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THOMSON LAUNCHES REELECTION BID DAYS AFTER ANOTHER KIRKWOOD SHOOTING · INDIANA'S JUDICIAL KINGDOM: LORETTA RUSH, THE BUCKLEY CASE AND A COURT SYSTEM THAT REFUSES TO POLICE ITSELF · JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · INDIANA COURTS EXPUNGE CRIMINAL RECORDS. GOOGLE CAN KEEP THE STIGMA ALIVE; IT'S TIME FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO AC · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · BYE-BYE, LAIRLAND: ANDREW IRELAND GETS THE BOOT — HOOSIER ENQUIRER AND THE SOUTHSIDE ARE CELEBRATING · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · THREE LOCAL TEAMS EARN SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · TOP 4 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE ZONE BANNER · MAY WINS! · CENTRAL INDIANA CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS PREPARE FOR HOLIDAY RUSH · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · FORMER LT. GOV. HOPEFUL CRASHES OUT BRAUN’S HANDPICKED RUNNING MATE GETS BOOTED FROM INDIANA HOUSE · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · MISSING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL LAST SEEN IN NW INDIANA MAY BE WITH DANGEROUS MAN: FAMILY · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · NO. 2/3 INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING PLACES 4TH AT COLLEGE SWIMMING LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · CHICAGO BEARS WEIGH ILLINOIS STADIUM OPTIONS AS INDIANA SEEKS COMMITMENT · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · INDIANA VOTERS APPROVE AMENDMENT EXPANDING WHEN JUDGES CAN DENY BAIL · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · INDIANA LOSING PATIENCE AS CHICAGO BEARS HOLD COURT AGAIN WITH ILLINOIS IN STADIUM SAGA ·

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