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Streetcorner Canvases Art Program, 400 Attend Carmel Clay School Board Debate, Candidates for Pike Township School Board, Mike Braun Criticized for Digitally-Altered Ad

Streetcorner Canvases Art Program, 400 Attend Carmel Clay School Board Debate, Candidates for Pike Township School Board, Mike Braun Criticized for Digitally-Altered Ad

October 02, 2024

A new partnership program will allow for more traffic signal boxes to be transformed into works of art. Nearly 400 people attended a Carmel Clay School Board candidate debate on Monday night. Five candidates are seeking election to the school board for the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township in November. Mike Braun released an attack ad against Democrat Jennifer McCormick that manipulated a photo of a McCormick campaign rally into a false image.

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