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We'll see you at Sullivan's.

We'll be a jukebox hero.

The stars in a year out.

It's a jukebox hero. He is a lifelong Hoosier statesman and

passionate steward of Indiana's history, born and raised in Indianapolis, and he devoted

more than three decades to public service as a member of the Indiana State Senate

until he stepped away in November of 2020.

Joining us now in the WIBC studio, we have Jim Merritt.

Hey, it's nice to see you again.

Very much appreciate being on the air with you today.

I wanted to talk with you about this book that you put out.

It's called Lessons Learned.

Are we ready for the next pandemic?

History says no.

Okay.

So what inspired you to write the book?

Well, as you know, I was in the Indiana Senate for 30 years.

And my last year was 2020.

And I remember on March 3rd, going to the microphone

in the Senate and in talking about this flu or this infection or something that's come to the

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