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Indiana Gay-Marriage Ban Is a No-Go in 2014

A question remains: Is Freedom Indiana here to stay? “What I am willing to say is that we are certainly in a good position with HJR-3,” says campaign manager Megan Robertson. “Hopefully this is the last we hear of it, but if it’s not, then we will be back to fight it.”

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New Group of Young Hoosiers Supports HJR-3

“We came together to show the legislature that there are young people who believe in traditional marriage,” says Chris Knight, a student. “Other groups like Freedom Indiana have tried to push to the media that young people are on their side.”

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Bieber-Themed Art Nearly Lands at IND

Says Tre Reising of his piece passed on by airport officials, “My ultimate goal was that it would become an Instagram-framed–ready piece that would fit well into the cropping of Instagram and become traded and shared as a meme.”

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Ask Me Anything: Kevin Burke

What does Indy have that Vegas doesn’t? “It’s got me. Also, neighborhoods. And people who know each other, and kids who still call their friends’ parents ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.'”

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Q&A with Lee Smith, Winterfest Organizer

“I think I was about 7 years old. The morning after my parents had a party, I got up and tried some 10-hour-old Michelob,” she says of her first beer. “Not good, but that was my first.”

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Tweets of the Week: Olympics & Goodbyes

Asks @adam_weber, “What is more badass than having a local brewery that has 2 owners with PhDs in Chemistry? @wabashbrewing”

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State Senator: Younger Generation Doesn't See Need for HJR-3

“We either have to look to the past or to the future,” Sen. Lanane says. “I just don’t think that this is a proposal that the younger generation sees as a need. If we are thinking in terms of what is best for the future of our state, we won’t do this.”

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NCAA Announces Opposition to HJR-3

The news came on the cleated heels of a disclosure by Michael Sam, a college football star, about his sexuality.

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Steel Magnolias in Full Bloom at Civic Theatre

“You automatically bring something fresh when you bring six different human beings to interpret the roles,” says Civic Theatre artistic director Robert Sorbera. “That’s why plays are fun to watch and never the same.”

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Robert Indiana: No Love Lost

It’s a safe bet the pop artist won’t attend the show, but here you can preview some of Robert Indiana’s pieces appearing at the IMA, including some prints exclusive to us.

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The Hoosierist: On This Day in History, Feb. 10

Finally a new constitution—the same one we have now, minus a slew of wacky amendments (I’m looking at you HJR-3)—was hammered out.

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Artist Q&A: Blake Little's Gay-Rodeo Photos at Eiteljorg

Says the artist, “If my pictures have a message, it’s an organic message. It’s not like I set out to improve rights for LGBT people.”

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Sankofa Event Celebrates Black History Month

Since their first appearance at the Gospel Music Workshop of America, Krash Krew has worked with and appeared with recording artists such as Kirk Franklin.

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IRT Play Channels Charming Vonnegut Characters

Using minimal props, lessons through song, and a stage size perfect for this occasion, the characters create an informal environment that gives the impression of improvisational theater.

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Hot-Button Issues: Paying To Play

Virtually no city official wants to lose a pro franchise on his or her watch—especially with a bid to host another Super Bowl in 2018 still in play.

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