Posts Tagged ‘indiana’

Beliefs: Pacifist Goshen College Reconsiders the National Anthem

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Goshen College, a Mennonite school in Indiana, stopped playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before sporting events, a year and a half after it started playing it.

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Police say Cincinnati cheerleading coach is 7th person to die in Indiana fair stage collapse

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Police say a 24-year-old woman from Ohio has become the seventh person to die from injuries when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair. Indiana State Police say Meagan Toothman died late Sunday. She was among those injured when a powerful gust of wind toppled the stage onto fans who were waiting for the country act Sugarland to perform on Aug. 13. Police say Toothman died from injuries suffered in the collapse, but didn’t release any details. Read full article > >

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Shows axed after stage collapse

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Concerts by Janet Jackson and Lady Antebellum are cancelled following the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair at the weekend.

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Engineering firm probes stage collapse

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

The Indiana State Fair Commission is hiring New York-based engineering company Thornton Tomasetti Inc. to investigate Saturday’s deadly stage collapse, officials said Tuesday.

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Decision to hold back Sugarland performance at Indiana State Fair may have saved country duo

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It came down to seconds and one instinctive decision that may have saved the lives of country duo Sugarland and others at the Indiana State Fair where five people died when a stage collapsed. Tour manager Hellen Rollens looked at the sky and decided to hold the band backstage. A minute later, 60 to 70 mph wind gusts toppled the roof and the metal scaffolding holding lights and other equipment on Saturday night in Indianapolis. It crashed into the audience, killing four instantly and fifth later at a hospital. Dozens were injured, some critically. Read full article > >

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Indiana fair to reopen with service for 5 killed in collapse

Monday, August 15th, 2011

The Indiana State Fair was scheduled to reopen Monday with a memorial service for five people killed when a concert stage collapsed during a storm, officials said.

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Concert Stage Collapse Kills Four

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Death toll could rise in Indiana accident.

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Teen Mom Star in Suicide Attempt: Report

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Is this a wake-up call to TV producers who capitalize on troubled lives? Amber Portwood, the star of MTV’s hit reality-TV show Teen Mom, has been rushed to an Indiana hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. Star Magazine reported that Portwood…

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Indiana Jones’ Whip to be Auctioned

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Indiana Jones would probably say these should be in a museum. The bullwhip used in the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark is going up for auction, and it’s expected to go for

Daniels Move Stirs Concerns About Field of Republicans

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

After Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana said he would not run for president, a debate began over whether there would be a candidate able to unseat President Obama.

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Daniels Not Running for President

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

The GOP presidential primary is beginning to take shape: Herman Cain is in, Mitch Daniels is out. The Indiana governor sent an email to supporters saying he has decided not to run for president in 2012, citing the “interests and wishes” of his family….

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No presidential run for Indiana governor

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ended his very public flirtation with running for president with an e-mail to supporters distributed through the Indiana Republican Party.

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No presidential run for Indiana governor

The Caucus: Daniels Decides Against Republican Presidential Bid

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana has decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination, telling supporters in an e-mail message early Sunday that he decided against entering the race because of family considerations.

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Rapture, Indiana, not sweating

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

If the Day of Judgment begins Saturday, as an apocalyptic Christian radio network has predicted, the community of Rapture, Indiana, will likely take it in stride.

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Boy Arrested Over Spilled Milk

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

A 12-year-old boy in Valparaiso, Indiana was arrested after he refused to clean up the milk he spilled at his school’s cafeteria. According to the police report, the sixth grader told a school staffer, “This is stupid, you’re retarded.” Then, when…

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