The Pences' Inauguration Gowns Were Made in Indianapolis
Karen wanted a flowy skirt because her husband likes to twirl her when they dance.
Megan Fernandez
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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.
IM Editors
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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.”
Philip Gulley
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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?
Deborah Paul
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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.”
Michael Rubino
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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.
Craig Fehrman
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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.
Craig Fehrman
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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.
Craig Fehrman
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The Name of the Game: Forrest Lucas
What $122 million in naming rights buys you.
Evan West
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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.
Adam Wren
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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.”
Philip Gulley
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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.
Jared Hay
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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.
Jared Hay
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Move Over: Deborah Paul on Staying Put
Our current house is no mansion, but it’s more than we need.
Deborah Paul
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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.