Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee announced Monday that he will not run for re-election next year, the fourth House Democrat in the past four weeks to retire rather than than defend their seat in next year’s midterm elections. The 13-term Democrat has held the seat in Tennessee’s 6th congressional district since 1985, winning nearly three-quarters […]
Families in an Indianapolis school district are considering a big budget cut plan. The superintendent of Franklin Township Schools revealed a proposal to trim spending by $4.7 million. It was forced by the economy and the failure of a tax referendum. The school board meeting opened with a math demonstration, students showing the board what […]
Wells Fargo said Monday it has reached an agreement with the government to return $25 billion in bailout money it received during last year’s financial crisis. The San Francisco-based bank said repayment of the funds is contingent on a $10.4 billion common stock offering. // The move comes on the same day that Citigroup (C, […]
On Friday night, “master thespian” William Shatner stopped by “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” to do a beat-poetry-style reading of selected quotes from Sarah Palin’s best-selling book, “Going Rogue.” It was the same type of performance the former “Star Trek” star delivered in July when he recited parts of the former Alaska governor’s farewell […]
How safe is the water that flows out of your tap? The answer very much depends on where you live. It’s now easier than ever for consumers to find out what’s in their tap water. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) today released the results of a three-year investigation of municipal water supplies across the U.S. […]
The Big Dipper has a new star. One of the stars that makes the bend in the ladle’s handle, Alcor, has a smaller red dwarf companion, new observations have revealed. Alcor is a relatively young star twice the mass of the Sun. Stars this massive are relatively rare (less than a few percent of all […]
No one ever knows whether a coaching hire is going to work; even can’t-miss marriages sometimes do. A college can only hire the guy who answers the most questions, the candidate who has the fewest doubts possible. That man for Notre Dame is Cincinnati’s Brian Kelly, a hiring I called for last month when it […]
It would be a flop on par with New Coke, the Edsel or Adam Morrison in the NBA: The NCAA is exploring the possibility of expanding the field of the NCAA tournament. According to Sports Business Journal, the organization will explore how much money it could get in a new television deal if it expanded […]
A poker player with a tell is an easy target for opponents. So too are offensive lineman. Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie(notes) was evidently tipping his team’s play selection on Sunday night against the Arizona Cardinals, according to NFL-great-turned-analyst Tony Boselli, who mentioned it on Westwood One’s radio broadcast of the game. Dan Patrick recounted […]
Danny Granger left Conseco Fieldhouse without comment Monday afternoon. But how he left the arena, and where he was going, said a lot. After watching practice from the sideline with his bruised right heel in ice, Granger left the practice court on crutches, bypassing the media and saying only, “I’ve got to go get my […]
Apparently, Mark Cuban wasn’t the only one playing make-believe on Monday. Utah Flash owner Brandt Anderson pulled off a WWE-like scripted hoax last night to the disappointment of 7,500 fans who believed that Michael Jordan and Bryon Russell, the former Utah Jazz forward, were about to play a one-on-one game during halftime of an NBA […]