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...edge of Shelbyville's Old Town square, now a roundabout with a paved parking lot in the middle, there's a statue of one of central Indiana's most famous literary characters, a sort of Hoosier Huck Finn named Little Balser. The main character of The Bears of Blue River, a book for adolescents set in the woods of frontier-era Shelby County, Balser spends his days striking off into the wilderness, slaying countless bears (and even an Indian or two) and worrying his parents sick. He is the prototype of an American teenager, a combustible combination of independence...
...legislator would agree to the elimination of her or his district,” he said, adding that in a brief conversation with Balser, long before any redistricting maps were released, he discussed having his district changed “by a precinct...
...according to Balser, Barrios gave her permission during the conversation to use his district as a possible solution to solve redistricting problems...
...told me that indeed he was not seeking reelection to the House,” Balser said. “It was my understanding from our conversation that I could go back to to the redistricting committee and refer to his district...
...time, Balser said she had conversations with other representatives who asked her not to tamper with their districts because they told her they weren’t positive that they would be leaving the office...