Former Trump attorney pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Russia real estate plan
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, is pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate deal in Russia.
Month: November 2018
GUEST COMMENTARY: The perilous state of America’s defense industry
Two grim words — “hollowed out” — routinely surface when we speak about America’s once formidable industrial and manufacturing prowess. Once inextricable to growth and progress, our industrial primacy was already slipping when a shortsighted notion too…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Trump’s attacks on Mueller are nonsense
We thought it was bad then President Donald Trump declared Special Counsel Robert Mueller “disgraced and discredited” in August. The president’s more recent tweets have labeled Mueller “highly conflicted” and described his investigation as “a total mes…
We want good government, plain and simple
After not only reading (Hammond) Mayor (Tom) McDermott’s hurtful comments on his Facebook page and hearing him on WJOB, I felt compelled to write in and try to set the record straight as a Griffith resident regarding our exit from…
Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy
NEW YORK — Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Documents: Illinois steel company’s move to Gary is hinging on $1.4 M incentives proposal
GARY — An Illinois steel company could receive a $1.4 million net incentive package from the city to relocate from its Bedford Park facility to Fifth Avenue under a proposal being floated by the City Council next week.
Education Roundup: IU Northwest FIRST Lego League Qualifying Tournament Results 2018
IU Northwest FIRST Lego League Qualifying Tournament Results 2018
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Smits shines as Valparaiso knocks off UNLV
Derrik Smits recorded his first double-double (20 points, 12 rebounds) to lead the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team to a 72-64 win at UNLV.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bishop Noll hands West Side first loss of the season
Bishop Noll pulled out a 14-point home victory over West Side to remain undefeated.
Local bands striking back at hunger with music
CROWN POINT — Music performed by local bands will rock the Maki Ballroom at the historic Lake Courthouse this Saturday, all to help the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana provide thousands of meals this holiday season and beyond.