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Celebrity Hoosiers abound, even far, far away

November 29, 2020February 27, 2026 Mark R Hunter

A lot of great or famous people come from Indiana. (You can be famous without being great, of course – especially these days.) One who isn’t well known, but probably should be, hailed from Professor […]

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1 CommentMovies & TVart, entertainment, Hoosier, hoosiers, Indiana, Indiana history, Indianapolis, movies, Star Wars, stars

Hoosier influence in the election of ’16 … 1916

November 24, 2016 Mark R Hunter
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I’ve been so busy that I completely forgot this column, which I wrote in October. But considering it mentions the election, maybe a little time was just as well.   SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK It’s […]

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Politicscandidates, elections, ex-presidents, history, hoosiers, Indiana, politicians, politics, Presidents, Prohibition, vice president, voting

Primary Colors

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 Mark R Hunter

Approaching Indiana’s May primary, I found myself full of double negatives: That is to say, I flipped a coin to determine who I least wanted to vote against. Maybe that’s not technically a double negative, […]

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8 CommentsPolitics#politics, Benjamin Harrison, elections, electoral college, history, hoosiers, Indiana, Indiana history, presidential elections, primaries, primary colors, swing states, voting

A Flowery State Debate

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Mark R Hunter

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK   Ah, spring! That time of year when we give up complaining about one set of annoyances, in favor of complaining about another set of annoyances. It’s kind of like the […]

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2 CommentsEveryday Lifedogwood, flowers, history, hoosiers, Indiana, spring, state flower, state soil, tulips, weather, winter

Hoosiers Go Hog Wild In China

November 21, 2013 Mark R Hunter

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK             We here in rural Indiana don’t tend to think of ourselves as being part of the big worldwide picture. In fact, many people from the east and west coasts can’t […]

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4 CommentsFictionAlbion, China, farming, hog farming, hogs, hoosiers, Indiana, new era, puns, slightly off the mark

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