The Daily Fix

By Doug Ross

Offering perspective on today's issues

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Goodbye, NWI

By Bill Masterson Jr.

The longer I stayed here, the more likely I thought I would never be saying goodbye, but I guess it goes to show that one never knows what the…

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Time to name a few names

Bill Masterson Jr.

As you have probably seen in the paper the past few weeks, the Tolleston project (which is remodeling the old Tolleston building into a new Bo…

WILLIAM NANGLE: New tax revenue must not fuel gravy train

By William Nangle

We start paying a Lake County income tax in October.

WILLIAM NANGLE: How will county get money to pay for its needs, state mandates?

William Nangle

Where will the money come from?

DOUG ROSS: Droning on about unmanned aircraft

By Doug Ross doug.ross@nwi.com, (219) 548-4360 or (219) 933-3357

Remember the George Gershwin tune, "Someone to Watch Over Me"? Start working on a techno version.

DOUG ROSS: Will voters buck at paying more bucks?

Doug Ross doug.ross@nwi.com, (219) 548-4360 or (219) 933-3357

Who was the happiest person in Lake County Friday morning? I couldn't reach her by phone to verify this, but I'm pretty sure it was Christine Cid.

RICH JAMES: Is it too soon to talk of new tax?

By Rich James

Northwest Indiana has languished in mediocrity for far too long, largely because of an unwillingness to raise or spend money.

RICH JAMES: It's OK for a politician to change his mind

Rich James Times Columnist

Mike Repay’s yard signs prior to the 2012 Lake County commissioner’s Democratic primary were emphatic — “No new taxes.”

PHIL WIELAND: Don't change team name, just show some respect

By Phil Wieland

As his name implies, Kenny Lone Eagle is a Native American. You know, the people we used to call Indians and whose butts John Wayne kicked in …

PHIL WIELAND: Taking care of the deer-ly departed

By Phil Wieland phil.wieland@nwi.com, (219) 548-4352

One of the joys of commuting along more-or-less rural roads is watching as the bodies of roadkills slowly swell to explosive proportions. (My …

BRIAN HOWEY: Buck stops squarely in Oval Office

By Brian Howey

Mr. President, the buck stops with you.

BRIAN HOWEY: Shrewd Doc Bowen on health insurance

By Brian Howey

Perhaps the most inspiring part of Otis Bowen’s legacy is that between 1946 and 1972 he delivered 3,000 Hoosier babies when he was the small t…

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