggling with post-traumatic stress syndrome says there are thousands more veterans like their son who need help.

Disc golf advocates trying to build popularity

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:37:46 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - The shot started low, then slowly rose as it moved farther and farther from the tee box.

Thomasson: Military lags in fighting sexual abuse

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:18:14 -0400

By DAN THOMASSON - The dramatic increase in military sexual assaults, while startling, is less so I think because it is the inevitable consequence of the mixture of men and women in a profession that has been until the last few decades the sole province of men.

Leaders work to shield Atterbury from closings

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:47:17 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - Indiana's congressional delegation and the state's military commanders have met for the first time in a decade to discuss ways to shield Camp Atterbury from an expected round of base closings in the next few years.

Leaders work to shield Atterbury from closings

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:47:09 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - Local elected officials and military leaders plan to fight to protect Camp Atterbury when the military starts cutting bases nationwide over the next few years.

Chorus strikes a note for barbershop singers

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:19:25 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - The members of the Chordlighters Barbershop Chorus consider themselves true American originals.

Franklin students leave their mark on garden

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:02:31 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - About a quarter-mile from Franklin Community High School, a small slice of Japanese culture is being cultivated.

Franklin students leave their mark on garden

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:52:09 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - High school students in central Indiana are leaving a living legacy behind in a Japanese garden in Franklin.

Treasures: Could wrought-iron furniture be linked to THE...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:34:04 -0400

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON - Dear Helaine and Joe:

Franklin eyes ways to lower road repair expenses

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:17:16 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - Franklin officials are looking to curb the costs of road repairs by turning to a process that recycles existing materials.

RedBlue: How well is U.S. balancing security and...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:18:01 -0400

By BEN BOYCHUK and JOEL MATHIS - How well is the United States balancing security versus liberty? More than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the American commitment to both security and liberty came under scrutiny again with the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15. The surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was not initially read his Miranda rights, because investigators chose instead to question him about possible other attacks. Officials also quickly rejected any suggestion that he face justice before a military commission instead of a civilian court.

RedBlue: Struggling to balance security and liberty

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:27:12 -0400

By JOEL MATHIS AND BEN BOYCHUK - More than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the American commitment to both security and liberty came under scrutiny again with last week's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. The surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was not initially read his Miranda rights, because investigators chose instead to question him about possible other attacks. Officials also quickly rejected any suggestion that he face justice before a military commission instead of a civilian court.

Nashville broom maker preserves old-time art

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:22:33 -0400

NASHVILLE, Indiana - That broom sitting in the closet might not seem like a work of art.