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Miss Anona: Will we have to be nwi online subscribers? If not, I look forward to it. Great idea. Keep it free. :) ... More
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Debbie: Awsome, can't wait to tell you what I think.. ... More
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Tim: I was saddened by this film. I have been and always will be a Transformers fan. I grew up watching them and playing with the toys along with my He-man action figures. I'm 26 now, and I have a three ye ... More
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Dave: I was at Hidden Lake Park saturday night and heard the bridge collapse. The police and firefighters arrived on the scene almost immediately. They did a great job under the circumstances. ... More
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texasyella: I agree with the with West Texas about the little Jada had a sadness in her eyes. Amy and mother of four, I don't know what I would do if someone did this to my 3 year old. I have four children and I ... More
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Dry Rooster: We had mixed feelings on the laser light show. However, we had some inconsiderate people light up cigars right next to my kids and everyone else with me. we were sitting in that space for a while an ... More
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deb: those that paroled this man should be in jail alonside him ... More
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I agree with landwhale: Schools are being run like jails in urban areas. Security, security, security. Security who know nothing about how to interact with children. As if the answer to behavior is more punitive responses. ... More
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Indiana Department of Correction officials say that with the state's prisons at 99 percent of capacity, the state needs more prison space.
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You, too, can be a driving force for change
Cross your fingers and hope Gary gets the $24.7 million in federal stimulus money it needs to raze 1,124 abandoned, derelict buildings.
Going broke by going green
If you install energy-efficient windows or insulation in your home, you get a tax break -- which encourages people to think green in order to get more green back.
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Time to rethink Indiana's public education
Last December I was on a panel with Democrat State Rep. Greg Porter and Republican Sen. Jim Merritt and made this prediction: The Indiana we see today and the one we find next spring will be very different places.
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There's no place like home for Oz Festival
It is exciting that the Wizard of Oz Festival is coming back to Chesterton this year! How nostalgic to return the festival to Chesterton.
Reps. Dobis, Soliday are tax-and-spend pols
Northwest Indiana residents must call for a special election referendum to oust flagrant tax-and-spend snake-oil salesmen state Reps. Chet Dobis and Ed Soliday. These two culprits have been playing fast and loose with our tax dollars for far too long.
Tell senators to vote against hate crimes bill
Why does Congress want to give special governmental protection to male cross-dressers, homosexuals and pedophiles in a bill that seems designed to threaten our freedom of speech and religion and any clergy who preach from the Bible concerning these lifestyles?
Jada stories showed proper news priorities
I would just like to express my appreciation for your front page and extensive articles on the tragic news of little Jada Justice.
Lawmakers shouldn't be paid extra for special session
Why do the taxpayers of Indiana have to foot the bill for food and lodging for our state government officials to do their job by passing the budget? They were elected to do this -- special session or not. This is their job. Nobody pays for my food when I go to work and do my job.
National health care works well elsewhere
National health care dominates the current national debate. Of course, the cons will be making noise about freedom, an idea that the vested interests will link to specious arguments to make them appealing. Yet we find ourselves in an age when national health care is a viable and real course of action. Indeed, progressive nations like Switzerland, Scandinavian countries, Germany and others are making it work, without citizens suffering from lack of freedom.
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Tough love from the guv
INDIANAPOLIS | Back in April, Gov. Mitch Daniels was asked about authorizing a land-based casino for Gary as a means to bankroll construction of a teaching and trauma hospital in the Steel City.
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Let's move quickly on Illiana Expressway
The word on the street is that the feasibility study on the Illiana Expressway will be released sometime in the first part of July. I can hardly wait to read it.
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