Ask any of the candidates running for municipal La Porte office in next month’s elections— the city is a wonderful place to live. Whether they grew up in town or settled there more recently, every person on stage at Thursday night’s La Porte municipal …
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They say first impressions are everything, especially when making a big decision like where to buy a new car. On Wednesday evening, Currie Motors Ford of Valpo left attendees with a stunning first impression at the Grand Reopening celebration of its new …
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In the late 1970s, the number of children entering foster care in the United States ballooned at an alarming rate. Juvenile court officials across the country, including then Indiana Circuit Court Judge Raymond Kickbush, grew increasingly concerned for …
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Residents at Rittenhouse Village at Portage got to show off their spookier side to friends and family at the Monster Mash-Bash Thursday. Those who gathered together had a chance to come out, eat, socialize, and have a good time, all while enjoying a blast …
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The work that Peggy Banks does as a breast patient navigator at Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Women’s Health is more than a passion— it’s personal. Banks, a registered nurse, welcomed those gathered for the hospital’s 5th annual Blow Away …
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Two-time breast cancer survivor Debbie Smiertelny was first diagnosed with the disease in the 1980s, at the age of 23. As a new wife and mother to two young children, her prognosis terrified her. Bravely, she faced a mastectomy and chemotherapy, emerging …
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