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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Trump's magic wand

Obama downplays Trump's economic successes

      




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Varvel: How to draw Indiana's Senate race

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of how he draws the Indiana Senate race.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: What's powering Indiana's Senate race

Braun and Donnelly tout their support for Trump's policies

      




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Gary Varvel's cartoons about voters

A collection of cartoons depicting what voters experience every election.

      




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Varvel: Drawing Mike Braun's victory

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of how Mike Braun won the Senate race.

      




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Varvel: How to draw the Democrats' blue wave

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of his process of drawing the blue wave.

      




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Varvel: A championship golfer's path from atheist to Christian ministry

Tragedy turned Nancy Fitzgerald against God but unanswered questions led to a worldwide Christian ministry

      




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Varvel: How to draw Democrats' Christmas wish

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of his process of drawing the Democrats' Christmas wish.

       




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Varvel: Drawing Mayor Hogsett's 12 days of Christmas

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of his process of drawing Mayor Joe Hogsett's Christmas cartoon.

       




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Mayor Hogsett's 12 days of Christmas

A reelection campaign song

       




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Varvel: Shortridge resurrects one of the nation's oldest high school newspapers

School bucks the trend of a lack of money and student interest that has forced many high school newspapers to fold.

       




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Varvel: IndyStar's cartoonist says thank you and farewell

I am leaving my dream job to pursue new dreams.

       




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Tully: Eagle Creek Park, a 'jewel tucked into the city'

On the Northwest side of Indianapolis, Eagle Creek serves as a break from the bustle of the city.

      




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Tully: Amid Trump's ugliness, wise words at St. Thomas Aquinas Church

St. Thomas Aquinas Church has long worked with communities in Haiti and Africa. The church responded to the president's recent comments.

      




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Tully: 'The Post,' as seen through the eyes of student journalists

I wondered about what the next generation of journalists thought about the movie's message, and about the tensions between the press and government.

      




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Tully: As Congress fights, a Dreamer just wants to 'pay it forward'

Sandy Rivera is one of roughly 800,000 DACA program participants whose futures hang in the balance of a congressional debate.

      




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Tully: At Statehouse, environmental concerns can't get a hearing

An effort to have a legislative hearing on a bill to check the power factory farms have over the communities they pollute died quietly in recent days.

      




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Tully: The solution to Indy's pothole crisis

Indianapolis has a pothole problem that is both dangerous and embarrassing. Here's a way out of this infrastructure mess.

      




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Tully: At the broken Statehouse, it's payday loans over people

The advance of a cruel payday lending bill is the latest reminder that something is broken at the Statehouse.

      




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Tully: In the fight against gun violence, can't we reach for greatness?

The latest school shooting seemed to come with a feeling of resignation that nothing will change. We can't let that feeling dominate.

      




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Tully: Riding over potholes with Indy's DPW chief Dan Parker

Many ridiculously pockmarked stretches of road could qualify as the worst of the worst this pothole season.

      




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Tully: 'Relentless' education champion David Harris on leaving The Mind Trust

A big change in Indianapolis' education landscape is a reminder of how much things have improved in recent years.

      




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Tully: I'm taking a cancer break, but I'll be back

It's time for a short break to deal with some cancer issues. But I'll be back.

      




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Tully: 3 lessons Todd Rokita should learn

Todd Rokita is running for the Senate with a campaign that could hardly be less senatorial. And that's not a good thing.

      




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Tully: 8 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

A lot of interesting storylines emerged from Tuesday's primaries. Here are several of them.

       




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Tully: Broad Ripple High School's last valedictorian

Jennifer Argumedo is this year's valedictorian at Broad Ripple High School. With the school closing after 90 years, she will be its last.

       




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Tully: Donald Trump's ultimate betrayal

Donald Trump's heartless immigration policy must be countered by the many Americans who clearly oppose it.

       




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Matt Tully's legacy: A fund to support early childhood education

Matt Tully was dedicated to his craft and to this community. The Matthew L. Tully Memorial Fund is a meaningful way to keep his memory and work alive.

       




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Everyone has a favorite dish at Danville's Mayberry Cafe, even Jim Nabors

For nearly 30 years, Danville's Mayberry Cafe has served up Andy Griffith Show themed dishes to locals and even Jim Nabors.

      




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A day at Danville's Andy Griffith Show themed Mayberry Cafe

A day at Danville's Andy Griffith Show themed Mayberry Cafe

      




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Here's how to win free gift cards at Avon's new At Home store

Located off U.S. 36, home decor store At Home will replace what used to be a Gander Mountain in Avon, Indiana.

      




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For Plainfield inmates, gardening is 'something positive in a kind of negative environment'

Plainfield Correctional Facility inmates donate fruits and vegetables from their garden to community organizations.

      




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Take your Buick Roadmaster station wagon or Honda Civic on a drag race. Here's how.

For 15 years, Lucas Oil Raceway's Wild Wednesday has offered residents around Indianapolis the opportunity to drive fast, drag race — legally.

      




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Wild Wednesday drag racing: 'This is a run what you brung night.'

Wild Wednesday drag racing: 'This is a run what you brung night.'

      




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See what Wild Wednesday is all about: 'We come out to hear the music of the motors.'

Ordinary people in their ordinary cars take to the drag strip to get their need for speed.

      




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Danville baseball coach Pat O'Neil is cancer-free. He's ready to 'start living' again.

Pat O'Neil, an Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, was declared cancer-free Tuesday.

      




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IU coaches expected Peyton Hendershot to break out this year — and he's delivering so far

The new offensive scheme allowing Tri-West graduate to become a difference maker for IU offense.

      




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Plainfield volleyball turned around through tough love and hard work. It's paying off.

Plainfield's volleyball team won nine matches in 2015. This year, they've won 11 matches already. Here's what changed.

      




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In wide open Class 6A, why not Avon? State's No. 1 team is thinking big

Being ranked No. 1 in the state is old hat at certain places — Warren Central, Carmel and Ben Davis, to name a few. But not Avon.

      




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'She could almost stop for some tea before the finish line': Brownsburg's Chloe Dygert Owen wins world title

The 22-year-old rider from Brownsburg became the youngest time trial winner — with the biggest margin — in the history of road cycling's World Championships.

      




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'This was a game we needed.' No. 1 Avon pushed again, but passes latest test

Avon, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, has had to display a high level of resiliency and develop that elusive clutch gene to remain unbeaten at 8-0.

      




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Former Brownsburg coach Steve Brunes, a 39-year Indiana coaching veteran, dies at 70

Steve Brunes spent nearly four decades coaching Indiana high school basketball with stops at Brownsburg, Cowan, Columbus East, Castle and Alexandria.

      




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It'll be Plainfield vs. Brownsburg in Hendricks County finals, though Bulldogs missing a key piece

Brownsburg upended Plainfield on Dec. 7 but the Bulldogs will be missing a key player when the two teams meet in the Hendricks County finals.

      




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Danville's Ella Collier is Hendricks County's all-time scoring leader — and she earned it.

Danville senior Ella Collier is Hendricks County's all-time leading scorer. And it didn't happen by accident.

      




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3 things we learned from Brownsburg's Hendricks County girls title win

The Brownsburg Bulldogs are back on track after three dominant wins in the Hendricks County tournament.

      




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Connor Lucas' scorching hot night leads No. 4 Brownsburg past No. 9 Westfield

"I feel like, if I get hot, I'm one of the best shooters in the state," said the Brownsburg senior.

      




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'You have to show up for the animals': Brownsburg teen's sanctuary has rescued 150+ pigs

Olivia Head discovered there was a high demand for fostering and adopting potbellied pigs. Thus, Oinking Acres Pig Rescue and Sanctuary was born.

       




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Here's what Danville looks like during coronavirus pandemic

A look at Danville, Indiana, during the coronavirus pandemic

       




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Dead can 'exhale' when moved. Here's how mortuary workers protect themselves.

"We've always disinfected oral, nasal cavities that would be exposed to that exhale procedure," said Eric Bell, a funeral director in Pittsboro, Ind.

       




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'I can't even give them a hug': A look inside a small-town Indiana funeral home

"I love from afar, do the best I can from afar but nothing equals a hug," said Eric Ball, funeral director, owner of David A. Hall Mortuary.