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US tourist and Korean War vet arrives home

Haven Daley Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO | An 85-year-old U.S. veteran of the Korean War who was detained for several weeks in North Korea arrived home Saturday in California.
December 07, 2013 12:25 pm
Merrillville man discovers details surrounding death of his uncle, a WWII fighter pilot

CURT BROWN The Standard-Times

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. | A World War II fighter pilot at 19, Roman "Ray" Mierzejewski flew high in his all-too-brief life, and decades after his d…
December 07, 2013 12:30 am
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South Africa begins life without Nelson Mandela

Christopher Torchia Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG | What next for South Africa?
December 07, 2013 11:11 am
Wilkins helps Merrillville survive Highland rally in boys hoops action

Paul Trembacki Times Correspondent

HIGHLAND | DJ Wilkins has been there -- close game, Big Ten coach in the stands, teammates depending on experience and instinct to deliver a victory.
December 06, 2013 9:45 pm
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Judges throw doors open to renovated Juvenile Justice Center

Susan Brown susan.brown@nwi.com, (219) 662-5325

CROWN POINT | On the cusp of Lake County Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr.'s taking the helm of the juvenile division, the doors to th…
December 06, 2013 7:15 pm
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