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On this evening sixty six years ago, somewhere around ten thousand people turned their lights out and went to sleep in an unincorporated area in the northwest corner of Porter County, Indiana. When they woke up the next morning on June 29th, 1959, they were …
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CHESTERTON TRIBUNE ON JUNE 17, 2011 Fathers and sons, they learn to make allowances. Not when it might have mattered most. No, not then. Not in those why-don’t-you-get-a-haircut days, those get-the-hell-off-my-back days. Freud …
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In the latest session of the Indiana State Legislature, an important bill, the Hospital Assessment Fee (HAF) Redesign, was passed. This bill provides significant Medicaid relief for Indiana hospitals and improved access to care for Hoosiers. The bill allows …
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Documentary film version to launch later this year Forty years ago, Bruce White founded White Lodging in 1985 in Northwest Indiana with a single hotel and built the company into one of the largest and most respected hospitality companies in the United States …
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This editorial was originally published in the NWI Times on 5/4/2025. It has been republished here on behalf of the South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority. The South Shore has always been a region of opportunity. But as we look toward the future …
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Editor’s note: Al Lesar wrote about Michiana sports for 32 years at the “South Bend Tribune.” In 2017, he retired, gave away his snowblower, and moved to Tennessee. He keeps a pulse on what’s happening in Michiana and tries to give some historical …
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The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches…They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports…It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.A privileged doctor saving the life of a …
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Editor’s note: We celebrate the impact Coach Seibert has had on the Crown Point Community and Regional basketball. Congratulations on an amazing, legacy-leaving run. After much reflection and consideration, I have decided to resign from my position as …
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Chuck Lukmann, for 45 years the Chesterton Town Attorney, announced his decision at the Town Council’s meeting Monday night, Feb. 24, to slow down and step away from his representation of town, as he begins to position himself for retirement. Lukmann’s …
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