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A thing of beauty to watch, when you have the horses to run it effectively. Much better than a samey-same spread offense.

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died: https://apnews.com/article/phil-donahue-dead-337b3630524a576407c1119f590d1dd4 Truly an American Icon. He will be missed.

Delphi @ Benton Central Hamilton Heights @ Lapel Harrison @ West Lafayette Central Catholic @ Seeger Logansport @ Peru Rensselaer @ Kankakee Valley Tipton @ South Adams Tri-West @ Western Twin Lakes @ Plymouth Pioneer @ Lewis Cass

Sounds like a good rule. How does rule contrast to other large Indy Area schools like Ben Davis and Warren Central? They do not have such a rule?

"Indianapolis area" defined as Marion county and it's 7 surrounding donut counties (Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks) https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/08/19/indiana-high-school-football-rankings-preseason-poll-each-class-ben-davis-decatur-central-new-pal/74853345007/ Media pre-season polls:

Or they just have their 3rd/4th graders play in the Lafayette 56ers youth or other area leagues, while they start up a middle/junior high program in the Faith 5th-8th grade system. Give it ten years.

Mr. Greenwald is right.

Since this thread name doesn't have "football" in it I'll leave this here: https://apnews.com/article/notre-dame-swim-team-suspended-gambling-7e1842a5dd23b74e25e872e29820bba0 I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

A new era in Lafayette-area 11-man high school football beings tonight when the Eagles participate in the MVC Jamboree at North Newton. Here is their 2024 schedule per Harrell's: Apparently per this article: https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/08/12/faith-christian-atheltic-facility-updates-ihsaa/74735242007/, the Eagles will play it's home games this year at other area high's school's fields, with it's new stadium being ready in 2025. It be interesting to see how long it will take this fledgling Eagle program to challenge for football supremacy in Tippecanoe county.

That raw talent is there. As a youth I baled hay a few times for a couple of Amish farms in my area. Those Amish kids, although most weren't over 5'9", could chuck wet, 75 pound hay bales like they were nothing.

Most farmers these days aren't poor, with government subsidies, insurance, and price controls courtesy of an antiquated Farm Bill that just gets rubber stamped by congress every time.

Trump watches himself get shot ‘over and over’ and campaign staff fear he has PTSD: report: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-campaign-shooting-ptsd-anger-b2596571.html

San Francisco City Council Targets Free Speech To Cover Up Its Own Housing Failures: https://reason.com/2024/08/14/san-francisco-city-council-targets-free-speech-to-cover-up-its-own-housing-failures/ Government is always right, and the people it is supposed to serve is always wrong.

Let's start it out with a sad, sad story: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/j-j-mccarthy-out-for-season-with-knee-injury

Republicans Declare War on the American Economy: https://mises.org/mises-wire/republicans-declare-war-american-economy

Tim Walz's Other Stolen Valor Scandal: https://reason.com/2024/08/13/tim-walzs-other-stolen-valor-scandal/ So, basically, Walz said strong environmental laws are good, as is faster permitting of housing, but he had no particular comment on how this was affecting his home state where strong environmental laws had been used to slow down housing permitting. Got it, thanks. As it happens, this year the Minnesota Legislature considered a range of other bipartisan-backed state-level zoning reforms that would have eliminated parking minimums, allowed smaller multi-unit housing and accessory dwelling units in single-family areas, and permitted residential developments in commercial zones. They all ended up failing largely because of opposition from Democratic legislative leaders and local government lobbying. By all accounts, Walz was totally absent from debates on those bills as well. Compare that to other governors who have made state-level zoning reform a priority and spent a considerable amount of energy getting bills to their desks. In Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis spent a lot of time and effort writing zoning reform legislation, talking about the need for zoning reform, endorsing individual zoning reform bills, and encouraging the Legislature to pass them. That paid off this year, when the Colorado Legislature passed a series of bills allowing accessory dwelling units in single-family-only areas and apartments near transit lines. Montana's blockbuster year for zoning reform in 2023 largely grew out of a housing task force assembled by Gov. Greg Gianforte. Zoning reform supporters in the state also credit the governor for being involved in the legislative process and doing what he could to encourage lawmakers to pass the zoning reforms on the table. Walz did none of that stuff. Some media write-ups of his YIMBY credentials mention that he signed into law more affordable housing funding and tenant protections that require landlords to give tenants longer notice before filing for eviction. Whatever one thinks of those policies, they don't have anything to do with the distinctively YIMBY policy agenda of reducing regulatory barriers to new housing construction. Giving Walz unearned credit for being a YIMBY isn't just unseemly; it's also a bad habit that YIMBY advocates would do well to break. When politicians can earn plaudits for doing nothing, their incentive to do something worthwhile is minimal. That's particularly true on an issue like housing policy, where meaningful reform is hard and provokes a lot of heated opposition. Why catch all that flak fighting for zoning reform when the people who really want zoning reform will pat you on the back for doing nothing at all? Politicians should be held accountable for their actions. Sometimes that means shouting at them when they do bad things. Other times it means not cheering them on when they do nothing at all.

Trump Falsely Claims That 'Homicides Are Skyrocketing,' an Imaginary Trend He Blames on Kamala Harris: https://reason.com/2024/08/13/trump-falsely-claims-that-homicides-are-skyrocketing-an-imaginary-trend-he-blames-on-kamala-harris/ The reality distortion around both uni-party campaigns continue. Lies in order to garner votes.

Good questions, it's what the legislative process is supposed to address. And like you I have zero interest in consuming cannabis products. But I also recognize that government should have zero business is telling an adult what they can or cannot put into their body.

Actually it was the Indiana General Assembly that passed legislation which enabled open enrollment. I believe it established or amended IC 20-26-11 .

https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/readers/2024/08/13/indiana-will-legalize-cannabis-eventually/74775057007/ Agreed. This is a potential large tax windfall that we are just giving away to the likes of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.

Indiana: Land of asset forfeiture: https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2024/08/13/marion-county-asset-forfeiture-treats-cash-transfers-as-crimes/74777122007/ Agreed. These thefts are also part of the War on Cash.

Good news about breaking, what a travesty of "sport" that was. And why is softball being played 1300 miles away in Oklahoma City? Is softball banned in California? Never heard of "obstacle racing" until now. Looks to actually be one of the contests in the modern pentathlon competition, not a stand alone event: https://obstacleracingmedia.com/featured/obstacle-course-racing-to-be-included-in-2028-olympic-games/ FTA: This brings even more questions. So no equestrian at the 2028 games? Google to the rescue: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/paris-2024-summer-olympics-modern-pentahlon-horses-out-american-ninja-warrior-in-los-angeles-olympic/3358364/#:~:text=Under pressure from the International,horse welfare scandals in Paris. Kind of crazy how these competitions are added or removed from Olympic games.

I thought the growth of soccer at the varsity high school level, especially at smaller enrollment schools, was the bugaboo here?