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Young gay athletes set tone for NBA coming out

CHICAGO | You've probably never heard of Holly Peterson or Jonathan Jean-Pierre. One came out as a lesbian at age 15, when she was playing high school basketball. The other, a college rower, told his teammates last year that he's gay.

May 04, 2013 9:30 pm Photos

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Mom goes viral with son's phone code of conduct

Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son's "maturity and growth" at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached.

January 14, 2013 12:00 am

Where Are They Now? Casey Taylor

Casey Taylor spent her Saturday working and looking out over 109,000 fans.

October 15, 2012 7:00 pm

Student designers take to the runway to display their unique fashion sense

Chanel may not have named it specifically, but fashion is also on the shore. So much so that Shore named an event after it. The first annual Fashion on the Shore (FOTS), a runway event showcasing the top student designers from the Lake Michigan area, took place May 26. Founder and sponsor of…

September 14, 2012 9:00 am Photos

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Young stars are emerging in an environmental movement around the lake

These aren't your mama's or your grandma's activists.

June 12, 2012 12:00 am Photos

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Old 98 was the closest thing to Superman in Calumet Region sports

As I got deeper into the history of the Calumet Region, I came to rely to a certain extent on the work of Jim Lane, an Indiana University Northwest professor, and, to a lesser extent, his colleague Ron Cohen.

May 27, 2012 12:00 am

The Eames Lounge Chair

The Eames Lounge Chair was a flowering of the LCW born 10 years after its progenitor. The first Eames Lounge Chair (and Ottoman) that I remember and sat in, was in the late 1970s, owned by a friend of mine who was single, in his thirties, had his own tax business and, despite a very facile a…

November 12, 2011 12:00 am