tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196480422012-02-16T01:24:25.142-05:00An irregularly updated screed on the state of all things in Kokomo, Indiana, USA.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-57625638119381753132010-07-27T23:09:00.000-04:002010-07-27T23:09:22.764-04:00

In 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.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-91259422595301389362010-07-19T22:28:00.001-04:002010-07-19T22:30:02.423-04:00

For 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.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-19278076300531002092008-09-26T03:10:00.000-04:002008-09-26T03:10:23.860-04:00

Kokomo 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-9366933239709526242008-05-04T13:46:00.000-04:002008-05-04T13:46:56.112-04:00

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-54374733676484050092008-04-22T12:05:00.001-04:002008-04-22T12:09:22.098-04:00

Scientists: Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest | LiveScienceSource of Major Quakes Discovered Beneath U.S. Heartland

Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-28910467198475718392008-04-16T23:35:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:35:09.681-04:00

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-18235786726163194882008-04-13T10:48:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:48:29.314-04:00

WISH 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 a

Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1167530985282853512006-12-30T21:09:00.000-05:002006-12-30T21:09:47.910-05:00

Indianapolis 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-1167035457968905232006-12-25T03:28:00.000-05:002006-12-25T03:30:57.980-05:00

Turns 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-1161299878095689492006-10-19T19:17:00.000-04:002006-10-19T19:17:58.143-04:00

Clean 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-1150348126695109542006-06-15T01:08:00.000-04:002006-06-15T01:08:46.740-04:00

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-1149546030835399692006-06-05T18:20:00.000-04:002006-06-05T18:20:30.930-04:00

This 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-1149365897112719142006-06-03T16:18:00.000-04:002006-06-03T16:19:01.786-04:00

The 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-1149363936972581602006-06-03T15:45:00.000-04:002006-06-03T15:45:37.743-04:00

A 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-1146541602064540202006-05-01T23:46:00.000-04:002006-05-01T23:46:42.113-04:00

Vatican / 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" size

Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1143522425838309162006-03-28T00:07:00.000-05:002006-03-28T00:07:05.873-05:00

Sexual 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-1137117033221668822006-01-12T20:50:00.000-05:002006-06-03T15:54:02.336-04:00

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-1136961768500793432006-01-11T01:42:00.000-05:002006-01-11T01:42:48.513-05:00

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-1135677075226836232005-12-27T04:51:00.000-05:002005-12-27T04:51:15.230-05:00

Combine 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-1135641762701671222005-12-26T19:02:00.000-05:002005-12-26T19:02:42.713-05:00

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-1134884882974296412005-12-18T00:48:00.000-05:002005-12-18T00:48:03.090-05:00

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-1134720463241109102005-12-16T03:07:00.000-05:002005-12-16T03:07:43.273-05:00

You'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-1133935509424006962005-12-07T01:05:00.000-05:002005-12-07T01:05:09.423-05:00

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.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648042.post-1133930454613613192005-12-06T23:36:00.000-05:002005-12-06T23:41:02.716-05:00

A Kokomo man has been videotaping a 14 year old girl as she slept.Was she the only one?

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