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Obama wins bellwether Vigo County
President Barack Obama defeated Republican rival Mitt Romney in Vigo County, 19,553 votes to 19,229.
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General Election 2012 Results
Unofficial results of national, state and local races from Vigo County, Indiana, precincts only.
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SLIDESHOW: General Election 2012
Photos by Tribune-Star photographers Bob Poynter, Joe Garza and Jim Avelis. Check back for more photos.
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Be part of 'BASH in October
Planning a haunted house, ‘yard haunt’ or any other scary — or non-scary — event related to Halloween? Write to: alicia.morgan@tribstar.com — by Oct. 15 — to be included in the Halloween edition of ’BASH.
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Wendy’s pigtails get first touch-up since 1983
Wendy’s pigtails are getting a tweak.
For the first time since 1983, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company is updating its logo in a move intended to signal its ongoing transformation into a higher-end hamburger chain. -
YOUR GREEN VALLEY: The differences — and savings — of CFL and LED bulbs
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with a light bulb that’s earned the Energy Star, we would save enough energy to light three million homes for a year.
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Exhibit honoring Tuskegee Airmen features WWII warplane
A rare P-51C Mustang will visit Terre Haute International Airport Oct. 4-6 at Hoosier Aviation, 581 S. Airport St.
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Sisters of Providence to dedicate new Log Cabin Chapel
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, which is Saint Mother Theodore's feast day, history will be brought to life once again on the already-historic motherhouse grounds.
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Getting worked up over pumpkins
A late frost and long drought might have roasted the area’s corn crop, but pumpkins seem to be in strong supply.
The color orange filled the farmgrounds between West Terre Haute and Paris, Ill., Sunday afternoon, as hundreds of visitors bounced about Pumpkin Works. -
Colts Bulletin: Pagano in hospital since Wednesday’s leukemia diagnosis
The news coming from the Indianapolis Colts West 56th Street offices this morning was, to say the least, stunning.
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Colts coach Pagano diagnosed with leukemia
Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano has been diagnosed with leukemia and could miss at least Sunday’s game against Green Bay.
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Alpaca Farm Days open house at Lookout Farm
Don and Jane Conner of Lookout Farm Alpacas are hosting a two-day open house on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is a part of the Alpaca Farm Days in the United States and Canada.
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Free admission to Conner Prairie Sept. 29 with Smithsonian’s Museum Day ticket
Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, Indiana’s only Smithsonian affiliate, will open its doors with free general admission on Saturday, Sept. 29, as part of Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! Visitors must present a Museum Day Live! ticket to gain free admission.
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'Homeland,’ ’Modern Family’ win big at Emmys
The post-Emmy champagne surely tasted sweet for the people at “Modern Family” and “Homeland,” but they needed only to look around the Nokia Theatre to see how quickly popular tastes and Hollywood’s most unpredictable awards show can change perceptions.
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Arboretum to celebrate 20th anniversary
If you have never visited the Clark-Landsbaum Deming Park Holly Arboretum, Sept. 23 may be the best time to do so. The Friends of the Arboretum will be celebrating their 20th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Oktoberfest serving up good food downtown
People in lederhosen bobbed about the Clabber Girl Festival Marketplace Thursday to the tune of German folk songs, as an annual tradition kicked off downtown. The fundraising event continues today and Saturday.
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Mark Bennett: You can’t sing the blues without emotion
The 12th annual Blues at the Crossroads festival should bubble with emotion, especially when Jennie DeVoe takes the stage Friday night in downtown Terre Haute at Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue.
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Chris Davies: No cancer magic in supplements
Cancer is a topic most choose to avoid because the journey it takes you and your family through is ugly and horrific.
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Colleges open their eyes: Zs are key to GPA
As college students return to campus, they are showered in the usual handouts of coupons, condoms and credit cards. But some schools are also giving students what a growing body of research reveals could make a huge difference in their college careers: ear plugs, sleep shades and napping lessons.
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The Joy Lady: Nothing wrong with tradition — if we know why we are being traditional
Last week my daughter called me from Maryland in tears after putting her firstborn child on the school bus bound for kindergarten.
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MARK BENNETT: Going behind the scenes with a behind-the-scenes star
If J.T. Corenflos stood in line at a supermarket in his hometown, few people — aside from friends and family — would recognize him.
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THE JOY LADY: There’s one food that we can eat as much as we want
OK, people. I concede that I am “Middle-Aged,” even though the thought terrifies me. I mean, since I’m 60, and am unofficially classified as Middle-Aged, does that mean that 60 is in the middle and I am going to live to be 120?
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Mark Bennett: A Hoosier brand gets a shot at new life
Thank goodness, Paul Dresser wrote down the words and music to “On the Banks of the Wabash.” And that Max Ehrmann put “Desiderata” on paper. And that Walter Braun grabbed a pencil, scratched out the recipe to Champagne Velvet beer, and tucked it into the pages of his assistant brewmaster’s journal in 1901 at the old Terre Haute Brewery.
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Liz Ciancone: Fascination with Amelia Earhart still strong
I’ve always admired Amelia Earhart. I liked her haircut and admired that she lived her life on her own terms. Like the rest of the world, I’ve wondered whatever happened to her.
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Mike Lunsford: Summer’s hidden beauty worth the wait
The great naturalist John Burroughs once said that nature teaches more than she preaches. I can’t recall a summer where that rings true more than this one, for that old sun of ours truly taught us a thing or two these past three months.
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Grape Sense: Indiana winery picks off historic honor at international wine contest
A gold medal here or a silver medal there boosts wine sales. Some wine enthusiasts dismiss medals under the “too many competitions to count” excuse.
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Oncology art exhibit stops in Valley
The colors of courage line the walls inside Marshall Public Library this month.
The traveling exhibit “2010 Lilly Oncology On Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey” visits the library through Aug. 31, bringing more than 20 pieces depicting people’s battle with the disease. -
Chris Davies: Fewer calories + more exercise = weight loss
Food is vital to sustaining life. Too much or too little food can negatively impact your health and eventually lead to disease that can kill you. Just enough food, coupled with consistent physical activity and the occasional splurge, can have you at a healthy weight, full of energy, and living well.
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Bruce’s History Lessons: The Guano Islands Act: Legislation for the birds
It isn’t every day that the U.S. Congress passes legislation that encourages and protects American access to bird excrement, but the Guano Islands Act did just that. It passed this week (Aug. 18) in 1856.
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Kroger carrying new line of medical ID bracelets, pendants
Kroger pharmacy counters in Terre Haute have begun featuring new medical alert jewelry.
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