EDITORIAL: Indiana General Assembly rewards failure

Proponents of traditional public schools are upset about the Indiana General Assembly forgiving startup loans for charter schools — even schools that failed. They make a good point.

DOUG ROSS: Good luck weaving around those spending gaps

In recent weeks, I've been weaving around on U.S. 30, U.S. 421 and other highways. My driving would look suspicious to anyone who couldn't see I've been dodging potholes.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Downstate Republicans want Lake to implement tax

Bravo to Rich James for his April 10 column. James exposed the two Republican members of the Lake County Council (Eldon Strong and Republican County Chairman Dan Dernulc) for playing politics with the Local Option Income Tax.

Cline Avenue Bridge building preparations begin

East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland and a private toll bridge company say a new Cline Avenue Bridge is a go and could be open to cars and trucks within as little as 2.5 years.

RICH JAMES: Lake County running out of cheeks to turn

If Lake County were a person, he’d probably be a punch-drunk fighter.

DOUG ROSS: Speedway bailout taxes imagination, too

Indiana legislators seem to be racing toward handing over state tax money to the Terre Haute company that owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This has irony written all over it.

New Cline Avenue Bridge could be going up by spring

East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland on Thursday said construction of the new Cline Avenue Bridge could start as early as April, with state officials now concluding land swaps that will put the bridge right of way in the hands of a private company.

EDITORIAL: Race money here for Cline Avenue

Nothing reinforces disparaging comments about the Hoosier Holy Land ignoring the far corners of the state quite like Senate Bill 91.

DOUG ROSS: Pre-K builds bridge between Obama, Pence

President Barack Obama spoke of building bridges during his State of the Union address Tuesday, which ought to be popular in Northwest Indiana.

State may give $100 million to improve Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS | The Cline Avenue Bridge in East Chicago, a 1.2-mile span that once carried 35,000 vehicles a day, is being rebuilt by a private company that will charge a toll to drive it because the state of Indiana refused to spend $30 million to replace it.

EDITORIAL: Pence recognizes Hoosier priorities

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's State of the State address Tuesday focused on job creation and education, two intertwined subjects. Both require significant attention.

EDITORIAL: Paving the way for Hoosier jobs

New Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has hit the ground running, addressing key economic development issues on his first day in office. That's a good start.

End of the road for Cline Avenue Bridge

The Cline Avenue Bridge has met its end.

Despite state assurances, Cline Bridge not down yet

EAST CHICAGO | A large chunk of the Cline Avenue Bridge continues to stand over the west side of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, despite earlier assurances from state officials the entire bridge would be down by the end of 2012.

Progress, development marked region economy in 2012, despite challenges

Gary airport soars again

EDITORIAL: Pocketful of cash, long list of needs

Just before Thanksgiving, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Hoosier income taxpayers would receive $111 each next year on their tax returns. That's because of the state's $2.15 billion surplus.

Cline Avenue bridge demolition rouses Robertsdale residents

HAMMOND | Workers following an aggressive schedule to tear down the condemned Cline Avenue overpass by the end of the year may be starting a little too early in the morning for some neighbors.

Former Hammond fire chief is political first responder

HAMMOND | David Hamm, former city councilman and fire chief, is a candidate for an upcoming vacancy on the Lake County Council.

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Bridges often do more than span a body of water

One of the strongest-running local news story has to do with the bridge over the Indiana Harbor ship canal. Despite all these stories, I’m not sure that any of us are any the wiser about why the bridge failed. However, I’m inclined to think it has something to do with our obsession with bridges.