GUEST COMMENTARY: Cuban missile crisis lessons continue

October is the scary month, and not just because of Halloween. Exactly one-half century ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis during Oct. 22-28 dominated global news as Washington and Moscow sparred right on the edge of thermonuclear war.

DOUG ROSS: Foreign policy affects more than pocketbook

If you believe George Santayana's maxim that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," you might want to pay more attention to this year's elections. There could be serious consequences.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Finally, Vietnam veterans are being welcomed home

We were called. We served. We fought. We sacrificed. We died for our country, our family and for future generations.

Valparaiso man charged with 23 felonies in connection with alleged child molestation

VALPARAISO | Police say a Valparaiso man persuaded his girlfriend to molest a child she was baby-sitting and send photos of the abuse to his cellphone.

EDITORIAL: Keep fighting to cut military's energy costs

The correlation between energy security and national security has been brought to Indiana's attention — repeatedly — by U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., and U.S. Reps. Pete Visclosky and Joe Donnelly, both D-Ind. It's a call to action for the federal government, as well as others in this nation…

GUEST COMMENTARY: Saluting the armed forces on Veterans Day

As Veterans Day approaches on the auspicious date of 11/11/11, I am again reminded of the enormous contribution made by so many of my fellow Hoosiers to the defense and security of the United States of America. Indiana has a record of military service — and sacrifice — to this nation that is…

Music and gridiron greats owe a debt to passionate leaders

The growth of the Calumet Region has depended on the output of individuals passionate about what they do.

Crown Point lawyer answers call to serve others in Ukraine

CROWN POINT | Connie Postelli knows she's going to Ukraine to teach English as a second language with the Peace Corps, and that she leaves Northwest Indiana on Sept. 19. Her research has told her the winters will be brutal, with temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below zero.