GUEST COMMENTARY: How to solve America’s classroom civics crisis
For decades, U.S. schools have failed to provide students with an adequate civics education, which is integral to building and maintaining an engaged and informed voting population.
Month: January 2019
Two craft breweries close in less than a year in Lowell
Two craft breweries have closed in Lowell in south Lake County in less than a year.
America needs two-way border security
America needs two-way border security. It will save American lives and American dollars.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Railroading to N. Korea
The notion of opening rail service between North and South Korea is captivating. You have to hope that someday the dream will come true and trains will be hauling passengers and freight from South to North and back again as…
GUEST COMMENTARY: GM cutbacks due to offshoring, not tariffs
General Motors had a very good year in 2018. Maybe even an excellent year. The company’s third-quarter earnings knocked it out of the park. Wall Street was expecting GM earnings of $1.25 per share, yet the carmaker delivered $1.87. Overall,…
East Chicago man pleads guilty to reduced charge in Hammond shooting
CROWN POINT — An East Chicago man pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge in connection with a shooting that wounded a 21-year-old man in Hammond in 2016.
East Chicago man pleads guilty to reduced charge in Hammond shooting
CROWN POINT — An East Chicago man pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge in connection with a shooting that wounded a 21-year-old man in Hammond in 2016.
Lake Council snipes members’ snipe at gun target practice ordinance
CROWN POINT —The Lake County Council has reloaded its debate on how strictly to regulate gun target practice in rural south county.
Cleanup continues after early morning crash on eastbound 80/94 near Toll Road entrance ramp
Drivers can expect residual delays during their Friday morning commute as Indiana State Police investigate a single-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 80/94 at the Toll Road entrance ramp.
THIS WEEK’S EXERCISE: Ball Squeeze
How to: Stand holding ball straight out in front of you while also engaging abdomen, glutes and chest. Squeeze ball where there is constant pressure. Never allowing there to be less pressure than the constant squeeze, repeat squeezing harder and…