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Steve Berta

@stevenberta

Former @IndyStar investigations editor, who loves great writing, the outdoors, playing pool, skiing and family.

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This is how policy is made in the era of inflammatory tweets. Nonprofit targeted for bailing out a few people who later commit murder, while traditional bail bondsmen let out even more. Misperception becomes reality. indystar.com/story/news/cri… via IndyStar

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Authoritarian systems are low-information systems — so they often drive blind. And even when the truth filters up their leaders find it hard to change course because their hold on power depends on their claims of infallibility. nytimes.com/2022/04/18/opi…

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Women abused by Larry Nassar file negligence claims against FBI over botched investigation indystar.com/story/news/202… via IndyStar

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With its invasion of #Ukraine, #Russia has brought suffering & pain as the number of victims of sexual violence continues to grow. No war is a justification for such crimes. I appeal to Russia’s soldiers & their superiors to put an end to their violence.

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With the government buying up nursing homes in Indiana to siphon off federal funds, and patients suffering in some of the most understaffed homes in the nation, lawsuits like this may be families' only hope of improving care standards. indystar.com/story/news/inv… via IndyStar

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Congratulations to Tony Cook @IndyStarJohnny and michelle pemberton for reporting on Indiana's red flag law, which was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. indystar.com/story/news/cri… via IndyStar

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When are we going to stop being stunned by news of widespread sex abuse. If I learned 2 things from the @usagym scandal it's: (1) sex abuse is more common than we care to admit, and (2) leaders willing to hide it to avoid scandal are even more common. nytimes.com/2022/05/23/us/…

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Unbelievable. If the laws of this country really do allow FBI agents to tell falsehoods as they do their jobs, as this decision suggests, then the laws must change. But I can't help thinking it's just another case of prosecutorial cowardice. indystar.com/story/news/cri… via IndyStar

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"We can all be humbled by an awesome mountain or the infinitude of the night sky, but to be humbled by being in the presence of yourself—that is a sign of truly great humility." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Marion County health officials: First they buy up private nursing homes across the state. Then they divert federal nursing dollars to fund a hospital. Then they ask SCOTUS to prevent patients in understaffed homes from suing. Scandalous! indystar.com/story/news/202… via IndyStar

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In response to HHC's Supreme Court case, a top Democrat in the Indiana General Assembly suggests it might be time for lawmakers to re-evaluate if the Marion County health agency should be allowed to run nursing homes.

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A Hamilton County boneyard bonanza: Fishers cemetery feud ended state's lucrative grave robbing trade indystar.com/story/news/loc… via IndyStar

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Backlash is the tactic of cheats. Costly scientific fraud reported by this writer "resulted in hateful messages, angry videos on social media sites and two lawsuit threats." nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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IndyStar's crack investigative team documents a death toll at a minority of Indy's bars. The state has the authority to stop it. But the governor and liquor regulators decline to answer questions and mumble platitudes about taking their jobs seriously. indystar.com/in-depth/news/…

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Very timely today due to SCOTUS decision denying efforts by Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County -- the state's largest nursing home owner -- to thwart a lawsuit over poor care at one of its facilities. But decision reaches much further.

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Big news: U.S. Supreme Court denies Health & Hospital Corp.'s effort to block civil rights lawsuits. indystar.com/story/news/202… via IndyStar