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The one thing uniting Northwest Indiana and America tonight? Election fatigue.
Sick of the political ads, campaign texts, junk mail and endless negativity?
Election Day brings one victory we can ALL celebrate: The candidates will finally leave us alone.
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I wonder how many Hoosiers still believe the next Bears stadium will be in Northwest Indiana? I’m already tempted to write an “I told you so” column. #chicago #arlingtonheights @ChicagoBears @NFL
The scariest monster in a horror movie might not be a monster at all. It might be something that tells you exactly what you want to hear, makes you feel understood, and slowly isolates you from everyone else. My column explains. #artificialintelligence
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Stuck in a hospital on Halloween, 10-year-old Chuck was missing out on trick-or-treating. His friends collected an extra bag of candy just for him - a gesture that made a lonely night unforgettable and a memory lasting a lifetime. #Halloween #memories
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Four young daughters. A junior high school sweetheart. And a 30-year-old St. John man who decided he couldn’t wait another 30 years to get involved in public service.
Trevor De Vries says fatherhood changed why he’s running for Indiana Senate.
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He dreamed of his own funeral. The next morning, he was dead.
Thomas Pratt’s eerie 1894 premonition is just one of the haunting true stories buried in Valparaiso’s Old City Cemetery.
Hear more tales during a free Halloween weekend tour.
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“I have several titles … But the one that I keep dear to my heart is caretaker,” says Jerry Williams, a 33-year Indiana State Police veteran and Democratic candidate for Lake County sheriff.
Meet the man behind the badge at
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Five pounds of pumpkin.
A giant homemade slingshot. And a whole lot of flying orange! Meet Team Farfunflinger, Northwest Indiana’s pumpkin-chucking crew that’s been launching gourds for more than 20 years. 🎃
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Sometimes, a broken clock is worth more than a working one.
An old watch or grandfather clock can keep a loved one’s memory alive. This Saturday, bring your treasured timepieces — working or not — to an event at Hobart Historical Museum, 10 a.m. to 1 pm
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Concussion concerns are real. But so is concussion fatigue.
Are parents becoming numb to the warnings about football’s head-injury risks? And are they putting too much faith in high-tech helmets? Today’s column. #football #safety
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“I truly thought I was going to die alone in that building.”
Jaime Gutierrez was waiting for a customer at a Lake Station used car dealership when the Aug. 11 storm tore the building apart, leaving him pinned beneath a tree with multiple spinal fractures.
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When did youth sports become more about parents than kids?
From screaming at referees to living vicariously through their children, some adults are turning the sidelines into a spectacle.
Maybe it’s time the adults learned a lesson from the kids. #sports
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After 37 years as a family business, Portage’s iconic Depot Dog is for sale after storm damage forced owner Derrick Bass to reconsider his future.
He hopes a new owner will preserve the beloved hot dog stand.
Today’s column. #northwestindiana #hotdogs
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When the power went out, Eric became his 13-year-old daughter Kyla’s only way out of their home.
Kyla depends on an electric lift because of cerebral palsy.
Now Eric is competing to be named “Super Dad,” hoping to win $25,000 for a whole-home generator.
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Sometimes a new pair of shoes is more than a new pair of shoes. And same with a new funeral dress for a girl.
For more than 10,000 Region kids, the “Clothing Our Children” program has offered something just as important as clothes: dignity. Today’s column
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A NIPSCO insider claims staffing cuts, contractor dependence and lack of emergency-response training contributed to prolonged outages. Now he’s speaking out: “It’s so hard reading responses… and then going to work every day knowing the absolute truth.”
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Breast cancer doesn’t always end when treatment does. Three Northwest Indiana women share what survival really looks like — and how cancer changed them. #breastcancer @TheBreastCancer @AmericanCancer
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Parents who have faced that unimaginable task say an obituary isn’t about documenting a death. It’s about preserving a life — and making sure their child is never forgotten. Today’s column. #children #OBITUARY #grieving
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Seventy years after graduating from Hobart High School, classmates from across the country came home for a reunion — bringing with them memories of a smaller Hobart and a donation to the Historical Society to preserve some of the history they remember.
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She waited 2½ years for her day in court. Instead, a DNA testing error ended the rape case — leaving a Hammond mother feeling unheard, failed and without the chance to face the man she says assaulted her.
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