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Special section • Star Century: 100 years of The Indianapolis Star

Who wakes up to The Indianapolis Star every morning? Here are a few of the more recognizable names:

Peyton Manning

Evan Bayh

Richard Lugar

David Letterman

58 YEARS

Dorothy Horman

Home: New Palestine

Age: 77

"I still read the same thing: the death notices and the weather. Then I'll pick out the items that are of interest to me."

53 YEARS

Jody Olinger

Home: Fairland

Age: 70

"I usually get the ads out to see what Marsh and Kroger have got on sale, so I know which one to shop at this week."

50 YEARS

The Rev. Walter J. Dixon

Home: Indianapolis

Age: 76

"My wife, Velma, gets the paper every morning -- religiously. She lets me read it first, then I give it back to her and I prepare breakfast for her. . . . I do save certain articles. I use them in sermons.

40 YEARS

Charles Baker

Home: Greenwood

Age: 78

He said he saves editions when something important happens, "like the Kennedy assassination or something like that."

40 YEARS

Betty Ramsey

Home: Brownsburg

Age: 65

"My parents took it, and I read it at home as a kid, so I've probably been reading it for at least 53 years. Now, I enjoy Home and Garden and Indiana Living, and I always read the Sunday Focus section."

35 YEARS

Raymond Huffman

Home: Indianapolis

Age: 85

"I am absolutely interested in the news of the days. I was in sales, traveling through several states selling steel, so I'm interested in what's going on."

50 YEARS

Mary Neal

Home: Indianapolis

Age: 72

"I've saved some copies over the years, like 9/11. I kept that paper. I've got seven great-grandkids. I figure that'll be something interesting for them to read."

43 YEARS

Sen. Pat Miller, R-District 32

Home: Indianapolis

Age: 66

"Obviously the print media is very important to everyone. For a long time, it was our only source of news. And it's an important tool."

43 YEARS

Lumir Palma

Home: Brownsburg

Age: 86

"My wife and I watch television news, of course, but we go to the paper for what we hope is the real skinny. I start each day with the funny papers. I'm not afraid to admit it: I read it with my breakfast."

35 YEARS

Earline Schumacher

Home: Franklin

Age: 73

"My aunt is 87. She takes her Star and I take mine, and we work the crossword puzzle and the jumble every day. . . . She has her dictionary and her crossword dictionary."

28 YEARS

Beverly Jeffers

Home: Greenfield

Age: 74

"The main thing we do is just gripe if it's not here by 5:30 a.m. The newspaper is one of the blessings of our day."

25 YEARS

Judi Miller Nelson

Home: Indianapolis

Age: 54

"There was a column written about my mother, Lucille Miller. We laminated it and sent copies to our siblings out of state, and a lot of people in our church wanted copies. Now it's in our scrapbook."