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RICH JAMES: Don't be surprised if Schiralli doesn't apply

RICH JAMES: Don't be surprised if Schiralli doesn't apply

What is it with some judges when they put on the robe? It’s as if they just graduated from the University of Omnipotence.

12 hours ago

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

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

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

May 19, 2013 12:00 am

Bill Masterson Jr.

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Goodbye, NWI

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Goodbye, NWI

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…

May 12, 2013 12:00 am

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Time to name a few names

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Time to name a few names

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…

April 23, 2013 12:00 am

William Nangle

WILLIAM NANGLE: New tax revenue must not fuel gravy train

WILLIAM NANGLE:  New tax revenue must not fuel gravy train

We start paying a Lake County income tax in October.

May 19, 2013 12:00 am

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

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

Where will the money come from?

May 05, 2013 12:00 am

Doug Ross

DOUG ROSS: Droning on about unmanned aircraft

DOUG ROSS: Droning on about unmanned aircraft

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

May 17, 2013 12:00 am

DOUG ROSS: Will voters buck at paying more bucks?

DOUG ROSS: Will voters buck at paying more bucks?

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.

May 11, 2013 12:00 am

Rich James

RICH JAMES: Don't be surprised if Schiralli doesn't apply

RICH JAMES: Don't be surprised if Schiralli doesn't apply

What is it with some judges when they put on the robe? It’s as if they just graduated from the University of Omnipotence.

12 hours ago

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

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

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

May 19, 2013 12:00 am

Phil Wieland

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

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

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 …

May 17, 2013 12:00 am

PHIL WIELAND: Taking care of the deer-ly departed

PHIL WIELAND: Taking care of the deer-ly departed

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 …

May 10, 2013 12:00 am

Brian Howey

BRIAN HOWEY: Buck stops squarely in Oval Office

BRIAN HOWEY: Buck stops squarely in Oval Office

Mr. President, the buck stops with you.

May 19, 2013 12:00 am

BRIAN HOWEY: Shrewd Doc Bowen on health insurance

BRIAN HOWEY: Shrewd Doc Bowen on health insurance

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…

May 12, 2013 12:00 am
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