High school student Cameron Blasek received a patriotic paintjob free of charge for his pickup truck after East Central High School administrators in St. Leon, Indiana attempted to stop him from displaying the American flag earlier this month. Blasek, 17, proudly displayed an American flag on his truck for most of his senior year, but Blasek said school administrators told …
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Hoops hero who inspired 'Hoosiers' now serves legendarily large Indiana-style fried pork sandwiches
Bobby Plump’s last shot for tiny Milan High School was a 17-foot jumper that captured the 1954 Indiana state basketball championship. The victory by the Milan Indians, 70 years ago today, inspired the David-beats-Goliath 1986 Hollywood sports flick “Hoosiers.” Plump’s Last Shot is the family’s slam-dunk sports bar in Indianapolis that today serves giant breaded fried pork tenderloin sandwiches, an …
Read More »Indiana Gov. Holcomb vetoes bill defining antisemitism: 'toothless'
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday that would have defined antisemitism in state education code while simultaneously signing a proclamation condemning all forms of antisemitism. The Republican governor cited changes made to the bill in the final days of the legislative session in a news release. Aimed at addressing antisemitism on college campuses, the bill’s opponents argued that …
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