President Obama Awards Medal of Freedom to Lugar, Winfrey, and More

In addition to Lugar, Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom—founded by president John F. Kennedy—to Bill Clinton, Sally Ride, Oprah Winfrey, Loretta Lynn, Gloria Steinem, and more.
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Rev. Charles Harrison's Crime-Fighting Coalition Is in the Line of Fire

"I feel like we are doing this by ourselves and fighting a losing battle," says Rev. Charles Harrison.
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Under the Gun: Do Convenience-Store Clerks Need More Protection?

“We take security very seriously," says Jay Ricker of Anderson-based Ricker Oil Co.

How An Indiana College Democrat Blew Up Political Twitter

Every good joke has a kernel of truth.
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Laws, Stock and Barrel: Indiana Gun Control vs. Gun Rights

Where some of our more noteworthy state and local regulations fall on the pro-control–to–pro-gun spectrum
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Richard Lugar Goes Off the Record

Midway through his first term as mayor, Lugar joined Dolly Parton onstage at a concert in Garfield Park—and received an impromptu smooch on the cheek. “She said, ‘Mr. Mayor, I want you to come on down to Nashville and be our mayor,’” recalls Morris. “He blushed, thanked her, and walked off the stage.”
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From the Archives: A Conversation with Char Lugar

Of her half-century marriage, she says, "When I think about it, I wonder, 'How could 50 years have gone by so fast?' I used to think people who celebrated their 50th were old, decrepit, and in wheelchairs—not still enjoying life."
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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.

Indy’s Black Lives Matter Protest in Photos

Hundreds gathered on the Indiana Statehouse Lawn Saturday for the Black Lives Matter Rally for Justice in the wake of recent police-involved shootings.