Neville Journal: Life in Beijing as exciting as it is humid (Post-Tribune)
Merrillville High School and Indiana University graduate David Neville is in Beijing for the Summer Olympics, where he'll run in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400 relay. He'll provide the Post-Tribune with a periodical journal during his time in China. This is the first entry. ...more...Phony coyotes in Indiana are fooling passing motorists, not the ducks and geese (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
HAMMOND, Ind. - Phony coyotes set up to discourage ducks and geese from gobbling up seeds and fresh shoots from wetlands plants didn't fool the fowl, but humans were another matter....more... Exhibit, book honor local photographer killed during WWII (Post-Tribune)
The life of a local photographer whose images brought World War II in the Pacific back to America was celebrated recently during a visit by an Indiana Historical Society editor and author. ...more... Girls Golf Team Previews (Post-Tribune)
An in-depth look at girls golf teams in Northwest Indiana. ...more... Storms ravage town budgets (Post-Tribune)
The storm that cut through Northwest Indiana this week destroying homes and uprooting trees now is wreaking havoc on municipal budgets. ...more... Struggling casinos lay off workers (Indianapolis Business Journal)
The slow economy is prompting casinos to lay off employees in order to cut costs. Horseshoe Casino, the former Caesar's Indiana in the southern Indiana town of Elizabeth, has eliminated 14 positions, according to the Courier-Journal of Louisville....more... Indiana Man Accused Of Abduction, Rape, Axe Attack (CBS 2 Chicago)
A Merrillville man stands accused of attacking his girlfriend with an ax, striking her with a car and raping her during a protracted abduction, prosecutors said Wednesday....more... Rain cuts play short on Day 2 (Post-Tribune)
PORTAGE -- "It never rains on the Post-Tribune (tennis tournament)," long-time director Rich Mason joked Wednesday after a storm skipped Portage. No such luck Thursday....more... Visclosky: Short-term relief tapping strategic oil reserves (Post-Tribune)
As Northwest Indiana residents struggle with $4-a-gallon gas and rising electricity bills, the Post-Tribune asked U.S. Rep. Peter J. Visclosky, D-Merrillville, for his take on what should be done to ease the problems....more... |