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—PHYSICIAN-TAXES.
—BKC--NCAA TOURNAMENT-ATTENDANCE
TOP STORY:
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana education officials are scrambling to figure out how to scrape together a test for new learning standards that haven't yet been approved. Students next year will have to take at least two tests: the lawmaker-mandated ISTEP and another pilot that will assess new standards up for a vote April 28. Some worry the extra testing will stress both students and teachers. By Summer Ballentine. UPCOMING: 500 words by 6 p.m.
AROUND THE STATE:
IU MED SCHOOL-EVANSVILLE
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University's president is recommending a downtown Evansville site for a health science education and research center planned by IU's medical school and three other schools. The university's Board of Trustees is expected to vote Friday afternoon on approving the location for the nearly $70 million project. SENT: 120 words. UPCOMING: 260 words.
BUNKER HILL STRUGGLES
BUNKER HILL — Leaders of a small northern Indiana town say they've avoided having to lay off all its employees thanks to a $32,000 federal tax refund. Officials in the Miami County town of Bunker Hill blame the troubles on mismanagement by the former clerk-treasurer, such as running up $19,000 in penalties on unpaid bills and paying health insurance premiums for ex-employees long after they left their jobs. SENT: 350 words.
HARRISON PORTRAIT
VINCENNES — The foundation that oversees the home where President William Henry Harrison lived as Indiana's territorial governor now has a portrait painted just before his death on display. The Grouseland Foundation bought the oil painting in a 2012 art auction but didn't put it on display at the house in Vincennes until this week as it worked to finalize a donation to pay for it. SENT: 300 words, photo requested.
EXCHANGE-SHELTER IMPROVEMENTS
MUNCIE — Ball State University students are helping children of homeless women get out of their rooms at the YWCA. "Growing up in a homeless shelter and living in a tiny area with their parents, kids need a place to get away while they're still in the building," said Kalyn Krupke, director of the women's organization housed in a 1920s building downtown. By Seth Slabaugh. The Star Press. SENT: 525 words, photos requested.
EXCHANGE-ASTRONAUT REUNION
WEST LAFAYETTE — Nine of Purdue University's 23 astronauts have returned to West Lafayette this week as part of a reunion that has them sharing their stories and inspiring the future of space flight. The questions came rapid-fire to astronauts Scott Tingle and Andrew Feustel, who stood in front of more than 500 Happy Hollow Elementary School students, fascinated by their experiences working for NASA. By Hayleigh Colombo. Journal & Courier. SENT: 800 words, photos.
EXCHANGE-SECOND CHANCES
KOKOMO — William Sears wishes there was some way to remove some of his prison tattoos. The 38-year-old father of two has spent the past four years re-acclimating to life on the outside, but people get a look at some of his tats, especially the teardrop below his right eye, and they make judgments. By Scott Smith. Kokomo Tribune. SENT: 950 words, photos requested.
EXCHANGE-LIFE LESSONS
FRANKLIN — In one family and consumer science class, students learn how to cook nutritional meals that will help them prevent diseases such as diabetes. Family and consumer science classes have evolved from the 1950s goal of teaching young women how to cook and sew. By Magen Kritsch. Daily Journal. SENT: 560 words, photos requested.
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SPORTS:
BKN--PACERS-HEAT
MIAMI — First place in the Eastern Conference is at stake Friday night, when Indiana visits Miami. The Pacers lead the Heat by a half-game coming into the matchup. By Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Game time 7:30 p.m.
FBC--NOTRE DAME-SPRING
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson admits to being a bit jittery at the first day of spring practice last month after being suspended from school last fall for academic impropriety. He was eager to be back with his teammates and eager to try to reclaim the starter's job. By Tom Coyne. SENT: 560 words, photo.
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