Quick, who is the Illinois lieutenant governor?
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Gary Community School Corp. can use all the help it can get to educate its students. That's why it's so frustrating that the school district is returning nearly $1 million in unspent federal Title 1 funding.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It is no surprise that the regional transportation district went down in flames in Tuesday's referendum.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Republicans in the Indiana Senate are hoping to delay an increase in unemployment insurance premiums until at least 2011. This idea requires careful thought.
Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The Jackson family museum and performing arts center planned for Gary got a boost last week, but it's a long way from a launch. That gives plenty of time to work out important details, such as who should build it and who should operate it.
Nov 03, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Tuesday's vote in Porter and St. Joseph counties -- and only those counties -- shows what an abomination this referendum is.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It's another big week for Rod Blagojevich and his ongoing efforts to forge a second career as a talk show celebrity and reality TV star.
Oct 31, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Gary/Chicago International Airport has the potential to become a major economic engine for Northwest Indiana. It isn't there yet, however.
Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Gary City Hall has a serious public relations problem. The city has been given a bad reputation over the years, so working to change perceptions must be a top priority. That's what makes the Gary demolitions scandal even worse than it would be elsewhere.
Oct 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
A Times analysis of how Northwest Indiana's visitors bureaus focus their efforts shows they are hardly in lockstep. That needs to be rectified.
Oct 28, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Gary school officials are concerned about finding enough money to educate their children, but there's one obvious place they seem not to be looking: school administrator salaries.
Oct 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ruling on the air pollution permit from BP's Whiting Refinery is cause for glee among environmentalists who foolishly want to stop the expansion of the plant.
Oct 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Planned Parenthood of Indiana's attempt to move its Gary office to Griffith is being met with resistance. It's misplaced.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
There is a state program that attempts to educate college students about the perils of piling up credit card debt.
Oct 24, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It was bound to happen. As soon as the Lake County commissioners finally started talking seriously about shutting down court operations outside Crown Point, the squawking began.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
With longtime executive director Gayle Van Sessen no longer at the Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce, the time is right for merging the Crown Point and Merrillville chambers.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The purchase of land for the new Porter Hospital site moves Porter County closer to a larger, more modern hospital. It is a welcome development.
Oct 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
For decades, the federal government's message on marijuana use has been that it is absolutely forbidden. It's a sensible policy. This is a drug that can lead to even worse drugs, and it's bad enough on its own.
Oct 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Climate change legislation has put northern Indiana utility customers between a rock and a hard place. And that rock is the coal that fires all of NIPSCO's major power plants.
Oct 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Porter County officials might think their finger-pointing on the property tax fiasco is toward each other and downstate, but the taxpayers are the ones getting poked in the eye. Enough is enough.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It's time to sound the alarm again. About six weeks ago, Gov. Pat Quinn stood with the top legislative leaders and vetoed a flawed bill that made a lame attempt to limit some campaign donations. They pledged to work with groups demanding real limits to bring a bill for a vote this fall.
Oct 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It takes a village to raise a child. But village idiots need not apply.
Oct 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
As the Lake County Council puts the squeeze on spending, the county's department heads are looking for ways to bring spending down.
Oct 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Indiana Budget Director Christopher Ruhl is asking what went wrong with the state's revenue forecast. It's a good, and necessary, question.
Oct 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
In these harsh economic times, local governments are making severe cutbacks. In Hobart, the City Council is worried about whether there are enough firefighters to protect lives and property. Job reductions, even in government, have become commonplace.
Oct 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Last year, Newsday reported on New York State double-dippers -- people who work for the government and get a pension as well. The investigation brought sweeping reforms in that state. Unfortunately, that kind of whistle-blowing story is a lot easier to do in New York than in Indiana.
Oct 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
When felons are released from prison, they need to be assimilated into society quickly. There's a big asterisk at the end of that sentence, however.
Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The braying from the anti-Obama contingent of the right is beginning to look like a replay of the rude left's nonstop criticism of President George W. Bush. But no matter where it comes from -- or which president is the target -- it's vapid partisan claptrap.
Oct 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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