Turnouts were high in earlier primaries such as those in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Michigan, but the presidential candidates spent big money and lots of time in those states fighting for early momentum. Since George W. Bush and Al Gore wrapped up the nominations, interest elsewhere has waned. Turnout in the 1988 primary in Indiana was 42 percent, but the highest it has been since then is 35 percent in 1992. In May of 1998, only 24 percent of registered voters went to the polls, the lowest turnout in the state's history, according to the Indiana Election Commission. Analysts say it might not be much higher this year, and not just because the presidential nominations have been decided.
School administrators fear there is a sinkhole undermining the building.
Right now we're concerned. It couldn't have come at a worse time for students in Bedford North Lawrence's choirs. A spring choral concert had to be cancelled with just two days notice, disappointing more than 400 students. But the school's principal says problems like this aren't unusual in an area with as much underground limestone as Bedford has. The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it will be accepting Indiana applications for new low-power FM radio licenses from May 30 to June 5.