If Hostess acts were criminal, show me convictions

To the Merrillville union representative: Thank you for informing us of the criminal act by the Hostess management for stealing union funds. After the federal convictions for this criminal activity, I will be willing to retract any statements about the greedy unions who destroyed the Hostess…

Progress, development marked region economy in 2012, despite challenges

Gary airport soars again

Felt can add texture, warmth, fun to winter days

It's that time of year when texture, character and warmth define the most successful decor. The perfect time for felt.

Ho Ho maker's strife was nothing to laugh about

Business publications have reported that Hostess products suffered from both financial mismanagement and a decline in sales. The company had several CEOs in a five-year period, and the union stated the last CEO had given himself a raise.

Hoarding Hostess products showed who real Twinkies are

So unions are screwing everything up again, putting Hostess out of business by not agreeing to a $75 million-a-year reduction in pension benefits, an 8 percent wage cut, and a 17 percent reduction in health care benefits.

MARK KIESLING: Don't bogart that joint, my lawmakers

Hostess Foods might want to reconsider closing its stores in the wake of news that Indiana's top cop would like to see marijuana decriminalized and taxed.

Old-style Sacher torte

During the summers spent in an enclave of old cottages on Lake Michigan in the Grand Mere area off the highway near Stevensville, summer treats meant going to Bit of Swiss Bakery, then owned by Hans Kottman and his wife Mary. Kottman, who hailed from Austria, had first been a baker back in t…

Twinkie Kerfuffle: Simplify your life and make them yourself

I started writing this column when I heard Hostess had closed and there would no longer be Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and no Sno Balls in our lives and that people were beginning to sell them on eBay and Amazon at astronomical prices. For example, an eBay ad touts “the original 8K Twinkie …

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Anatomy of a Twinkie

CHICAGO | The biggest celebrity shock to grip the nation since Kristen Stewart cheated on Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson is clearly the possible demise of the Twinkie.

What happens if Twinkies really do go away

Let's not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands' oddly everlasting foods aren't going away any time soon, even if the food culture that created them is gasping its last.

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Downtown Hammond is on its way back

Some of my most vivid memories growing up in north Hammond consisted of walking the 16 blocks from our apartment to visit downtown. I remember patronizing The Jupiter, F.W. Woolworth and, of course, Goldblatts.