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  VIDEO: Orlando shootout tied to Boston bomb suspect

  The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports that the victim was a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing.

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  Slideshow: Aftermath of massive tornado

  Storm victims were pulled from the rubble and residents began surveying the damage late Monday and early Tuesday in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, where a powerful tornado destroyed entire neighborhoods and left dozens dead.
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  Group wants to connect downtown Terre Haute with the Wabash River

  Fairbanks Park is underutilized.
  The Wabash River is peaceful and inviting, but there is some concern about its cleanliness as well as pollution levels. Also, people can’t get on the river unless they have a boat.

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  UK PM: Brutal London attack appears to be terror

  LONDON — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related.

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• FLASHPOINT: Election results finally in: Media reports were negative

  Analysts who wonder why the citizenry is so down on politics can begin the discussion by looking at media coverage.

  December 2, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: With proper support, diabetes can be managed effectively

  As the nation watches the rate of diabetes grow, many individuals who are diagnosed with the disease worry about what it means for them. The good news is, if identified early, individuals who have diabetes can lead healthy, active lives.

  November 22, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Post offices could be restored and made financially viable

  This letter is to tell you about our campaign to keep the post office in its current form.

  November 18, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Big Brother may be watching but he’s not telling the truth

  What would you think if you were a new financial officer for a governmental unit and the State of Indiana gave you a budget of $619,218?

  November 4, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Victims need our help to escape domestic abuse

  
  I ask that we all pause and reflect on October’s designation as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Despite the important progress of the last two decades, there is much work to be done.

  October 30, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Rate structure unacceptable

  This is an open letter to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, the Terre Haute City Council, and all fellow residents who are connected to the Terre Haute Sewage system but are not in the city, or are not using the city water providers service.

  October 28, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Working for bipartisanship

  Over the past few months, you have heard two very different visions for the direction of our country and our state.

  October 27, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Standing up for middle-class Hoosiers

  Having spent the past 18 months traveling the 8th district, I’ve had a chance to meet with thousands of voters and listen to their concerns.

  October 25, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Support for troops makes a difference for those serving

  With several Army deployments since 9/11 (including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq) it is particularly tough to be away from home for a third time.

  October 21, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Meningitis: What you need to know

  You’ve likely heard or read headlines about the latest outbreak of meningitis that has led to at least 11 deaths and over 100 illnesses throughout the United States.

  October 19, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Radio stronger than ever

  It is embarrassing to read your paper and see such incorrect information regarding the radio broadcast world. Columnist Ronn Mott is obviously disgruntled over the end of his broadcast career and looks to live vicariously through your op-ed page.

  October 14, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: No mistake about Statesman Towers

  Invoking his first impression as a “really, really, ugly” epitaph for the Statesman Towers, I was surprised to hear Dan Bradley, delivering his fall address to ISU, utilize aesthetics to condemn the structures, or spin his personal critique amongst more objective factors.

  October 7, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: In defense of American politics

  Americans enter this campaign season in a cynical mood. Half of America doesn’t approve of the job President Barack Obama has done and the other half remain fearful of what President Mitt Romney might do.

  October 5, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Shouldn’t we all be Americans first?

  I was first elected to Congress in 1964. That was the year Lyndon Johnson won a full term as president in a landslide. If ever a president had a popular mandate to pursue his goals, it was LBJ in the few years that followed that election.

  September 23, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: A clear conscience in the handling of immigration case

  In today’s politically charged environment where accusations are leveled against a person’s character purely for political gain, the unique role of the Indiana Attorney General makes the AG an easy target.

  September 16, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: State’s welfare system now performing well

  For years, our administration has sat silently through frequent criticism of our initial attempt to repair and reform Indiana’s welfare system. Much of the criticism was sincere and accurate, much was simply crude politics. But even when it crossed the line into inaccuracy, we endured it without protest; I told my coworkers in state government to make no reply until we could show with hard facts that the original problem had been addressed successfully. That time has arrived.
  First, an historical review.

  September 9, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: This election, women must make their voices heard

  Women. We find new solutions to old problems. We care about children, education, health, fair pay and jobs with living wages; we care about Indiana’s future.

  September 2, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: ISU decision on downtown housing location looms large

  It was encouraging to read in the Aug. 14 Tribune-Star that ISU officials are “still studying the site” for Phase One of their downtown student housing project.

  August 26, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Quality evaluations support educators

  When teachers succeed, our students succeed. Research tells us that an effective teacher is the most important school-based factor in a student’s academic success.

  August 25, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Party positions leave many people frustrated

  With today’s two-party political system, it is easy to understand why many individuals find themselves frustrated with the government in some form.

  August 13, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Will junk economics drive the Indiana Chamber?

  The Indiana Chamber of Commerce recently made known that it had considered, and may reconsider, weighing in on the same-sex marriage debate in the Indiana General Assembly. Eli Lilly and Cummins Engine have lobbied the Chamber to oppose allowing Hoosiers to vote on the issue even as 31 states have moved to protect their statutory definition of a man and a woman with a marriage-protection amendment.

  August 12, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Why isn’t government reform on candidates’ agenda?

  As the presidential candidates go at it over the next several months, we’ll be hearing a lot about what the federal government ought to be doing.

  August 5, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: State AGs serve as chief defenders of federalism

  With the recent U.S. Supreme Court term now concluded, we have reflected on the major role state Attorneys General have played in defending state governments against federal encroachment.

  July 29, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: See for yourself — private colleges are a smart choice

  Leaders & Laggards, a report card on public higher education, was released recently by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

  July 22, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Though some provisions are good, health-care law must be repealed

  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, is bad for Hoosiers and bad for jobs.

  July 15, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Court decision places even more importance on election

  The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Obama Administration’s health care mandate is a disappointing setback and makes clear the importance of this fall’s national elections. The decision will trigger a spirited and necessary debate, which should result in a complete repeal by a new Congress.

  July 8, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Hoosiers need more common sense, not more partisanship

  If there is one thing that defines Hoosiers more than anything, it’s common sense. There is an inherent reasonableness in how we approach problem solving: an impatience with extremes and a desire to find common ground. You can see these qualities in Sens. Bayh and Lugar. They came from different parties, they had different beliefs, but they had a mindset that put progress ahead of partisanship.

  July 7, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: July 5, 2012: Common Core standards good for Indiana students

  Critics have waged a number of false claims regarding Indiana’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). As director of College and Career Readiness for Indiana’s Department of Education (IDOE) and a former teacher, I’d like to take this opportunity to set the record straight on these new math and English/Language Arts (E/LA) standards for Hoosier students.

  July 5, 2012  

• FLASHPOINT: Problem with government isn’t a few bad apples

  Americans get angry when they learn of government bureaucrats spending lavishly at a Las Vegas hotel or Secret Service agents consorting with prostitutes

  July 1, 2012  

• Flashpoint: Birch Bayh led way toward equality for women in sports

  The typical Sports Illustrated cover features an eye-catching photo of an elite athlete captured at the moment of his (yes, more often “his” than “her”) greatest achievement.

  June 24, 2012  

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