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The Pences' Inauguration Gowns Were Made in Indianapolis

Karen wanted a flowy skirt because her husband likes to twirl her when they dance.

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The Hoosier White House: Barack Obama’s Ancestral Indiana Home

Homesteader Jacob Dunham, who was buried in 1865 in the Kempton Cemetery in Indiana, is Barack Obama’s great-great-great-great-grandfather. Jacob’s grandson, William Riley Dunham, built the home that stands today.

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Phil Gulley: A Pledge to Bullies

“What a joy it must be to condemn people while simultaneously appearing so virtuous and true, so all-American.”

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Shot in the Dark: Deborah Paul on Guns

He suddenly vaulted from his desk chair to retrieve his open briefcase, which, he explained later, held a loaded gun. What if he hadn’t? What if our kids had discovered the weapon and thought it a plaything? What if?

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Editor’s Note, December 2016: Parental Guidance

“Regarding the chicken-egg question of clinginess, I’ll ruffle some feathers: Overprotective parents are to blame.”

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Mike Pence Packs His Baggage

Pence’s RFRA push backfired, it seems, costing him in the battle of ideas. And that may be his true legacy in the Hoosier State.

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What Kind of VP Will Pence Be?

It’s impossible to tell how they’ll work together. Here, three ways this could play out for the Hoosier governor.

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Off the Wall: Mike Pence and Immigration

Before Trump became the face of anti-immigration, Pence championed a very different approach.

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The Name of the Game: Forrest Lucas

What $122 million in naming rights buys you.

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Will Trump Have a Hoosier in His Cabinet?

While we’re not likely to see Indianapolis executive Steve Hilbert named as President-Elect Trump’s Under Secretary of Commerce for Self-Tanning, the incoming administration seems to be taking on a decidedly Hoosier glow.

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Phil Gulley: The Silver Lining

“Believe me when I tell you your life will be vastly improved if you wake up each morning assuming the worst will happen, so on the off chance it doesn’t, you’ll be pleased.”

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Indianapolis Monthly Podcast: Election Postmortem With Adam Wren

An in-depth chat on the outcome of the election and what it all means for the city, state, and Mike Pence in the White House.

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Troubled Waters

The Tippecanoe River and its twin lakes provide a stream of revenue and recreation to residents—and a home to some of the world’s most endangered animals, freshwater mussels. The effort to save six species of threatened mollusks hasn’t come without cost or controversy.

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Move Over: Deborah Paul on Staying Put

Our current house is no mansion, but it’s more than we need.

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On the Brand Wagon

Global brands like Airbnb and Under Armour are keeping an eye the progress of these three competing Indiana businesses.

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