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Kevin Jones performs his song, "I Can See The Stars"

Kevin Jones performs his song, "I Can See The Stars" before the Tom Odell show at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles.

      




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Varvel: How a kid from Castleton went from playing with dolls to a YouTube sensation

Taking the road less traveled has made all the difference

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Politics of a foreign kind puzzle voters

Donnelly and Braun campaigns focus on personal attacks

      




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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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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Early voters

A caravan heads to the polls. Voter turnout is already at record levels nationally.

      




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Varvel: Drawing the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Hate cannot destroy faith.

      




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Varvel: Drawing campaign commercials

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of of negative political campaign commercials.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Negative campaign commercials

Many voters are turned off by political attacks.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Voter alert

An important reminder to exercise your civic duty

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Super heroes

Exercise your super power by voting today.

      




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Gary Varvel's cartoons about voters

A collection of cartoons depicting what voters experience every election.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: A history of voter cartoons

The importance of voting as seen in Varvel's cartoons.

      




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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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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: How Mike Braun won

Trump carries GOP challenger to victory

      




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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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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Thousand Oaks bar shooting

America mourns another mass shooting.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: A blue wave in the U.S. House

Could a Trump investigation wash up?

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Thank a veteran today

Honoring those who serve

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Another Florida recount

A sequel to the 2000 election

      




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Varvel: Drawing the Florida recount

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of him drawing the Florida recount.

      




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Varvel: Drawing California Firefighters

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of his process of drawing heroes.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: California firefighters

A great crisis produces great people and great courage

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Political script

The minority party may change but the rhetoric stays the same

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: The count in Florida

The Sunshine State could use some help counting votes.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Happy Thanksgiving

Remember those less fortunate and give

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Marijuana snake oil

Will the benefits outweigh the risks?

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: GM workers losing jobs

General Motors announces 14,000 job cuts

      




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Varvel: How a new Indiana charity helps families of sick kids

Bringing hope, happiness and healing to families raising kids with life-threatening illnesses

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: George Bush 41

Reunited with Barbara and their daughter Robin

      




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Varvel: How to draw Tariff Man

Watch Gary Varvel's time lapse video of his drawing of President Trump as Tariff Man.

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Trump is Tariff Man

The president claims to have super trade powers

      




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: What Democrats want for Christmas

Will the Mueller investigation deliver?

       




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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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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Democratic Scrooge

Funding for Trump's border wall is met with resistance

       




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Gary Varvel Christmas-themed cartoons

       




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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: Thank you and farewell

This is a look back at Gary Varvel's 24-year career as IndyStar's editorial cartoonist.

       




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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: A conservative with a message for the media

Chris Hirschfeld has a message for the media: Stop stereotyping conservatives.

      




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Tully: Yet another heartless, senseless move by Trump

President Trump's latest immigration decision shows a lack of heart and common sense.

      




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Tully: A surefire way to improve politics, Indiana and the Republic

A long-stalled push to eliminate gerrymandering suddenly enjoys some momentum.

      




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Columnist Matt Tully on leave until next year

Tully plans to return to work in early 2018.

      




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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: 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.