BRIAN HOWEY: Hoosiers and our immigrants
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Month: August 2019
Three Region firms named to Inc. 5000
Three Region firms made the prestigious Inc. 5000, one for the seventh straight year.
New in school: Here’s a look at major construction projects underway this summer in Northwest Indiana schools
As students return to class this week, things might be looking a little different in a few Northwest Indiana school districts.
Missing Indiana teen found safe in Arkansas after Amber Alert
Madison Elizabeth Yancy Eddlemon was last seen Saturday morning in Crown Point
UPDATE: Missing Crown Point teen found safe in Arkansas, authorities say
A missing 16-year-old Crown Point girl was located safe in Arkansas Sunday with assistance from the FBI, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez.
Five takeaways from the Chicago casino feasibility study
Illinois lawmakers are likely to rewrite their new statute authorizing a Chicago casino after a feasibility study released last week concluded that no city casino could make much profit due to mandatory taxes and fees gobbling up 72% of its…
Futures File: Cattle market slaughtered
Cattle prices collapsed this week, falling the exchange-maximum for two days straight, after a major meat processing plant was closed. A Tyson Foods Inc. facility in Kansas was damaged by fire last week and will be closed indefinitely. The plant…
Lake Council seeks documents confirming Recorder Brown’s job attendance
CROWN POINT — The Lake County Council has begun pulling records related to county Recorder Michael B. Brown’s attendance at his office, part of a special inquiry into whether the reclusive official can and should be punished for alleged absenteeism.
Russ Pulliam: Mike Pence's search for piety and power
Journalist Tom LoBianco traces Pence’s rise to political power as he tries to be faithful to Christ.
How crimes involving public officials are handled, from judges' shooting to Dan Forestal
The criminal cases against Indiana Rep. Dan Forestal and a Clark County judge illustrate the challenges in prosecuting elected officials.