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Michael Koryta Explores 1930s Naptown As Gangtown
Photo by Jonathan Mehring BLOOMINGTON NATIVE AND best-selling author Michael Koryta’s latest crime novel, Die Famous, riffs on one of the most notorious Indiana gangsters Hoosiers have never heard of—Al Brady of Indianapolis. Brady and his fellow desperadoes—James Dalhover and Clarence Lee Shaffer—embarked on a Depression-era spree of robberies and murders that started in Indy in 1935 and ended two years later in an FBI shootout at a Bangor, Maine, sporting goods store.
Rural areas of the state have few school options
Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28%, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10%, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Rural areas of the state have few school options
Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28%, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10%, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Rural areas of the state have few school options
Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28%, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10%, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Rural areas of Indiana have few school options
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Rural areas of the state have few school options
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Rural areas of the state have few school options
Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28%, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10%, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Rural areas of the state have few school options Original
by Jim DeBrosse, Indiana Capital Chronicle June 22, 2026 Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28%, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10%, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Rural areas of the state have few school options
Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28 percent, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10 percent, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Rural areas of the state have few school options
Indiana’s school choice program leaves its nearly 300,000 rural public school students with fewer options and fewer resources while funding the private education of others. More than one in four Indiana school students, or 28 percent, reside in rural areas. A recent analysis of each of Indiana’s 82 rural counties found that only eight, or fewer than 10 percent, have a charter or non-religious private school to attend.
Insurgent campaign aims to oust Ohio Democratic incumbent Greg Landsman over unquestioning support for Israel
Having come from a long line of Baptist preachers and civil rights activists, Damon Lynch IV had often heard friends and family members say they were drawn to their service by “a calling from God.” At age 41, Lynch himself had never felt a particular calling until a cold day in October when he decided to challenge incumbent U.S Rep. Greg Landsman in the May 5 Democratic primary.
Latest Epstein document dump is one more cover-up
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel on Epstein’s private jet, known as the Lolita Express. Both Epstein and Brunel were found dead by hanging in their prison cells. The glaring absences in the latest dump of Epstein files from the US Department of Justice reveal more about the federal investigation and its cover-up than the 3 million-plus pages released. Search the files for “Epstein and Mossad.” No results. Search for “Epstein and Israel.” No results.
Epstein document dump is a cover-up
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel on Epstein’s private jet, known as the Lolita Express. Both Epstein and Brunel were found dead by hanging in their prison cells. The glaring absences in the latest dump of Epstein files from the US Department of Justice reveal more about the federal investigation and its cover-up than the 3 million-plus pages released. Search the files for “Epstein and Mossad.” No results. Search for “Epstein and Israel.” No results.
Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs
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Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs
Eric Stark, a music professor in his 30th year at Butler University, has dreamed of flying his own plane for more than four decades. “I grew up fascinated with flying. My father was a naval aviator when he was a young man, and when I was a teenager, he started flying again. We took a lot of great trips together,” including a trek to California in his father’s four-seater Cessna. Four years ago, Stark found the time and money to think about buying his own plane.
Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs
Eric Stark, a music professor in his 30th year at Butler University, has dreamed of flying his own plane for more than four decades. “I grew up fascinated with flying. My father was a naval aviator when he was a young man, and when I was a teenager, he started flying again. We took a lot of great trips together,” including a trek to California in his father’s four-seater Cessna. Four years ago, Stark found the time and money to think about buying his own plane.
Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs
Eric Stark, a music professor in his 30th year at Butler University, has dreamed of flying his own plane for more than four decades. “I grew up fascinated with flying. My father was a naval aviator when he was a young man, and when I was a teenager, he started flying again. We took a lot of great trips together,” including a trek to California in his father’s four-seater Cessna. kAmu@FC J62CD 28@[ $E2C< 7@F?5 E96 E:>6 2?5 >@?6J E@ E9:?< 23@FE 3FJ:?8 9:D @H?
Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs
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Eric Stark, a music professor in his 30th year at Butler University, has dreamed of flying his own plane for more than four decades. “I grew up fascinated with flying. My father was a naval aviator when he was a young man, and when I was a teenager, he started flying again. We took a lot of great trips together,” including a trek to California in his father’s four-seater Cessna. Four years ago, Stark found the time and money to think about buying his own plane.
Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility
Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members are discussing what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling up and attracting rats. One of the homeowners, an older woman, also has four disabled cars parked in the driveway, two of which have expired plates, and engine parts blocking the path of meter readers.
Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility
Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members are discussing what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling up and attracting rats. One of the homeowners, an older woman, also has four disabled cars parked in the driveway, two of which have expired plates, and engine parts block the path of meter readers.
Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility
Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members are discussing what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling up and attracting rats. One of the homeowners, an older woman, also has four disabled cars parked in the driveway, two of which have expired plates, and engine parts block the path of meter readers.
Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility
Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members are discussing what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling up and attracting rats. One of the homeowners, an older woman, also has four disabled cars parked in the driveway, two of which have expired plates, and engine parts block the path of meter readers.
Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility
Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members are discussing what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling up and attracting rats. One of the homeowners, an older woman, also has four disabled cars parked in the driveway, two of which have expired plates, and engine parts blocking the path of meter readers.
Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility Original
by Jim DeBrosse, Indiana Capital Chronicle November 10, 2025 Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members discussed what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling up and attracting rats. One of the homeowners, an older woman, also has four disabled cars parked in the driveway, two of which have expired plates, and engine parts blocking the path of meter readers.
The Election Guide: Republican Cory Bowman Mounts Long-Shot Challenge to Mayor Aftab Pureval
Cory Bowman’s campaign to unseat Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval in the Nov. 4 election will take a miracle of the kind Bowman claims are performed at his faith healing church in the West End. “I think this is a nice sort of publicity stunt, but this is not a campaign for mayor,” said David Niven, a University of Cincinnati political science professor and long-time observer of Cincinnati politics.
'Focus of Love': Jason Al Ghussein’s Gaza Tribute Finds Light Beyond BLINK
Jason Al Ghussein standing in front of his "Focus of Love" mural Photo: Mike James This time around, Palestinian-American Jason Al Ghussein isn’t waiting to display his latest mural for BLINK. He’s going straight to the public Oct. 21 with the unveiling of his “Focus of Love” tribute to the resiliency of Gazans.
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There will be no peace without justice. The signing of the “Gaza Peace Plan” on October 13th marks an end, for now, of this phase of the zionist state of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people. However, we must understand this as an imperialist, zionist vision of “peace” – which is only synonymous with full-spectrum dominance and total social control – not justice.
Israel was part of the conspiracy to kill JFK
With America’s leaders eager to supply billions of dollars in weapons to Israel for the genocidal war in Gaza and its world-destabilizing goal of a “Greater Israel,” it’s hard to imagine that an American president ever dared to oppose Israel’s colonialist and military ambitions. John F. Kennedy was arguably the last US president to seek active restraints on Israel’s dominance of both the Middle East and US foreign policy.
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Two years of genocide have failed to break Palestinian resistance. The story of the last two years isn't one of victims, but of a people's unyielding fight for liberation. Originally published in Black Alliance for Peace. Today, October 7th, 2025, marks two years since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood changed the present and future of resistance not only in Palestine, but throughout the world.
Hamas, Trump, Israel, and Who Accepted What Ceasefire – Analysis | Black Agenda Report
As it stands, there is no chance that a ceasefire can be implemented, according to the current parameters of the Trump-Netanyahu plan. Originally published in Palestine Chronicle. In a series of events that shocked the world, Hamas not only issued a positive response to the latest US-Israeli ceasefire proposal, but Donald Trump publicly announced his intention to implement it and called upon his allies in Tel Aviv to halt their attack on Gaza.
Advocates Say Butler County Jail Locked Down Detainees During Protests; Sheriff’s Office Disputes Claim
Organizers of anti-ICE protests outside the Butler County Jail in Hamilton say they stopped holding demonstrations there in July after detainees, their family members and lawyers told them jail officials were placing the inmates in lockdown during the protests. Samantha Searls of Ignite Peace, a non-violent advocacy group for immigrants, said the lockdowns were punitive and aimed at suppressing the peaceful demonstrations.
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The so-called "peace deal" does not offer peace; it demands surrender. The Trump plan is the manifestation of a colonial logic that believes might makes right. The psychopathology of the white supremacist colonial mindset renders colonial policy makers operating within that framework incapable of apprehending reality from the standpoint of the colonized.
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Western nations complicit in occupation and genocide offer a fig leaf of sovereignty by recognizing a Palestinian state that in reality would still be occupied. Originally published in The Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective. Two years on from Al Aqsa Flood, and its historic significance only deepens.
Who profited off 7 October?
As Israel’s military invasion, indiscriminate slaughter and forced starvation in Gaza continue, questions as to how some 3,000 Hamas-led fighters were able to breach Israel’s security barriers on 7 October 2023 remain unanswered. Israel’s government continues to reject an independent investigation, and evidence is mounting that the state’s top civilian and military leaders didn’t just miss the signs of an imminent assault, but may have purposely ignored them.
It’s time to restrain AIPAC
In early August, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., openly opposed special treatment for the pro-Israel lobby under U.S. election law.
Commentary: It’s time to restrain AIPAC
In early August, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., openly opposed special treatment for the pro-Israel lobby under U.S. election law.
Commentary: It’s time to restrain AIPAC
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Commentary: It's time to restrain AIPAC
In early August, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., openly opposed special treatment for the pro-Israel lobby under U.S. election law.
It’s Time to Restrain AIPAC
In early August, U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, openly opposed special treatment for the pro-Israel lobby under U.S. election law.
Carmel's fatal pursuit reignites debate on police chases
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Carmel police pursuit ends in death of Indianapolis man; reignites debate on chases
Saturday, June 14, 2025 was another busy day for 47-year-old Kevin McKelvey. The Indianapolis father of three was a professor, poet, writer, activist and farmer engaged in the community “in ways writ large and in smaller ways, too,” said friend and colleague Barney Haney. He was the kind of person “who wanted to give you his tomato plants.” kAmqFE 2E E6? >:?FE6D A2DE ?@@?[ 2D |4z6=G6J H2D 5C:G:?8 9:D `a\J62C\@=5 D@? 9@>6 7C@> >2CE:2= 2CED AC24E:46 ?@CE9 2=@?8 |6C:5:2?
Carmel police pursuit ends in death of Indianapolis man; reignites debate on chases Original
Saturday, June 14, 2025 was another busy day for 47-year-old Kevin McKelvey. The Indianapolis father of three was a professor, poet, writer, activist and farmer engaged in the community “in ways writ large and in smaller ways, too,” said friend and colleague Barney Haney.
Fatal police pursuit reignites debate on chases
Saturday, June 14, 2025, was another busy day for 47-year-old Kevin McKelvey. The Indianapolis father of three was a professor, poet, writer, activist and farmer engaged in the community “in ways writ large and in smaller ways, too,” said friend and colleague Barney Haney. He was the kind of person “who wanted to give you his tomato plants.” kAmqFE 2E `_ >:?FE6D A2DE ?@@?[ 2D |4z6=G6J H2D 5C:G:?8 9:D `a\J62C\@=5 D@? 9@>6 7C@> >2CE:2= 2CED AC24E:46 ?@CE9 2=@?8 |6C:5:2?
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For her silence she wants the Ruby Slippers back — along with her broomstick — The Lolita Express … Better yet … she Wants the jet Qatar gifted grifter Boss Tweet. She wants all alphabet agencies who Spy on the American People Mobilized/weaponized to find out which Hedge fund flipped a house on her sister. She wants ICE rounding up a million Munchkins a month For her pleasure. She wants scores of other peoples’ babies.
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Illustration by MintPress News As governments worldwide crack down on "foreign disinformation", America’s most powerful intelligence agency has been caught running the largest known network of fake media outlets. Originally published in MintPress News. The CIA didn't just infiltrate governments; it infiltrated the internet itself. For over a decade, Langley operated a sprawling network of covert websites that served as global spy terminals disguised as harmless blogs, news hubs, and fan pages.
UC Neurologist Challenges 30-Year Alzheimer’s Theory, Pushing for Safer, More Effective Treatments
Dr. Alberto Espay, a University of Cincinnati neurologist, is at the center of a national and international debate that could change the course of the nation’s Alzheimer’s research and pave the way for safer and more effective drugs for treating the disease. Espay’s groundbreaking research was triggered by a study touted as proof of the effectiveness of a new Alzheimer’s drug published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine in late November 2023.
US media barely touches Epstein links with Israeli intelligence
Noticeably absent from US news coverage of US President Donald Trump’s waffling over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files is any mention of the child sex predator’s apparent ties to Israeli intelligence. A 13 July Nexis search of US news outlets found that, of the 383 stories unleashed by Trump’s broken promise to reveal everything Epstein, only a single article broached ties between Epstein and Israel’s intelligence agency, the Mossad – and then tried to undercut it.
Rural counties aren't escaping gun violence
The wedding reception ended in a drunken brawl with a guest wounded from a gunshot outside Cornerstone Hall, advertised as "the perfect destination for a close-to-home and close-to-friends event" in Salem, Indiana, population 6,547. It began as an evening of celebration on May 18, 2024, but devolved into melee when a wedding guest and his wife began arguing in the parking lot over whether the woman had been flirting with another wedding guest.
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