Daily Almanac: October 5, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:46 a.m.SET: 7:25 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 74 °FLOW: 65 °F Today is…: • Global James Bond Day• Do Something Nice Day• World Teacher’s Day What Happened On This Day: • 2000 Bulldozer Revolution in former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. President Slobodan Milosevic was overthrown after hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in…

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How Green Is Burning Man?

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard a lot about the Burning Man festival of late. Can you shed light on just how “green” or not-so-green this event really is? Burning Man, the annual arts and music festival held in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, has garnered global attention for its avant-garde art, radical self-expression, and…

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Experts Say, ‘Climate Change’ Is A Hoax

by John Grimaldi   “In the good old summertime,” as the song goes, you can expect a heat wave or two in certain parts of the country. Indeed, summer is the warm season. It’s the norm. And, come November and December it will be chilly and downright cold in many parts of the country. But…

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Drug Dealer In Fentanyl Death Remains Behind Bars Thanks To Attorney General Todd Rokita And Team

Attorney General Todd Rokita and his legal team prevailed this month when the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a 53-year-old Indianapolis man who provided fentanyl to a 28-year-old co-worker from Zionsville that caused the younger man’s death. “Drug dealers continue to devastate Indiana communities and break the hearts of Hoosier families,” Rokita…

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Indiana Attorney General Seeks Info About Gender-Affirming Care With Subpoena-Like Demands

By: Casey Smith Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state. Eskenazi Health, Indiana University Health and Mosaic Health and Healing Arts are now asking a judge to quash the demands, although…

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ABA in Indiana At Risk

Our founder Sherry Michael and her team want to bring awareness that the office of FSSA and Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) is working on cutting Reimbursement rates for ABA Providers in the State of Indiana so low that at least 90% will be out of business in a few months. On August…

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Attorney General Todd Rokita Acts To Protect Lugar Tower Residents And To Hold The Indianapolis Housing Agency Accountable

Subsidized housing does not mean substandard housing. Following an investigation by his team, Attorney General Todd Rokita has obtained legal commitments from the Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA) to rectify miserable living conditions at the Lugar Tower Apartments and to extend new protections to tenants. The problems stem from the IHA’s alleged mismanagement of the 17-story,…

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How Are Amphibians Faring?

Dear EarthTalk: How are amphibians doing in the U.S. and around the world these days? Amphibians, such as frogs, toads, salamanders and newts, live on both land and in water. Having emerged over 300 million years ago, today there are over 7,000 known species. However, they are perishing at an alarming rate. In 2004, about…

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