http://southernindianatimes.com Southern Indiana's Community Blog, News, and Conversation place Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:26:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The "Straight Talk Express" paid a visit to Jeffersonville October 29, with Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for VP of the United States. She spoke to a raucous crowd estimated at 20,000, along with statewide candidates, congressional candidate Mike Sodrel, and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. [gallery=1] photo credit: Jen Hoosiers attending the event ... http://southernindianatimes.com/sarah-visits-southern-indiana/ Since this is my first post as food editor I probably should explain what I do. I will visit local restaurants and order what I think will be the most difficult item for the chef to prepare. (Notice that I did not say the Featured item or the one that ... http://southernindianatimes.com/d-craig-takes-the-j-train-for-ny-style-pizza-pub-in-jeff/ Go to almost any area of the country and you are going to find a "pound" or an "animal shelter". While it is often unpleasant to think about the mission of such places, the fact of the matter is that they are overwhelmed with dogs and cats that will likely ... http://southernindianatimes.com/saving-abandoned-pets-in-southern-indiana-pet-of-the-week/ Yes, we know that financial crisis came to us courtesy of Congress encouraging people (FannieMae and FreddieMac -- government sponsored enterprises) to finance people's mortgages who were unable to pay them back. Then these same folks bundled those stinky loans and pawned them off on Wall Steet firms and financial ... http://southernindianatimes.com/what-the-financial-crisis-means-to-southern-indiana-small-business/ Southern Indiana Times has posted a quiz to find out if you are a REAL Hoosier or just a wannabee! It will be on our site soon! So take the quiz! It is only 10 questions! 9 out of 10 Correct and you get to post a Southern Indiana Times ... http://southernindianatimes.com/are-you-a-hoosier-take-the-quiz/ [caption id="attachment_51" align="alignnone" width="71" caption="Mike Sodrel"][/caption] Aside from obvious Liberal vs Conservative differences between Congressional candidates Mike Sodrel and Baron Hill, there are some glaring geographic differences as well. And they could make the difference in the election. Hill's obvious base is in Bloomington and the surrounding area. Sodrel's strength is in ... http://southernindianatimes.com/southern-indiana-politics-sodrel-hill-a-tale-of-two-cities/ Southern Indiana Times is thrilled to announce that Local "Foodie" and restaurant enthusiast D. Craig has joined Southern Indiana Times as our Food Editor. While he is not who you'd expect when you meet him in person, he is knowledgeable in what works and what does not in the restaurant ... http://southernindianatimes.com/d-craig-joins-southern-indiana-times-as-food-editor/ JUST MY OPINION ON SPORTS. Let's face it. We have been spoiled. We have gotten used to high flying offense and nationally ranked teams. Shoot, for that matter, we have gotten used to many other things that we (as fans) are now going to have to "dial back" as we look ... http://southernindianatimes.com/uofl-football-well-at-least-theres-basketball-season/