H ospitals pride themselves on being clean, sanitary environments. A pet seems out of place, and most are not allowed on the premises. However, some members of the Indianapolis Obedience Training Club are allowed to take their dogs to Community Hospital East. Their mission is to visit patients and make their stays there more enjoyable. For Morgan Dumm, 16, Lauren Carmer, 15, and Kaylee Kinder, 17,

I n most track competitions, runners know when the race starts, either because they stand at the starting line or hear the starting gun. But in the One America 500 Festival Mini Marathon, more than 25,000 runners are corralled like cattle, most standing blocks away from the starting line. Many know that the race has started only because the crowd shuffles forward. If the runner is an adolescent, t