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Police release photos of robber in 1st Source robbery Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:21:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Mishawaka police have released photographs from a robbery of the 1st Source Bank inside the Meijer store at 5020 Grape Road at 6:30 p.m. May 13.

Flood victims feel misled :Midwesterners blame federal agencies for lack of insurance. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:10:00 EST
GULFPORT, Ill. (AP) -- Juli Parks didn't worry when water began creeping up the levee that shields this town of about 750 from the Mississippi River -- not even when volunteers began piling on sandbags.

Michigan's Granholm is among Democratic governors meeting with Obama Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:51:00 EST
CHICAGO (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm joined other Democratic governors in the nation at a meeting with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Chicago today at the Chicago History Museum.

Woman pleads guilty to arranging murder hit Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:15:00 EST
ST. JOSEPH — The woman who arranged a hit on a 16-year-old Benton Harbor girl she believed was having an affair with her husband in 1996 pleaded guilty today to solicitation of murder, the Berrien County Prosecutor's Office said.

Part of Indiana 4 closes through September Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:09:00 EST
LAPORTE -- The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that Monroe Street (Indiana 4) is now closed between John and Rose streets through September during road reconstruction.

Sensor installation to restrict lanes on U.S. 31 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:39:00 EST
ARGOS -- The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that various lanes and shoulders of U.S. 31 just south of Indiana 10 near Argos will be restricted during daylight hours of Monday through Friday and June 30 during the installation of weigh-in-motion sensors.

IU Bloomington flood damage at $1.5 million to $2 million Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:57:00 EST
Indiana University administrators estimate the Bloomington campus suffered $1.5 million to $2 million in damages during the flooding that occurred in early June in that part of the state.

Former Elkhart mayor to run against Fry Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:00 EST
ELKHART -- Former Mayor Dave Miller will announce next week that he's running against state Rep. Craig Fry, D-Mishawaka, for Fry's 5th District seat, said Chris Riley, St. Joseph County's Republican Party chairman.

South Bend man pleads guilty in drug deal that led to drowning Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:48:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- Patrick Moo, a 20-year-old South Bend man, pleaded guilty today to theft and dealing marijuana in connection with a drug deal gone bad in October that led to the drowning death of 21-year-old Jarvis Donaldson at a Mishawaka apartment complex.

New lawsuit filed challenging Indiana voter ID law Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:10:00 EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The League of Women Voters of Indiana filed a lawsuit today challenging the state's voter ID law as a violation of the state constitution.

Hallmark drops Notre Dame weekly Mass broadcast Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:19:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- Because of television programming changes, the weekly Sunday Mass at the University of Notre Dame's Sacred Heart Basilica no longer will be broadcast on the Hallmark Channel after June 29.

Transfers blend into ND program Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:51:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- It took all of two days for two players whose names will not appear in a box score until November 2009 to have an impact on the Notre Dame men's basketball program.

ND, NBC renew vows despite rough patch :Ebersol confident Notre Dame brand will remain strong Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:05:00 EST
Maybe it really is a marriage made in heaven.

Lares helps Metro finish off Michigan Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:39:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Brian Lares used all the tools in his arsenal to help deliver a championship Thursday evening.

Plymouth's Centa sets double standard Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:25:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Bring together several hundred talented athletes and some performances can get underappreciated.

Buchanan does it all in West win Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:01:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Tara Buchanan did a little bit of everything Thursday evening for the Indiana West softball team.

Familiarity breeds success for Metro Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:57:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Team chemistry isn't usually considered an asset of most all-star teams, especially one that has never even practiced together.

New life in sudden death :Shuttleworth lifts Michigan in overtime Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:50:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Michigan goalkeeper Brent Shuttleworth saved his best work until the last second on Thursday night.

Hunt key in Metro victory Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:39:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Only one person downplayed the performance of Metro volleyball player Alex Hunt this week at Sports Fest.

Four Bobcats earn top honors Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:37:00 EST
Jake Harris, Noah Udell and Cam Ondresky have always loved baseball.

Big lead shrinks, but East wins Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:20:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Derrick Troyer earned a big hand from his teammates Wednesday evening.

Josh added to Robinson rep Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:25:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- In Elkhart, the Robinson name carries some weight.

Peter, Demler spark Michigan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:26:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Troy Peter and Matt Demler wreaked havoc on opposing defenses all winter long.

Medow site to get shopping center :Up to two dozen businesses expected to move in adjacent to new W Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:48:00 EST
Demolition of the former Don Medow showroom has begun. As soon as the building is gutted, the structure will be leveled. And as many as two dozen tenants could be lined up for the retail development near the new Walgreens at the corner of Lincoln Way East and Ironwood Drive in South Bend.

Michigan jobless rate soars :May's 8.5 percent unemployment highest since 1992. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:47:00 EST
LANSING -- Thousands of summer job seekers who couldn't find work helped push Michigan's jobless rate to 8.5 percent in May, the highest monthly mark in the state since October 1992.

Kroger settles discrimination case :Grocery chain to pay $16 million to end lawsuit filed by 12 emp Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:44:00 EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The grocery chain Kroger Co. has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by 12 current and former employees, according to a memo from the chain's chairman and chief executive.

This company's an educator :B&B Molders blends worker training with manufacturing. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:47:00 EST
MISHAWAKA ---- At B&B Molders it is not just the education one comes in with that counts, but the training and education that an employee gets while working there.

Less cereal will cost you more :Kellogg shrinks boxes of several popular brands. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:48:00 EST
GRAND RAPIDS -- It's a little less cereal for the same amount of money.

Fifth Third to raise $2 billion capital :Bank company also plans to slash dividend, sell noncore bu Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:48:00 EST
CINCINNATI (AP) -- In an effort to shore up its capital base, regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp said Wednesday it will slash its dividend, raise $1 billion through a preferred stock offering and generate another $1 billion through the sale of noncore businesses.

Chrysler hybrids aim at GM :SUVs will cost $8,000 less than rival's, but more than standard models. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:47:00 EST
DETROIT -- The market for hybrid full-size sport utility vehicles may be small, but Chrysler LLC is determined to get a piece of it, saying that its new hybrids will be nearly $8,000 less than competitors from General Motors Corp.

Briefcase: June 19, 2008 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:50:00 EST
FSA nomination period continues until Aug. 1

Others' cast-offs can make very best pets Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:47:00 EST
I would like to thank WNDU-TV and The Tribune for the exposure they have given to the plight of our homeless pets and overcrowded shelters.

Problem found in practice of religion, not its core values Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:34:00 EST
Octogenarian Lt. Col. Larry J. Kluth (retired) writes in his letter to the editor on May 25, "We need to get faith out of politics. Religious faith has killed and still is killing more people than most serious epidemics -- faith is belief in something for which there is no proof. Faith is a killer."

Better not write off the Bush legacy just yet Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:32:00 EST
Some critics have described President George W. Bush's just-concluded swing through Europe as irrelevant, contending that the region essentially disregards him. Moreover, the critics continue, his visit bordered on delusional.

Obama must fight swift-boating with truth Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:31:00 EST
Deep in the bowels of the Internet, the swift-boating of Barack Obama is under way.

Lugar, Biden: A new president's two best friends Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:30:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- Judging by the rhetoric coming out of the Obama and McCain campaigns this week, the United States is fated to endure another four years of bitter foreign policy partisanship whoever wins this election.

Make yourself heard -- like a train horn Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:28:00 EST
When it comes to the need for safe railroad crossing mechanisms, we sound like a broken record. That's better than sounding like a train horn at 2 in the morning.

The hazy days of summer Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:27:00 EST
Local residents know that lazy summer days can take an ugly turn, becoming hazy summer days when ground-level ozone makes an ugly -- and hazardous -- appearance.

Let's not make it sound easy for fathers Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:01:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's recent call for responsible fatherhood is welcome, overdue -- and misleadingly incomplete.

Social Security first Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EST
The next president and new Congress face a daunting set of challenges come January 2009: Iraq war, troubled economy, global climate change, looming government debt, taxes, health care reform and rebuilding infrastructure, all vying for immediate attention.

Could the rights of gays trample others' religious freedom? Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EST
Early Tuesday morning, gay and lesbian couples lined up at county clerk's offices across California to exercise their new right to marry, bestowed on them last month by the state Supreme Court.

Not trash, TREASURES :Everyone wins when they donate or shop at Habitat's ReStores. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:36:00 EST
SOUTH BEND — "I run into people every day who've never heard of us," laments Vivian Bolen, standing before a row of toilets at the ReStore on McKinley Avenue, Mishawaka.

Builder's paradise :Local women sing praises of Habitat's ReStore. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- As Heidi Slessman walks through her 100-year-old house near the river in Mishawaka, she points again and again.

Great Ideas for House and Home Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:26:00 EST
Outdoor appliances make for smooth party

Home passed down through family Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:16:00 EST
"I fell in love with this house when I was 3 years old. It was built in 1929 for my grandparents, Thomas and Emma Huston. I loved coming here to visit. When I was about 4½, my parents bought the house and my grandparents built a new ranch-style house next door.

Gardener's wet thumb keeps lilies, koi happy in pond Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:13:00 EST
DALLAS -- Once Clair Russell Ossian becomes interested in a subject, he is compelled by some inner drive to become an expert.

Sustainable Living Tour set for June 28 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:08:00 EST
The Fourth Annual Michiana Sustainable Living Tour will be at several sites throughout the Michiana area June 28. People may tour any of the sites. The tour includes residences and businesses that have taken initiatives to create environmentally friendly communities.

Radiant barrier keeps home cooler Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:05:00 EST
Q. I recently heard about some new cooling strategy called "radiant barriers" in which heat from the house is directed up to the roof. Do you know if this really works, and if reflecting the heat out through the roof can negatively affect the roof shingles?

Canna critters, rose rot, and guarding gardenias Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:02:00 EST
Q. I have two beds of beautiful dark purple cannas. The leaves are lovely, but they are starting to get the worms that plague them each year. Some of the new leaves are not unrolling.

Create a vacation spot in your own backyard Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:57:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- If you just can't justify gassing up the car for a mini vacation, perhaps creating your own vacation spot at home is best. You can do it on the cheap, say some gardening experts, by sprucing up your lawn and garden and creating a paradise in your backyard.

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