Mike Burns, a Lakeland resident, poses at a gun rage as part of his quest to try something "awesome" and new in the days leading up to his 26th birthday. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY MIKE BURNS) It sounds like the premise for a high-concept Hollywood comedy: A guy

Hummingbirds are one of the joys of wintertime birding here in Louisiana. My friend Erik Johnson and I recently visited the home of Dr. Jeff Harris — a birder and research entomologist — who has up to six different species visiting his feeders each day t

Winston-Salem, NC -- Reynolds American spokeswoman Maura Payne confirmed Wednesday morning that some employees were laid off from their manufacturing facility in Tobaccoville. Payne would not provide any specific numbers regarding the layoffs saying they

Four days before his state hosts Super Bowl XLVI, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union “right-to-work” legislation into law Wednesday afternoon, making Indiana the 23rd right-to-work state in the country. Daniels signed the law despite the fa

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday signed a measure making his state the first in the Rust Belt to have a right-to-work law, according to state lawmakers. The signing had been expected after the Republican-controlled Indiana Senate gave final passag

Indiana is the first Rust Belt state to enact the contentious right-to-work labor law prohibiting labor contracts that require workers to pay union representation fees, after Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the bill this afternoon. The Senate approv

The Republican-controlled Senate approved the bill in a 28-22 vote Wednesday morning as hundreds of union members gathered at the Statehouse and chanted "Shame on you!" Union protesters said they were not ready to be sile

Indiana is the first state in a decade to enact a right-to-work law. indiana news February 1, 2012 (INDIANAPOLIS) -- Indiana is the first Rust Belt state to enact the contentious right-to-work labor law prohibiting labor contracts that require workers to

INDIANAPOLIS Lawmakers voted Wednesday to make Indiana the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state, passing legislation that prohibits labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. Hundreds of union members gathered inside the Stateh

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawmakers voted Wednesday to make Indiana the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state, passing legislation that prohibits labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. Hundreds of union members gathered inside the

The Indiana Senate approved right-to-work legislation on Wednesday and Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to sign the measure into law before the Super Bowl, according to a report. The 28-22 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate comes just a week after th

Hundreds of union members gathered at the Statehouse chanted “Shame on you!” As the streets of Indianapolis bustled with Super Bowl festivities, protesters planned a downtown rally that they hop

INDIANAPOLIS -- Lawmakers put Indiana on the verge of becoming the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state, passing legislation Wednesday that prohibits labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. Hundreds of union members gathered

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State lawmakers were poised Wednesday to pass legislation that would make Indiana the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state and prohibit labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. As the streets of Indianapoli

INDIANAPOLIS — State lawmakers were poised today to pass legislation that would make Indiana the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state and prohibit labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. Meanwhile, union protesters were plann

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INDIANAPOLIS – State lawmakers were poised Wednesday to pass legislation that would make Indiana the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state and prohibit labor contracts requiring workers to pay union representation fees. Meanwhile, union protesters were p

CORRECTS SPEAKER TO SIMPSON Sen. Vi Simpson, R-Ellettsville, speaks against the right-to-work bill during the final debate on the bill in the Senate chamber as the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. The Senate is hearing the right-to-wo