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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 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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A Kid Again helps families of children with life-threatening illnesses

Bill Titus, chair of the advisory board of A Kid Again Indiana, lists the fun events planned for families of children with life-threatening illnesses.

      




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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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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: IndyStar's cartoonist says thank you and farewell

I am leaving my dream job to pursue new dreams.

       




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Shortridge High School newspaper staff resurrects The Daily Echo

Shortridge High School's The Daily Echo newspaper staff talks about reviving the oldest school newspaper in the country.

       




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Matthew Tully: Carmel grad fights to bring child home from Honduras

Family faces uncertainty about whether 4-year-old boy can join them in U.S.

      




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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: Indiana targets Yellowwood State Forest for desecration

Once again, Indiana government officials are pushing plans to increase logging in state forests.

      




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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: 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: This bill would end lunch shaming at school

Sen. Mark Stoops' bill would block schools from shaming students to get their parents to pay for lunch.

      




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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: A story about former police chief Troy Riggs

Former Police Chief Troy Riggs has left for Denver, but Indianapolis should remember his message.

      




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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: On guns, we need Todd Young to be Todd Young

Todd Young has a lot of smart things to say about a lot of issues. On one issue, though, he dodges when his leadership is needed.

      




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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: Todd Rokita adds to his cheap shot resume

U.S. Senate candidate Todd Rokita goes low yet again. This time he directs his empty rhetoric at an Indiana city he should be trying to help.

      




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Tully: The upside of potholes

They're everywhere, and they're horrible. But it's just possible that this maddening pothole season has a silver lining.

      




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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: A few questions for bumbling Statehouse Republicans

The need for a special session shows once again that Statehouse Republicans have lost their way.

      




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Tully: From Luke Messer, a welcome dose of sanity

Senate candidate Luke Messer airs a new TV ad. It's refreshing because it doesn't demean the opposition and doesn't aim to anger primary voters.

      




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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: Ben Davis twins will graduate with honors, join Air Force

Ariela and Verania Andrade are graduating near the top of their class at Ben Davis High School. They're also preparing to serve their country.

      




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Tully: Todd Young shows us that not all is broken in D.C.

Democrat Joe Donnelly is known for his bipartisan ways. But the state's junior senator, Republican Todd Young, also reaches out to the other side.

      




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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: The truth is, we need more politicians like Joe Donnelly

Bipartisanship doesn't score you many points in politics these days. But it should, and Sen. Joe Donnelly is a perfect example of why.