Monday Beat

Back home again in Indiana: The Hoosier state gets national media attention in May, and it's not even Indy 500 time! If Indiana voters go for Sen. Barack Obama in tomorrow's Democratic primary and he takes North Carolina as expected, the race with Sen. Hillary Clinton could finally be over. If they split, as the polls are suggesting, the campaigns pack up and move on -- with Kentucky getting the spotlight on May 20. Obama was on Meet the Press yesterday, Clinton was on This Week and Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean tried to splain it all on Fox News Sunday.

Related stories of note: Robert Reich on Clinton's "gas tax holiday" gimmick, Talking Points Memo on why the Dems created the whole superdelegate thing in the first place and The New York Times on Clinton's "gritty" campaign style.

Told you so: Kevin Osborne discusses the gas price spike in terms of Greater Cincinnati's disinterest in increased public transit, which could provide transportation alternatives to lots of locals. My editorial this week picks up on a similar theme, saying the current plan for a downtown streetcar line is another tipping point for this community to make a bold, confident decision.

Ohio Attorney General is toast: Bill Sloat and his Daily Bellwether web site has been all over the story of Ohio AG Marc Dann's scandals, so check out his coverage. Looks like Dann will be resigning.

In blogland: Danny Cross reports on tonight's Game 7 playoff battle for the Cincinnati Cyclones and on UC baseball, Larry Gross bids Jackie Danicki farewell and Bart Campolo hangs on in Walnut Hills.

— John Fox