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Exclusive: About That Giant Ball On Parks and Rec Last Night

A prop from a new episode could revive interest in a long-lost bit of Indiana history.
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Phil Gulley: Strong Foundation

Sometimes you have to live in a house for a while before she trusts you enough to reveal her secrets.

Tweets of the Week: Gov. Pence’s Just IN News Agency

Via @timothygrimes: "The news of the #JustIN news service makes me happy. Not because it's a good idea—it's terrible. But b/c it shows you can't parody Mike Pence"
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The First Church of Cannabis

Whether or not the First Church succeeds in cloaking itself in the RFRA, it has already brought marijuana legal reform back into public discussion.
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RecycleForce Can’t Lose*

It puts ex-cons in jobs and off the street, but the nonprofit has funding issues that might undermine its mission.
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Hot-Button Issues: Battle in the 'Burbs

“I think Jim Brainard has done some great things for this city, but I do think it’s time for a different skill set,” says Carmel city councillor Rick Sharp. Sounds like a campaign message.

Photo of the Day: HJR-3 Foes See Red

Also: The IMA's recently wed director, Charles Venable, announced his organization's opposition this week to the proposed gay-marriage ban.
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The Future of the NCAA

On the west side of downtown Indianapolis, just before the sprawl of IUPUI, sits a $50 million temple to amateurism. That’s the headquarters of the NCAA, the national organization that tries to keep the “college” in college sports.
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The Eagle Has Landed

The American bald eagle is Indiana’s greatest conservation success story. But could the species’ improving numbers be obscuring a new threat to their recovery?

The Undercover Files: Narcotics

"I was introduced to an Outlaws biker once when I was buying meth. The guy pulled out a .44 black powder pistol that was almost a foot long and set it on the table to intimidate me."