GUEST COMMENTARY: In a pandemic, service workers need paid sick leave — now
Life is hell when you have a sinus infection.
Month: March 2020
GUEST COMMENTARY: America and the Cuban paradox
Most Democrats are probably relieved their party has finally winnowed the original two-score candidates for the presidential nomination to two: former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Voters now have a clear choice between t…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Democrats spread fear about coronavirus
On Jan. 31, the Trump administration issued a ban on travelers from China entering the U.S. Within minutes, four left-wing state governors and the media denounced Trump as “racist” and filed a lawsuit against him.
BRIAN HOWEY: Pandemic and Biden shift our body politic
Think about where the 2020 presidential race was a month ago: President Trump was acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial and his approval approached the 50% mark that had eluded him for most of his first term. His reelection chances…
GUEST COMMENTARY:
I’m Ryan Farrar, the fifth Democrat who filed with the FEC to run for Indiana’s 1st Congressional District seat. At that time, I believed that I would be the most progressive option on the ballot, and I still believe I…
Even with private labs offering screening, coronavirus testing remains limited
Doctors say more tests will come on line soon, but even then priorities will be placed on who does and does not get screened.
Local faithful told to be cautious, but not forget those in need during pandemic
Houses of faith across the Region are grappling with keeping members safe from the emerging corona virus while living out teachings to care for one another.
Long a rock in the Region, heavy industry faces challenges, technological change
Heavy industry in Northwest Indiana will continue to be transformed by technology over the next few decades.
Change is constant for Northwest Indiana’s gaming industry
Lots of unknown outcomes are eligible for wagering at Indiana casinos — rolls of the dice, turns of the cards, the position of slot machine reels and, starting last year, the results of professional and college sporting events.
Lake commissioners tout investments, identify unemployment as persistent challenge
The Lake County Commissioners are working to diversity the county’s industrial base and attract more commercial businesses in the hope of reducing what often is among the state’s highest county unemployment rate.