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Porter County Politics (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
I'd like to open this thread and then hope that some of our readers from LaPorte and Lake Counties will weigh in to help us get the conversation rolling. Let's talk about elections in 2010, who's running, who's in trouble, who's a lock to be re-elected? 2010 will feature county level elections for a portion of commissioners and council seats, some of the county elected "skill" positions (an...
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THE METHODS REPORTER (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Painter Emmett Kerrigan examines the world most of use pass by everyday without taking notice. In this interview with Linda Warren, she explains how we are drawn to the layers Kerrigan creates on... (Like this story? Click the headline to vote it up on WindyCitizen.com)
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A Northwest Indiana man with the last name "Duis" was pulled over early this morning and found to have a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit, earning him a, yes, DUI. So already the young man is showing an extreme lack of judgment. But it carried over even further when the man told the state trooper who had pulled him over, "Dude, I do this every night; I'm straight...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While speeding behind the wheel is a definite don’t, it’s full-speed ahead for GEICO and the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana with the DASHboard safety program. On Saturday, Nov. 7, more than 75 Girl Scouts ages 11 – 18 will gather at the Collision Center of America, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. for an interactive Road Safety program....
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... Lawyers for Reese, 37, dispute that he intended to kill Fishburn.The trial, moved to Valparaiso in Northwest Indiana because of heavy media coverage in Indianapolis, is expected to end early next week.Crime scene specialists came under pointed cross-examination by the defense because reports contained errors, they recovered no bullets or shell casings, and they initially missed items that...
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Porter County Politics (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... to Democrat Commissioner Bob Harper and his coalition of the Republican Liberty Caucus and the Northwest Indiana Patriots who did a lot of his online and activist work for him.
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IndyStar.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Valparaiso A Porter County jury heard testimony Wednesday from the partner of wounded Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn and a resident who watched part of a foot chase that ended in Fishburn's shooting.Brian Reese, 37, is charged with shooting Fishburn, 30, in the head and protective vest in July 2008 on Indianapolis' Eastside. The trial was moved to the Northwest Indiana county because...
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Fishburn, 30, an Indianapolis metropolitan police officer, remembers nothing about the day he was shot by a man he was chasing on foot. But his five minutes of testimony Tuesday at the start of his assailant's trial in a Northwest Indiana courtroom provided what prosecutors had hoped -- a vivid illustration of the shooting's lasting effects for a jury unfamiliar with the incident.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- JEWEL-OSCO, a leading Midwest food and drug retailer, will present over $2 million in cash and food donations to benefit five major food banks and scores of food pantries in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Under the JEWEL-OSCO Hunger Relief Grant Program, coordinated in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Northern Illinois Food Bank...
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Porter County Politics (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
On this sunny autumn day in Northwest Indiana, residents of Porter and St Joseph counties are voting in the RTA referendum to form a regional transportation authority, which may then impose an income tax of .25% to begin merging and funding transportation solutions for the region. Lake and LaPorte counties are disregarding the law and have decided not to stage the vote, with lots of legal and...
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IndyStar.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Roselawn -- Relatives of 68 people who were killed in a commuter plane crash in Northwest Indiana 15 years ago gathered for a memorial service for the victims.
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Porter County Politics (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
... to listen to the show and post your comments and concerns. Robert Ordway, head of the Citizens for Northwest Indiana PAC joins me in this discussion, and has promised to keep an eye on the comment section to address concerns and debate. Unfortunately this is the best way that I could come up with to have a true debate on this subject. I attempted to get a couple of different opinions on...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
... weight cut down to 205, Houston's normal fighting weight. Now, a report from Matt Erickson at the Northwest Indiana Times indicates that the bout will go down on December 5th at the Finale show, and the two sluggers will meet at a catchweight of 215 pounds: The Times has learned from a source close to the Alexander camp that the fight has indeed been agreed to and that it will be contested...
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Intent to kill officer is the question as trial startsJury will be picked in Valparaiso to hear Fishburn shooting case Posted: November 2, 2009 | A judge, lawyers and as many as four dozen witnesses are trekking to Northwest Indiana this week for the trial of the man accused of shooting Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn.Heavy media coverage and community reaction surrounding Fishburn's...
