Former Crown Theatre manager to pay $279K to investors, judge rules
On April 17, Lake Superior Court Judge John Sedia granted a default judgment in a civil lawsuit alleging Strom never paid back a $70,000-loan to two Crown Point residents.
Month: April 2020
COVID-19 cases increasing in NWI long-term care facilities
Lake County’s top health officer, Dr. Chandana Vavilala, said Friday the county has seen 23 COVID-19 deaths and more than 75 confirmed cases in long-term care facilities.
NWI county fairs still planning for summer festivities amidst COVID-19 pandemic
As of Friday, the Lake, Porter and LaPorte county fairs were still scheduled to continue.
Region nurses on the front line discuss challenges of caring for COVID-19 patients
As COVID-19 cases rise across the nation, the deadly disease continues to highlight the vulnerability of nurses and medical staff on the front lines.
Futures File: Crude oil worse than worthless
Oil prices have been in a sharp decline since the coronavirus spread began early this year, dropping as global production far outpaced demand. Once the United States went largely on lockdown, U.S. gasoline and diesel fuel demand collapsed, leading to…
Hackney: Looking for that stimulus check? These tax-paying Hoosiers won’t get one
America relies on both legal and undocumented immigrant labor to ensure that food and other goods continue flowing across the country, Hackney writes.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Reform juvenile justice facilities in order to protect youth from COVID-19
As countries across the world try to stop the spread of COVID-19, world leaders are closing borders, enacting curfews, issuing shelter-in-place protocols, quarantines and store closures. While not at the top of mind for most, another population is part…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Goalposts – they are a changin’
It is starting to get tiring. I do not consider myself to be the all-knowing financial guru but a few things that are happening, right in front of our very eyes, are both frustrating and alarming me.
WALTER WILLIAMS: Benefits vs. costs and COVID-19
One of the first lessons in an economics class is everything has a cost. That’s in stark contrast to lessons in the political arena where politicians talk about free stuff. In our personal lives, decision-making involves weighing costs against benefits.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Lasting effects of COVID-19?
Some things to ponder in the Time of COVID-19 is how the pandemic will change our behavior toward one another and what will be the lasting effects of our forced and unforced isolation from others and new work and play…