tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196480422023-11-15T13:53:11.869-05:00netKokomo - Kokomo, IndianaAn irregularly updated screed on the state of all things in Kokomo, Indiana, USA.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-9275192355132906422013-06-23T19:41:00.003-04:002013-06-23T19:41:23.642-04:00Dunn gives honest pro-life position
Craig Dunn recently wrote about "Political support for life after birth":
We simply can no longer demand that a woman give birth to a baby and then feel no sense of responsibility for the well-being of the child. We are a nation that has spent vast amounts of money over the years on every type of special interest handout known to man and lobbyist.
We have bailed out, handed out andJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-56613093006605129652013-06-23T19:35:00.001-04:002013-06-23T19:35:30.446-04:00Howey challenges Indiana GOP to be "statesmen, not primary candidates"Brian Howey recently wrote an excellent column, "From Obamacare hysteria to tweak & adapt":
My challenge to the Hoosier Republican Congressional delegation: What are the likely course corrections? And what are your solutions? The other challenge here is that instead of the hysteria we've been hearing from our delegation, they really ought to get into a mode where they are helping their Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-57625638119381753132010-07-27T23:09:00.000-04:002010-07-27T23:09:22.764-04:00Break Sk8 MTVIn 2008, a unique dance crew appeared on Randy Jackson's America Best Dance Crew named BREAKSK8, residing from Kokomo, Indiana. BREAKSK8 performed all of their dances on rolling skates. Their breakthrough dance style impressed the MTV judges and fans week by week.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-91259422595301389362010-07-19T22:28:00.001-04:002010-07-19T22:30:02.423-04:00Low Cost Dental CareFor residents of Howard County (the greater Kokomo area) looking for low cost dental care, there are great resources available to help you.
See this PDF file from the Indiana Dental Association:
http://www.indental.org/uploads/Dental%20Services%202009.pdf
Page 9 offers Howard County options:
1) Dentists Delivering Smiles (DDS)
206 South Union Street
Kokomo, IN 46903
765.459.9469
Howard Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-19278076300531002092008-09-26T03:10:00.000-04:002008-09-26T03:10:23.860-04:00Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - Public Eye - Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008Kokomo 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.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-9366933239709526242008-05-04T13:46:00.000-04:002008-05-04T13:46:56.112-04:00an idea whose time has come ?Tilapia 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?Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-54374733676484050092008-04-22T12:05:00.001-04:002008-04-22T12:09:22.098-04:00still shaking?Scientists: Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest | LiveScienceSource of Major Quakes Discovered Beneath U.S. HeartlandJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-28910467198475718392008-04-16T23:35:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:35:09.681-04:00mad pig disease?Sickened 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.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-18235786726163194882008-04-13T10:48:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:48:29.314-04:00a recent shooting may have been drug relatedWISH 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 by aJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1167530985282853512006-12-30T21:09:00.000-05:002006-12-30T21:09:47.910-05:00Clothes Out of CornIndianapolis Company Makes Clothes Out of Corn - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry DickThe 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.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1167035457968905232006-12-25T03:28:00.000-05:002006-12-25T03:30:57.980-05:00Menus, Shopping Lists, and Television Shows about Aldi'sTurns 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 Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1161299878095689492006-10-19T19:17:00.000-04:002006-10-19T19:17:58.143-04:00Clean ElectionsPlease 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!"Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1150348126695109542006-06-15T01:08:00.000-04:002006-06-15T01:08:46.740-04:00Pimp My Races!Drama and Excitement Build As The 2006 KISS Series Is Ready To OpenAn 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 improvements.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1149546030835399692006-06-05T18:20:00.000-04:002006-06-05T18:20:30.930-04:00In The NewsThis 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 Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1149365897112719142006-06-03T16:18:00.000-04:002006-06-03T16:19:01.786-04:00WIRED InitiativeThe Peru Tribune :: Peru, Indiana - Region to receive economic development fundsThe 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 years. Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1149363936972581602006-06-03T15:45:00.000-04:002006-06-03T15:45:37.743-04:00Galactic Guide to KokomoA hilarious article - full of laughs!Project Galactic Guide for Kokomo, Indiana, USA, EarthAn 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 Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1146541602064540202006-05-01T23:46:00.000-04:002006-05-01T23:46:42.113-04:00News Links for Monday, May 1, 2006Vatican / Pope wrestles with condom issueGermany accused of aiding prostitution during World Cup 2006ABC to show Bird Flu TV-Movie May 9thMild form of Avian Flu found in New Jerseyhttp://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2006/04/29/1556379-sun.html">Pesticides may affect "male" sizeJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1143522425838309162006-03-28T00:07:00.000-05:002006-03-28T00:07:05.873-05:00Interesting Links for Monday, March 27th, 2006Sexual Behavior Reported On Kindergarten BusHate 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.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1137117033221668822006-01-12T20:50:00.000-05:002006-06-03T15:54:02.336-04:00Do you make $11.36 an hour?Indiana 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."Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1136961768500793432006-01-11T01:42:00.000-05:002006-01-11T01:42:48.513-05:00Sandvox Web Builder - Check it out!Sandvox: Public Beta | Karelia SoftwareYou 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, you Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1135677075226836232005-12-27T04:51:00.000-05:002005-12-27T04:51:15.230-05:00Interesting Web 2.0 MashupCombine 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!Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1135641762701671222005-12-26T19:02:00.000-05:002005-12-26T19:02:42.713-05:00Indiana ought to pass a similar law...FOXNews.com - Politics - N.H. Debates Insurance Guarantees for Students on Medical LeaveIndiana 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).Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1134884882974296412005-12-18T00:48:00.000-05:002005-12-18T00:48:03.090-05:00looking forward to...John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: "New PBS Citizen's Channel 'Public Square'"
Here's hoping we get this channel in Central Indiana.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1134720463241109102005-12-16T03:07:00.000-05:002005-12-16T03:07:43.273-05:00one of these is not like the othersYou'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 move, I'm Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1133935509424006962005-12-07T01:05:00.000-05:002005-12-07T01:05:09.423-05:00but, but, but !?WISH-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?Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0