tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:10:23 +0000An irregularly updated screed on the state of all things in Kokomo, Indiana, USA.http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/noreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)Blogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1927807630053100209Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:10:00 +00002008-09-26T03:10:23.860-04:00Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - Public Eye - Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008: What was more telling, however, was the fact Kokomo was only mentioned during the various speeches by Daniels, who referred to the city twice as a difficult place to drive through. The fact goods can leave [points north and south] and not spend a leisurely hour going through Kokomo will be huge, Daniels said.http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2008/09/kokomo-tribune-kokomo-indiana-public.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-936693323970952624Sun, 04 May 2008 17:46:00 +00002008-05-04T13:46:56.112-04:00Tilapia Farming at Home: Home Tilapia farming offers a solution to the ever-more-difficult problem of finding a fish at the store that is fresh, clean, affordable, and virtually organic. I wonder if anyone's doing this in the Kokomo area?http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2008/05/idea-whose-time-has-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-5437473367648405009Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:05:00 +00002008-04-22T12:09:22.098-04:00Scientists: Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest | LiveScience Source of Major Quakes Discovered Beneath U.S. Heartlandhttp://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2008/04/still-shaking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-2891046719847571839Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:35:00 +00002008-04-16T23:35:09.681-04:00Sickened pork workers have new nerve disorder | Health | Reuters: Eighteen pork plant workers in Minnesota, at least five in Indiana and one in Nebraska have come down with a mysterious neurological condition they appear to have contracted while removing brains from slaughtered pigs, U.S. researchers and health officials said on Wednesday.http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2008/04/mad-pig-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1823578672616319488Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:48:00 +00002008-04-13T10:48:29.314-04:00WISH TV 8: Indianapolis News and Weather - Kokomo police looking for suspect in weekend murder: Kokomo police continue to look for clues in Saturday's homicide on the city's eastside and believe the shooting may have been drug related. The victims, Abby Rethlake, 18, and Morgan Vetter, 19, were shot multiple times about 3:25 a.m. in the parking lot of Meadowlawn Apartments on South Goyer Road byhttp://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2008/04/recent-shooting-may-have-been-drug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-116753098528285351Sun, 31 Dec 2006 02:09:00 +00002006-12-30T21:09:47.910-05:00Indianapolis Company Makes Clothes Out of Corn - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick The new clothing is made from the first and only "greenhouse neutral" polymer in the world. I am left wondering if Indiana will eventually make everything out of corn - automotive fuel, clothing, food, etc. Don't discount soy, though. I'm sure there's more to come from the soybean as well.http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/12/clothes-out-of-corn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-116703545796890523Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:28:00 +00002006-12-25T03:30:57.980-05:00Turns out, there are two entire sets of menus planned entirely around shopping lists that can be purchased at Aldi! The original, Aldi Menu Planner, and the followup, Aldi Menu Planner - Fall/Winter Meals, are both full of interesting, reasonably healthy fare that can be purchased on the cheap. Seems Aldi also starred on an episode of Unwrapped, on the Food Network. Find the local Aldi store in http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/12/menus-shopping-lists-and-television.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-116129987809568949Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:17:00 +00002006-10-19T19:17:58.143-04:00Clean Elections Please watch this show which will be on PBS (channel 20 or 21 on Insight Cable) on Friday night. Clean Elections could restore Indiana's government to one "for the people, of the people, and by the people!"http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/10/clean-elections-please-watch-this-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-115034812669510954Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:08:00 +00002006-06-15T01:08:46.740-04:00Drama and Excitement Build As The 2006 KISS Series Is Ready To Open An area native writes: I grew up in this area of Indiana, and frequented the Kokomo Speedway, known for being the home of the non-winged sprint cars. In 2005, this "track’s surface has been significantly reworked and surrounded with new walls and fencing." While I am no longer in Indiana, I am excited to know of these http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/06/pimp-my-races.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-114954603083539969Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:20:00 +00002006-06-05T18:20:30.930-04:00This week in Kokomo, police conducted a sting operation in Kokomo Reservoir Park. The sting lasted two days, during which time no less than six old men (aged 58, 60, 60, 67, 69, and 73) approached the undercover officer "seeking sexual gratification." One of the men "grabbed the officer's genitals." They were all charged with either misdemeanor public indecency, misdemeanor battery, or http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/06/in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-114936589711271914Sat, 03 Jun 2006 20:18:00 +00002006-06-03T16:19:01.786-04:00The Peru Tribune :: Peru, Indiana - Region to receive economic development funds The North Central region of Indiana (Miami, Wabash, Howard, Tipton, Cass, Fulton, White, Carroll, Tippecanoe, Warren, Fountain, Clinton, Montgomery and Benton) will receive these funds, as a part of the WIRED initiative, or Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development, and they will be paid over three yearshttp://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/06/wired-initiative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-114936393697258160Sat, 03 Jun 2006 19:45:00 +00002006-06-03T15:45:37.743-04:00A hilarious article - full of laughs! Project Galactic Guide for Kokomo, Indiana, USA, Earth An amazingly low number of books have been written on Kokomo. By some remarkable coincidence, this happens to almost exactly match, with a somewhat pathetic precision, the total amount of interest that this city represents for the rest of the Universe. There is only one reasonable advice to give to the http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/06/galactic-guide-to-kokomo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-114654160206454020Tue, 02 May 2006 03:46:00 +00002006-05-01T23:46:42.113-04:00Vatican / Pope wrestles with condom issue Germany accused of aiding prostitution during World Cup 2006 ABC to show Bird Flu TV-Movie May 9th Mild form of Avian Flu found in New Jersey Pesticides may affect "male" sizehttp://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/05/news-links-for-monday-may-1-2006.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-114352242583830916Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:07:00 +00002006-03-28T00:07:05.873-05:00Sexual Behavior Reported On Kindergarten Bus Hate Crime Hits Special Needs Playground - "... every piece of equipment had some sort of racial, pornographic, or slur against the disabled." Police, in drug raid, find severely abused boy, 5 - The boy, who has Down's Syndrome, weighed only 15 pounds when found, and was covered in lice.http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/03/interesting-links-for-monday-march.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113711703322166882Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:50:00 +00002006-06-03T15:54:02.336-04:00Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus: "A citizen with one child of any age in Howard county needs to make at least $11.36 an hour to be considered 'self-sufficient'. The Self-Sufficiency Standard measures how much income is needed for a family of a certain composition in a given place to adequately meet their basic needs - without public or private assistance."http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/01/do-you-make-1136-hour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113696176850079343Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:42:00 +00002006-01-11T01:42:48.513-05:00Sandvox: Public Beta | Karelia Software You should check out Sandvox, the website builder for the Mac that is coming soon from Karelia Software. It is in public beta now, so you can try it out even though it's not ready to buy yet. (I'm encouraging people to sign up because it's a cool program, and because if you sign up, I'll get a discount when it's released. If you start referring people, http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2006/01/sandvox-web-builder-check-it-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113567707522683623Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:51:00 +00002005-12-27T04:51:15.230-05:00Combine fundrace.org with Google Maps, and you get: Following the Dollars: Map Political Campaign Contributions in Your Area Little red & blue markers indicate who's been contributing what to whom, and where!http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2005/12/interesting-web-20-mashup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113564176270167122Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:02:00 +00002005-12-26T19:02:42.713-05:00FOXNews.com - Politics - N.H. Debates Insurance Guarantees for Students on Medical Leave Indiana should require insurers to cover dependents up to age 30 as long as they attend school at least half-time or have other extenuating circumstances (their own severe illness, or perhaps taking care of a parent/relative with a chronic condition).http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2005/12/indiana-ought-to-pass-similar-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113488488297429641Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:48:00 +00002005-12-18T00:48:03.090-05:00John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: "New PBS Citizen's Channel 'Public Square'" Here's hoping we get this channel in Central Indiana.http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2005/12/looking-forward-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113472046324110910Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:07:00 +00002005-12-16T03:07:43.273-05:00You've Got Mail, and ... - Los Angeles Times: "... Seattle, Philadelphia and Indiana are planning to launch inSPOT sites next year." Okay, so these places either have or will soon have region-specific websites for anonymously informing past partners of current STD testing "discoveries": Los Angeles Seattle Philadelphia Indiana While I applaud Indiana for making such a progressive http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2005/12/one-of-these-is-not-like-others.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113393550942400696Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:05:00 +00002005-12-07T01:05:09.423-05:00WISH-TV - Indianapolis, Indiana - Kokomo Offers Forgivable Home Loans to College Graduates Yes, college graduates who have already graduated and live somewhere else, yet still work in Kokomo. Where is the incentive for those of us graduating college in Kokomo to stay in Kokomo?http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2005/12/but-but-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-113393045461361319Wed, 07 Dec 2005 04:36:00 +00002005-12-06T23:41:02.716-05:00A Kokomo man has been videotaping a 14 year old girl as she slept. Was she the only one?http://www.clickauction.net/nkblog/2005/12/unfortunate-voyeurism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Johnathan)