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Those opposed to the chained CPI say it will mean smaller increases in Social Security checks over time. Ball State Economist Mike Hicks says the chained CPI allows people to choose between similar products in places where they're cheaper. He says many economists believe the current CPI overstates inflation because it doesn't take this into account.

A new Ball State University study says more than half of all Indiana smokers have tried to quit smoking in the past year.

We have begun to drop this cold front in racial dating is no longer with us that according to Scott Hall a family studies professor at Ball State.