I first learned about United Way’s Porter County impact in the 1970s when I was working at Midwest Steel, now U.S. Steel. A couple of volunteers came in each year to visit with employees, provide community resources and give staff…
Shoreline erosion and fluctuating lake levels are natural processes that aren’t going away, and what we do today will impact our shoreline for generations to come. That said, solutions simply cannot come at the expense of our public lands as…
New data on hospitalizations and death rates show that coronavirus is overwhelmingly a threat to older Americans, particularly those in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, while fatalities among Americans under 65 remain relatively rare.
Dear Friends and Neighbors of House District 1: Does ex-Councilman Anthony Higgs think the residents of Hammond and Whiting have a short-term memory? What he doesn’t seem to realize is we have not forgotten all of the disrespectful, despicable and…
The Indiana moratorium on evictions and foreclosures will end on June 4. Many of my Hoosier neighbors carry deep concerns for their health, employment and growing financial burdens. To be removed from their homes would be a crushing and cruel…
We are only a few months into the COVID-19 era, the latest global pandemic. While the world waits to see how serious the pandemic will ultimately be, it is worth putting it in perspective by remembering humans have been down…
The Department of Education just released results of the quadrennial National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in U.S. history, civics and geography given in 2018 to thousands of American eighth-graders: “Grade 8 Students’ NAEP Scores Decline i…
The news has been dominated by a dreaded disease: coronavirus. The stock market is reeling, countries are on shutdown, grocery stores have been raided, and people are dying in droves. America recently claimed the highest death rate in the world.
Officials said a van struck a parked car, a fence and a utility pole before plowing into a north side home.
Donors have been generous, purchasing desperately needed items and giving funds to carry us through this unforeseen time, Steve Kerr writes.