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Toyota · FranklinToyota plans to spend $1.4 billion to add production of a new battery electric vehicle at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana plant in Princeton, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office announced Thursday. The automaker plans to add 340 jobs by the end of 2025 as a result of the expansion. The Gibson County plant—which produces the Toyota Sienna, Highlander, Grand Highlander and Lexus TX models—currently employs more than 7,500 people. “Our team members a…See the Story
Toyota to spend $1.4B to add EV production at Indiana plant
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Franklin, Indiana · FranklinAn Indiana gay rights group on Wednesday called for primary election voters pulling Republican ballots to leave the race for governor blank in an electoral boycott. Indiana Equality dubbed all six Hoosiers running for the GOP nomination “pro-discrimination candidates” in a news release. “If any of these Republican candidates for Governor get elected, they will weaken Indiana’s economic future by rejecting the Hoosier Hospitality welcoming values…See the Story
Gay rights group calls for gubernatorial primary vote boycott
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Franklin, Indiana · FranklinWhen our kids were young, I briefly considered homeschooling. Then I was teaching our son to play piano, found myself with the John Thompson Book for Beginners rolled up in my hand, ready to swat him on the arm, and realized I was not homeschool material. We paid a neighbor for piano lessons. She taught all the kids in the neighborhood and never once swatted one of them with a piano book. Here I am these many years later and homeschooling. Sorta…See the Story
Lori Borgman: Students turn the table at homeschool
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Franklin, Indiana · Franklin“Your vote counts.” “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain.” “Your vote matters.” “Your ancestors shed their blood, sweat and tears, some even died for your right to vote. You honor them by voting.” I’ve heard those words in one form or another throughout my lifetime. I’ve repeated those words time and again to those who tell me they don’t vote. I was raised to believe voting is your civic duty and it’s how you effect change. I still believe tha…See the Story
Oseye Boyd: Too few Hoosiers vote, seeing through the illusion of choice
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Mike Pence · VancouverIt used to be that any middle class Hoosier schmoe could run for Congress and actually win. Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Jim Jontz won races in bygone decades by pedaling bicycles to campaign events across their sprawling congressional districts. Continue reading at The Republic News.See the Story
Brian Howey: Hoosier congressional self-funders on spending benders
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Franklin, Indiana · FranklinNews from around Johnson County as reported on April 25 in the pages of the Daily Journal and the Franklin Evening Star from the last 112 years. On this day in 2003, two stories on the front page of the Daily Journal discussed how cancer treatment was being brought closer to home. The first story discussed how more small hospitals, including Johnson Memorial, were offering radiation therapy. Offering the therapy was fueled by greater demand for …See the Story
Throwback Thursday: April 25
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Franklin, Indiana · FranklinDowntown Franklin has changed around Benjamin’s since it made its debut in 1995. The restaurant, at 49 E. Court Street, was the original downtown specialty coffee shop, before the boom began years later. Benjamin’s has been an old, reliable staple for lunches, breakfasts and afternoon pick-me-ups for downtown dwellers and workers for nearly 30 years. The faces behind the counter have changed and the restaurant layout has changed, but the traditi…See the Story
Benjamin’s closing after 30 years; say goodbye Friday
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Franklin, Indiana · FranklinFor more than a decade, downtown Franklin has established itself as a treasure trove of vintage and antique finds. Shoppers can find everything from kitschy home decor to elegant pieces of furniture and everything in between. And this weekend, those businesses are joining forces with more than 100 other regional vendors to supercharge the shopping experience. “It’s so rewarding to see sometimes thousands of people coming to Franklin — some that …See the Story
Franklin festival celebrates vintage, handmade goods
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