Octave Chanute
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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.
PHIL WIELAND: NIRPC 2040 plan great, multimodally speaking
After months of research and listening to hundreds of residents, public officials and others, the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan succeeded for the first time in coalescing the region around a truly awe-inspiring vision of our future with unexpected insights like:
Highland students learn aviation history is close to home with Octave Chanute project
When Octave Chanute glided from the top of a dune on Miller Beach in 1896, he not only flew into aviation history, but also, in many ways, into oblivion as well.
JOHN DAVIES: Legends' Compass points the way for children
Is it possible the children of Northwest Indiana will discover the immense human treasure that exists in our region?
MARK KIESLING: City of the Century now on life support
I have somewhere a set of six glasses issued in 1956 as part of the 50th anniversary of the city of Gary that list it as the "City of the Century."
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