KATHY LUTHER: Water knows no boundaries

By Kathy Luther

We use water to sustain our bodies, cook and grow our food. We use it to wash everything from clothes to toes, cars to decks. We use it to flo…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Destination marketing requires new savvy today

By Bill Geist

There’s a news story circulating in the destination marketing organization world this month that involves drama and Indiana in the same senten…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Mastersons left positive impact on entire region

By Mark Maassel

Into every person’s life will come an individual or two who truly make a difference. The same can be said for Northwest Indiana as a region.

YOUNG VOICES: Focus on school work, not distractions

By Hannah Byma

As another school year winds down and comes to an end, I know that I, along with a majority of students, find it hard to keep focus in school …

YOUNG VOICES: FIRST program builds more than just robots

By Katie Goodrich

As the world becomes more connected, secrets become harder to keep. However, my generation has a secret: FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recogn…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: New land bank will be catalyst for change

By Ed Paesel

As part of their ongoing commitment to improving the southern suburbs, the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and several of its m…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Grads can transform uncertain world

By Mitch Daniels

Purdue is known for the pioneers and adventurers it produces, those whose sense of wonder has led them to frontiers of new knowledge, across o…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Drive smart, drive safely in work zones

By Bob Alderman

With the arrival of the warm spring temperatures, you’re starting to see more yellow vests and orange cones and barrels throughout Northwest Indiana.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Election in Pakistan reverberates

By Arthur I. Cyr

Pakistan’s National Assembly elections on May 11 provided a significant victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-N. Despite viol…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Public art effectively builds host communities

By John Cain

Why are communities throughout our country and around the world developing large-scale outdoor art projects? There are many reasons why.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Batistatos wants no part of true regionalism

By Jack Arnett

As head of the LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Bureau, I agree with your May 6 editorial calling for regional cooperation on tourism …

GUEST COMMENTARY: Indiana budget meets goals, gives cash back

Brian Bosma

Representatives from throughout the state – Republican and Democrat – joined together this session to address issues at the forefront of Hoosi…

YOUNG VOICES: We're giving up freedoms without getting any safer

Raymond Anderson Jr.

In a previous column, I warned you that our public education system is being used against us. I warned you that the coming generation was bein…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Become a resident tourist, tour guide

By Lorelei Weimer

Every year my nieces make the trek from Seattle, Wash., to visit me in Porter County.

GUEST COMMENTARY: How to save your mother's life

By Tranece Artis

Sadly, hundreds of thousands of young women ignore a ticking time bomb called triple negative breast cancer, and they don't even know it.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Flood tragedies nobody talks about

By Terry McCullough

Everybody in south suburban Cook County is aware that on April 18, the area was drenched with rain from the storm that knocked out power in ma…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Indiana is in the middle of everywhere

By Mark Newman

This is Visit Indiana Week, a week to kick-off the summer travel season and celebrate all that Indiana offers. We have a wonderfully diverse s…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Honor nurses this week and beyond

By Jonathan Nalli

At some point in our lives, nearly every one of us will come into contact with the health care system — whether we’re rushing to the emergency…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Leadership requires hard decisions

By Karen Freeman-Wilson

Life’s changes often play to mixed reviews. Most of us embrace changes that result in positive outcomes.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Indiana's GOP didn't listen to middle class

State Rep. Scott Pelath

Last year, Hoosiers entrusted the Republican Party with some of their most precious possessions.

YOUNG VOICES: Youths will always need advice

By Jaylen Johnson

There is a lot of good in today’s youths. Often, adults don’t see it.

YOUNG VOICES: Service is local, global issue

By C.J. Skok

Meet Brian: A child not unlike most, he loves playing soccer and hanging out with his friends. Energetic, feisty and kind, he must have played…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: What has Northwest Indiana done to attract tourists?

Speros Batistatos

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will be 30 years old on July 1. Throughout my tenure as president/CEO of the organization, w…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Lawmakers favor private education at public schools' expense

By the Northwest Indiana Public School Study Council

In an Indiana General Assembly session where so much could have been done for K-12 public schools, the super majorities in the House and Senat…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Sports is an economic driver in south suburbs

Jim Garrett

Every year, we see more families building vacations around their child’s sporting events. Whether it’s a golf tournament at a prestigious cour…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Put Hammond's debt in proper perspective

Thomas McDermott Jr.

Bill Dolan’s April 28 article (“Lake County municipal officials turn to lenders for urban amenities”), is a classic example of “you can make n…

LARRY DeBOER: Revenue forecast up, but still not soaring

By Larry DeBoer

On April 16, the Indiana General Assembly heard the long-awaited revenue forecast update. "Up" is the right word.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Afghanistan corruption only one part of complex picture

By Arthur I. Cyr

"The first challenge is corruption," Ambassador Bernard Bajolet, representative of France to Afghanistan, stated as he completes this assignme…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Transformation is work in progress for Purdue Calumet

Thomas Keon

The Times’ recent report that Purdue University Calumet is experiencing a $4 million revenue shortfall should not be construed as doom and glo…

YOUNG VOICES: Your career should be interesting, not drudgery

By Alex Miskus

I discovered an article listing the top five demanding careers: accountant, human resource specialist, K-12 teacher, software developer, and m…

YOUNG VOICES: Hiding behind screen won't bring social change

By Briana Petty

Generation Y. Millenials. iGeneration. Apathetic. All of these terms have been used to describe people my age. We have survived Y2K, observed …

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Health care in America is rapidly changing

Seth Warren

Today, we find ourselves at a new crossroads in the delivery of health care in the U.S. The health care industry finds itself in a state of un…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Lessons from legacy media – get it right, first

John Strauss

Enough mistakes and maybe we’ll learn: When in doubt, leave it out.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why my generation should oppose a Lake income tax

By Michael Neal

While the proposed local option income tax for Lake County would affect all working residents, it's young people who should be the most upset …

GUEST COMMENTARY: Help provide resources for battered women

By Kelly Vates

Susan’s husband once threw her into a wall. Another time he pounded on (and dented) the roof of their car while she locked herself in the vehi…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Action, not blame, needed for mental health

By Don Levinson

In the aftermath of recent tragedies, many of us are asking what we can do to prevent future instances of violence. Most of the discussion has…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Losing employer coverage undermines health care law

By Janet Trautwein

Federal officials recently made some discouraging predictions about the future of American health care.

YOUNG VOICES: Take action instead of affirmative action

By Micheala Sosby

The U.S. government’s situation regarding affirmative action policy, which favors groups who are prone to discrimination in education and empl…

YOUNG VOICES: High school seniors will leap into adulthood

By Caelainn Crnjak

For thousands of high school seniors, me included, high school is soon to become just memories. We are about to take a major leap into “the ad…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Helping youths succeed is crucial for region

By Thomas Keon

Having grown up in an inner city, I understand the challenges of trying to inspire “bigger thinking” among young people who lack understanding…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Grand Calumet River getting grand cleanup

By Kay Nelson

In the mid-1990s I was working for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Staff members there informed me they envisioned a long-…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Voucher proponents showed true colors

By Karen Tallian

This month, champions of the “limited” private school voucher system showed their true colors.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Pope, like saint, marks turning point for church

By John Wolf

Pope Francis is the first pontiff to reach into the 13th century and choose the name of a humble Christian called St. Francis of Assisi. How s…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Taiwan’s positive economic role increases

By Arthur I. Cyr

In pursuing current events as in playing cards, evaluating the wider atmosphere is as important as studying the specific hand one has been dealt.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Expanding health care coverage is good for community

By Ian McFadden

It’s clear that low-income, working Hoosiers without health insurance and Indiana’s economy as a whole would benefit from expanding coverage. …

GUEST COMMENTARY: Libraries serve vital needs in digital age

By Susan Akers

I heard someone ask the other day, “Are libraries still relevant with the advent of the internet and e-books?” For those who haven’t stopped b…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Dirty tricks or good public policy?

By Hal Slager

In a recent editorial, this newspaper speculated that the removal of the property tax freeze might be a political dirty trick.

YOUNG VOICES: I dream of getting additional sleep

By Carmen Siew

I grew up learning that getting eight or more hours of sleep was the only pathway to success. Getting less than the doctor-recommended amount …

YOUNG VOICES: If you need anonymity, you shouldn't say it

By Beatriz Costa-Lima

The cloak of anonymity is a powerful thing.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: At GSU, we take civic engagement to heart

By Elaine Maimon

On Feb. 7, Governors State University hosted a forum for candidates running in the special primary for Congressional District 2, Jesse Jackson…

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