News Headlines for Acton, Indiana

Indiana's Middleton, 3 others suspended for opener (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton, who led the nation with 16 sacks last season, and three other players have been suspended for one game for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.

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Indiana's lone returnee to have knee surgery (Sports Illustrated)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana senior forward Kyle Taber will undergo surgery on his knee Wednesday and is expected to be out for 10 weeks.

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Oil prices drive highest jobless increases in Indiana (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Two areas of Indiana with industries hard hit by high oil prices recorded the largest year-over-year increases in unemployment in the nation in July.

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Indiana delegates are so over it | AUDIO (Evansville Courier & Press)
Indiana delegates to the Democratic national Convention are so over it

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SAT scores remain flat in Indiana (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
The most recent SAT scores for the high school class of 2008 remained relatively flat both nationally and in Indiana compared to a year ago. Indiana's average score on the college entrance exam showed a one-point gain in math, a one-point drop in reading and a two-point decrease in writing for a combined score of 1485 compared to 1487 in 2007. The state's average SAT score continues to trail the ...

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Richmond, Indiana Plant Cutting 275 Jobs (The Kentucky Post)
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) -- MasterBrand Cabinets Inc. is cutting about 275 jobs as it stops manufacturing at its Richmond plant, effective immediately. The plant, which is near the Ohio-Indiana state line, employs about 30 Ohio residents, according to United Steel Workers Local 5163.

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Indiana suspends sack leader, three others for opener (Covers.com)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton, who led the nation with 16 sacks last season, and three other players have been suspended for one game for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. Middleton was first-team All-Big Ten and a th...

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Indiana U researchers launch social networking and research management tool for scientists (EurekAlert!)
( Indiana University ) Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have developed Laboratree, a web-based solution to the complex problems of scientific collaboration. Laboratree will enable scientists to securely manage research papers and data, organize groups and projects, send group messages, author blogs, and customize personal and group profiles -- all online.

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QB Lewis will start for Indiana after suspension (Sports Illustrated)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Kellen Lewis is Indiana's starting quarterback again, winning a chance to lead the Hoosiers to a second straight bowl game despite being suspended for spring practice.

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Connecting Northwest Indiana to the global economy (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
PORTAGE | Northwest Indiana is poised to become a major player in the world's economy. But the challenges of developing regional relationships and a plan for global networking must be met before that success can be realized.

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