Hammond holds annual MLK walk, celebration

HAMMOND | The Matlock family bundled up and arrived early Monday morning at Hammond City Hall for the city's annual Martin Luther King Jr. march.

King, Obama lauded as interfaith leaders at VU ceremony

VALPARAISO | The significance of having the nation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day it celebrated the second inauguration of its first black president wasn’t lost on Eboo Patel, who said both men built bridges between people of different religions.

MLK daughter to visit region

GARY | The daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be in Gary on Feb. 22 and 23 to host a special program, Keeping the Dream Alive Youth Rally 2013 and Beyond — Moving from Rhetoric to Action.

Answering the call to pastoring, service

GARY | Rozelle Hammonds said God called him three times to turn from alcoholism to service.

Rev. Marion Johnson says communication between generations is essential

GARY | The Rev. Dr. Marion J. Johnson Jr. said as “a called man of God” he tries to set an example and be a role model for others, especially young people.

Bellaboo's Play and Discovery Center to host MLK event Monday

LAKE STATION | Bellaboo's Play and Discovery Center, 2800 Colorado St., will host "Dreamcicles" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.

MLK walk steps off Monday from Hammond City Hall lot

HAMMOND | The city will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight march at 6:45 a.m. Monday.

Service celebrates life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Deacon Melvin R. Tardy, a first-year academic adviser at the University of Notre Dame, speaks Sunday during the annual tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary.

Service celebrates life of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy Concert Choir performs "Joy to the World" during the annual tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary.

How to talk to your kids about Conn. mass shooting

The killings at a Connecticut elementary school left parents struggling to figure out what to tell their children.

Colvin 'evolved' into life of community service

GARY | Arlene Colvin's passion is to help the public through public service.

Drum Major nominee takes guns off streets

GARY | Fed up with gun violence in the city, Trinity Baptist Church Pastor Dwight Gardner took action. "It was something in my heart and in my spirit, and I acted on it," Gardner said of the gun buyback program he helped initiate in Gary in 2006.

Ligon committed to mentoring youths

For the past 31 years, the Gary Frontiers Service Club has presented its Drum Major Award at the group's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast. The award honors those who have spent more than 30 years working to improve the human spirit.

'A person to be reckoned with'

Editor's note: For the past 31 years, the Gary Frontiers Service Club has presented its Drum Major Award at the group's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast.

MARK KIESLING: Civil rights suit: What would MLK do?

The racial discrimination case filed by Lois Sinder seems a little ironic given that it was docketed days before this week's celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr.

EDITORIAL: More calm, less storm for politics

This month's shooting of a congresswoman in Arizona, along with others in the crowd, points to the need to re-examine the intersection of politics and personal safety.

Kennedy speech on King's death had calming effect

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. today, let us consider Indiana's connection to the civil rights leader who before and after his death has become a beacon for justice, equality, and peace among all races and creeds.