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INDIANAPOLIS — Perhaps the most defining date for the steady decline of the Indiana Democratic Party occurred when hardly anyone knew about it.
In July 2022, Pete Buttigieg officially …
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3/15/25
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For over 30 years, the month of March has been officially recognized as Women’s History Month, a time for remembering and celebrating women’s experiences and contributions throughout this …
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3/14/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — In 2013, then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced a policy and political quandary. Should the state take federal dollars to expand health insurance via Medicaid and the Affordable Care …
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3/8/25
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“His anger got out of hand,” was the common description when someone caused conflict, damage, or harm. Now it seems like everyone is angry. Every party, identity group, or individual …
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3/7/25
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On the 105th anniversary of its founding, the League of Women Voters sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the organization’s grave concern over the state of our nation. …
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3/7/25
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CHICAGO — Over seven decades, the communist Soviet Union murdered an estimated 61 million of its own people in a quest for ideological purity, and another 7 million from other nations. These …
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3/1/25
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It’s been a difficult month for U.S. government employees, and things seem likely to get worse. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk are hell-bent on dramatically shrinking …
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2/28/25
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In our final Black History Month installment, we celebrate Jasmine Robinson, the first Black woman to work at Crown and later, after being hired by Wabash College, the first Black woman to hold a …
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2/28/25
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We sold my mom and dad’s dream home last autumn — the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired mid-century modern house they called home for 25 years.
Staying put is becoming more commonplace in …
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2/22/25
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KEY WEST, Fla. — While searching for an analogy for Donald Trump 1.0 during his 2016 campaign, I landed on a juxtaposition of “Mad Max” and Paddy Chayefsky’s brilliant movie …
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2/22/25
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Trailblazers, community pillars and sources of inspiration. That’s how family, friends and historians described Andrew “Andy” and Jasmine Robinson. Their individual accomplishments, …
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2/21/25
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A woman from Tamilnad in South India wrote before the Christian era: “What I have learned is but a fistful of sand; what I haven’t learned is the size of the world.” It is amazing …
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2/19/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — Every rookie Hoosier governor spends the first winter in office promoting what they hope to be defining, signature legislation. In 1973, Gov. Otis Bowen was devoted to property …
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2/15/25
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Vladimir Putin has been Russia’s undisputed leader for 25 years. That is a remarkable achievement. Only a handful of today’s world leaders have held onto power for that long, and only …
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2/15/25
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People call Crawfordsville the Athens of Indiana due to its rich art history. The obvious claim to fame is Lew Wallace penning Ben Hur here. The county is also home to famed painters like Rob …
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2/14/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — Is the federal government bloated and wasteful? Yes. Is it inefficient? Yes. Could the federal government use a haircut? Yes, and probably a thorough shave.
But there are …
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2/10/25
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In 1929, someone opened a drawer in Purdue ’s biology department and realized a corn-pone-sized rock, glassy-black-like with thin visible flow lines and a glint of gold on one side was not an …
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2/7/25
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An old poem contains a great deal of wisdom that is worth pondering. “Ring the bells that still ring/ Forget your perfect offering/ There’s a crack in everything/ That’s how the …
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2/7/25
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Is the United States a model democracy? Not that long ago, I suspect, most Americans would have answered with a resounding yes. But times have changed. We’ve lost confidence in our own system …
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2/1/25
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In 1936 Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that pennies are The Coin From Hell.
It didn’t happen overnight, but …
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2/1/25
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