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Sat, May 17 2008

Mark Bennett

MARK BENNETT: Community shouldn't take Pfizer departure in stride

The news this morning that Pfizer Inc. will leave Vigo County next year wasn't a total shock. It's the other shoe dropping, after the pharmaceutical giant ended its once-heralded Exubera production at the local plant in 2007.....more>>

MARK BENNETT: Tightest job market in years means some teens may miss out on that crucial experience
Summer jobs etch a place in the soul, long after those high school or college years end.
MARK BENNETT: Hoosiers inherited a historic campaign’s final exams, and learned something
The results of the Indiana primary piling up Tuesday night felt like the credits rolling at the end of a “Dr. Phil” episode. Now that it’s over, imagine Doc McGraw asking, “Did y’all learn anything from this?”
MARK BENNETT: The Indiana Primary carries a interesting background into this
Indiana, a kingmaker. The rest of America may shudder at the thought of that concept.
MARK BENNETT: Instead of Issues
Fido was the Lou Gehrig of beagles. When it came to watchdog duties, Fido showed up every day. Loyal. Trustworthy. I knew him for 11 years. He had a spine of steel. (Sorry, Evan Bayh’s Hillary Clinton TV ad has crept into my vocabulary.) Anyway, Fido gave our family his best in his time on Earth.
MARK BENNETT: Indiana matters: But where have the politicians been the past four decades?
While listening to Barack Obama’s closing words, I realized the rarity of my experience. I’ve seen and heard, in person, the next president of the United States. I’m not referring to just Obama, who may well become that person.
Mark Bennett: Obama’s charisma may be the determining factor
You have to wonder whether John McCain or Hillary Clinton could stir a packed gymnasium as Barack Obama did Friday night.
MARK BENNETT: Editorial cartoonist Gary Varvel draws the world through conservative eyes
Describe your vision of a typical contributor to a newspaper opinion page.
MARK BENNETT: 21st century still looks familiar through the eyes of Mark Twain
After lecturing nearly an hour, a wily economics professor from my college days would turn to the class and ask us, “Is that right?”
MARK BENNETT: Clinton spends just 193 minutes in Terre Haute, but her policies will last much longer
Hillary Clinton shook one more hand, climbed into a chauffeured Chevy Suburban and rode away along Wabash Avenue.

What is this?

Sports

• 13th-inning Wooster slam dooms Rose in NCAA baseball regional
• Three Wooster coaches ejected in 13th-inning melee
• North, South tennis meet this morning in sectional
• Woodrow Wilson wins boys, girls track titles
• Harrison present, not talking or practicing at Colts' minicamp

Features

• Sullivan-based band Precore excited about July recording session with famous producer
• Blues at the Crossroads Festival to go green
• Terre Haute Eagles plan Charity Ride for Guard group on Saturday
• Human-powered race team pedals to victories
• As gardening becomes more organic, it gets easier being green

Opinion

• Readers' Forum: May 17, 2008
• FLASHPOINT: We must make ‘clean coal’ part of our energy future
• Readers' Forum: May 16, 2008
• MARK BENNETT: Americans might finally be ready to curb fuel usage
• Readers' Forum: May 15, 2008

Business

• New call center bringing 600 jobs to Valley
• Pfizer to shutter Vigo plant
• SOCIAL SECURITY: A good time to dust off financial blueprint
• Nearly $1 million available for E85 pumps
• Budget Truck Rental offers GPS

Multimedia

• VIDEO: Morse Code Telegraph Club celebrates Samuel Morse's birthday
• SLIDESHOW: Ribbon cut on Terre Haute Community Garden
• VIDEO: Sen. Barack Obama makes campaign stop in Terre Haute
• VIDEO: Bill Clinton stops at South Vermillion High School
• SLIDESHOW: Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speaks at North High School

At the Movies

• New ‘Narnia’ is both darker and funnier
• Wabash Valley movie times
• ‘Speed Racer’ just spinning its wheels
• ‘Iron Man’ a blockbuster with a brain
• ‘Harold & Kumar Escape’ delivers a few scattered laughs

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