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HOWEY: Unchastened Chocola soldiers on

One thing is clear in the troubling weeks following the loss of a Republican U.S. Senate seat in Indiana: Chris Chocola will not give up easily in his quest for ideological purity.

BONIFIELD: Protect Ritz’s heartening voter mandate

By all accounts, Glenda Ritz has a daunting challenge as the next superintendent of public instruction. Across a state that has been at the forefront of the so-called education reform movement, recent legislation has incensed and motivated teachers in profound ways.

BECK: The biggest and worst of the elections

For the political among us, 2012 was solely focused on the election. From the early days in January with the Iowa caucuses to the ongoing transitions at the state and federal levels, the year was packed with action.

MYERS: Children need moms and dads at home

Single-parent families are at a significant economic disadvantage, and more black children in Indiana (42 percent) are living in poverty than are nationally (36 percent).

FARGO: Mildly agnostic about finishing I-69

When Interstate 64 came to my hometown, I was too young to appreciate what an amazing engineering feat it was. To me, the construction zone was a wonderland of big trucks and other exotic-looking equipment.

TAFT: Restore City Hall to its rightful place

Just north of the revived City Market, along the Alabama Street stretch of the Cultural Trail, stands a vacant landmark that has resisted redevelopment for almost a decade—the old City Hall.

VANE: Ballard quietly restored City Market

Legacy can be a tricky word. Most leaders are interested in the legacy they will leave when their term ends or they step down from running an organization or entity; others, you could say, probably border on obsessed. Politicians, my reading of history has educated me, fall mostly into the obsessed category.

MAHERN: Ballard turning competition on its head

While the Republican brand in some quarters may be a bit tarnished these days, there is no doubting what it represents—the idea that we should have smaller government at all levels, and that government should stay out of our personal lives at least so far as taxation and guns are concerned.

LONGWORTH: To a fault, Daniels focused on costs

Mitch Daniels will leave the governor’s mansion to a chorus of hurrahs from budget-balancers, conservative pundits and the Republican Party, which wishes—now even more than before—that he had run for president. But what can other Midwestern states learn from the Daniels era?

WellPoint reaffirms 2012 earnings forecast

WellPoint Inc. is sticking with a 2012 earnings forecast that it had cut in July, and the nation's second-largest health insurer said it expects next year's earnings to be on par with this year's performance.

Angie’s List commits to 850 new jobs by 2017

The pledge from the provider of online consumer reviews came as part of a larger announcement Tuesday, in which nine companies operating within the state said they will add a total of 2,550 jobs by 2018.

Man arrested in Noblesville stabbing

Noblesville police arrested a man late Tuesday night after he reportedly stabbed two other men. Corey L. Smith, 24, of Noblesville, was charged with battery with a deadly weapon. Steve W. Everett, 38, and David W. Forbush, 42, both from Noblesville, were treated for stab wounds at Riverview Hospital and released. Smith also was treated for knife wounds. Police are investigating the incident and may file additional charges.

Police fatally shoot burglary suspect

Indianapolis police fatally shot a burglary suspect in a home on the city's northeast side Monday night. Residents arrived home to their house near East 38th Street and Arlington Avenue about 7:30 p.m., discovered someone had broken in and called police. Police found the suspect in the basement of the home and shot him when he reached for his waistband, they said. Officers Christopher Wilburn and Erik Keys were placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.

Mother shot to death after trash argument

Police have preliminarily charged an Indianapolis man with murder after they said he shot his mother multiple times during an argument about taking out the trash. Paula Day, 54, was found dead Monday afternoon at her home on the 6000 block of Nolte Street. Police arrested 36-year-old Eric Bowman in Morgan County. Bowman was shot when he reportedly resisted arrest. He was last reported in stable condition Monday night at a local hospital.