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Aundrea Dailey (far left) was the first to suspect the Henry County cancer cases were linked. Her father, Paul Bridges (lower left), died of the disease in 2015.

Dead Ends

Locals in New Castle call West Fair Oaks Road “Cancer Street,” where a curious number of residents share a rare and horrible diagnosis—and wrangle over a medical riddle with no answer.

The Natural Connection That Arises From Foraging

A member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi shares the lessons he’s learned from his relationship with nature.

Oh, The Humanities

Indy’s most renowned public university, IUPUI, is splitting in two. Will the fissure leave liberal arts programs on the sidelines?

Help Wanted

WHILE EVERYONE was quiet-quitting last year, I got old-fashioned fired. The blindsided kind of fired. “Letting you go,” my boss at the marketing company...

Basketball Diary: Hoosiers Behind the Scenes

To the extent that Milan’s victory inspired 'Hoosiers,' one could argue that 'Hoosiers' returned the favor, enshrining the game in the country’s collective sports-history consciousness. And here, to mark the 50th anniversary of the game that 'Hoosiers' celebrates, former Milan players and the film’s cast and crew hold court on making a sports movie for the ages.

The Day That Made Millionaires

"I live in a normal neighborhood in Greenfield with a couple of cul-de-sacs, and I literally went door to door to get people to invest $5,000 in ExactTarget. On the Google Map of my neighborhood, you’ll see, like, seven swimming pools. Every one of the swimming pools corresponds to an ExactTarget investor."
Illustration of a worker hanging advertisement displays.

Line In The Sand

Is the Dunes’ promotion a one-time victory for conservation in Indiana, or the start of a new era of environmental activism in the state?

Zoe LaVerne Is The Tok Of The Town

Greenwood teen Zoe LaVerne’s rise to TikTok stardom has been a soap opera of adolescent rebellion and tears. Maybe that’s why 17 million people are watching.

11 Cultural Trail Delights That Make Us Smile

One dog-owner takes his Saint Bernard along on rides in a cart. Another lets his pooch scoot along on a skateboard. Even if you don’t cross paths with these regulars, chances are you’ll still see a creative rig.

Eli Lilly’s Hazy Memory

A century ago, Eli Lilly and Company grew one of the nation’s largest cannabis farms to supply a variety of pharmaceuticals. Why does the drug maker seem determined to conceal the details of that history?
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