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Still Standing

JIM GAFFIGAN IS EASY TO LOVE. Forget for a moment that the world-famous standup and Chesterton native straightforwardly resembles a scruffy, dad-bodded teddy bear. The man is just nice: a devout Catholic and central-casting genial Midwesterner whose unwillingness to work blue hasn’t prevented him from making a fortune in an industry that more frequently rewards butt on-pushing provocateurs.

Near the climax of last year’s presidential campaign, and nearly six months into a highly

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