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Text Box: “Drinking Problem?” How clean is your drinking water?” Men’s Health 3/07 Indy ranks 99 out of 100 for clean drinking water One of four cities to get F”

(Star headlines unless noted)

 

“Indy ranks as ‘nirvana’ of low-carb lifestyles,” JK Wall 4/24/04

             24 % of Hoosiers are obese

 

“No smoke, no spit, just tobacco: Philip Morris picks Indy to test pouch that health experts still dislike”, Eric Martin, 7/8/06

Indy is the place to go when you want to sell a new tobacco product

 

“Drugs, jail crowding cited in burglary rise: Indianapolis police report first-quarter increase in thefts after a slight drop last year,” Vic Ryckaert 6/13/06

 “Public safety’s cost? 6 fees may go up: Citizens could end up feeling pinch as county looks for ways to raise $9 million,” Vic Ryckaert 4/17/06

“County killings spike in 2006”, Amy Bartner 6/1/06

“Shooting kills ten…” Cathy Kightlinger 9/24/06

          115 so far (record 162 in 1998)

 

“Mayor: We need $54 million more to fight crime”, B. O’Shaughnessy, 8/8/06

       Will cut $17 million from budget for parks and public works

 

 “Mental illness wake-up call”, Marjorie Towell 8/23/04 (Exec. Director Mental Health Assoc.)

      “…(many) go underserved or unserved as the mental health delivery system continues to downsize in Marion County”

 

 “Feeling stressed? So’s our whole city”, Abe Aamidor 6/17/04

 “A third of emergency sirens fail: Indy officials: Test underscores need to revamp system”, Robert King 3/10/06

● 48 out of 139 sirens fail

 “Peterson focuses on media violence”, AP 12/11/06

      *City paid $318,000 in ’02 for lawyers fees and payout to video industry

 

 

 “Bicyclists want more room to roll: Fatal crash ramps up debate over giving bikers dedicated lanes for riding”, Will Higgins  10/2/05

• Indy has 3.7 miles of dedicated cycling lanes (Philadelphia has 175 miles)

• Indy’s advertised 250 miles of bike routes are actually roads marked with signs telling motorists to watch for bikes

• Indy is 52nd of 67 cities (over 250,000 people) in bike commuting- 0.2% of residents bike to work

 “Image of intolerance may cool job climate: High-tech sector might be wary…study suggests”, Tim Evans, 3/8/04

 ●  Indianapolis in bottom third of tolerance towards gays and support of diversity

 “False alarms are music to city budget: More alarm systems mean more fines for unneeded police runs”, Seth Seymour, 7/14/04