Mayor Freeman-Wilson participates in video chat on gun control with Vice President Biden

GARY | On April 17, Vice President Joe Biden joined several U.S. mayors in a Google Hangout focused on gun violence. The participants included Gary, Ind. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Oak Creek, Wis. Mayor Steve Scaffidi.

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Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year

Thanks to the election, socialism and capitalism are forever wed as Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012.

Liberal doctor's family getting richer with federal help

My friend the doctor brags about billing Medicare at higher rates than insurance companies will accept.

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Obama-Romney debate important but not decisive

"Are you better off?" Ronald Reagan rhetorically asked the audience during his 1980 debate with President Jimmy Carter. President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney should each take a lesson from Reagan’s performance.

Indiana not 'battleground' state this year

INDIANAPOLIS | A once-in-a-generation presidential candidate with a huge campaign cash advantage turned Indiana in 2008 from solidly Republican into a battleground state narrowly won by Democrat Barack Obama.

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Democrats united behind Obama

Four years after the most divisive primary election battle in the party's history, thousands of Democratic delegates -- including 17 from Northwest Indiana -- will stand united this week in Charlotte, N.C., as Barack Obama accepts his party's nomination for a second term as president.

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PHIL WIELAND: Hey, Joe, I'm waiting for your call

I'm still waiting for Joe Biden to call, if only to apologize for not saying "Hi" when he was in Porter County two weeks ago. But we have confirmation he was, indeed, at the airport and the Chesterton DQ.

Biden makes stop at Chesterton DQ during visit to region

CHESTERTON | Getting a glimpse of Vice President Joe Biden when he landed Friday at Porter County Municipal Airport was pretty tough.

Security tight for Biden arrival at Porter County airport

An SUV whisks Vice President Joe Biden away after his plane landed Friday afternoon at Porter County airport.

Security tight for Biden arrival at Porter County airport

Vice President Joe Biden arrives Friday at the Porter County airport.

Security tight for Biden arrival at Porter County airport

Air Force 2 carrying Vice President Joe Biden lands Friday at the Porter County airport.

Security tight for Biden arrival at Porter County airport

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Several members of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Northwest Indiana chapter got a bonus Friday afternoon.

YOUNG VOICES: Citizens should have right to same-sex marriage

With President Barack Obama declaring a personal stance for gay marriage, the hot button topic has once again been thrust to the forefront of politics.