WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving with light speed and brute force to break the existing order and reshape America at home and abroad. He likes the ring of calling himself king. No one can absorb it all. By the time you try to process one big thing — he covets Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal and the Gaza Strip; he turns away from historic alliancesand Ukraine; … [Read more...] about President Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been
Merrillville, Hobart consider joint task force for U.S. 30/Mississippi Street corridor
The leaders of two neighboring communities with mutual U.S. 30/Mississippi Street corridor concerns are hoping to form a joint municipal task force. The Hobart City Council on Wednesday approved a memorandum of agreement toward the formation of a joint task force with the town of Merrillville. The Merrillville Town Council will be presented the proposal at its workshop meeting … [Read more...] about Merrillville, Hobart consider joint task force for U.S. 30/Mississippi Street corridor
Five people found dead in Lake Station home
Lake Station Police discovered five people dead during a welfare check Friday afternoon. Officers at around 2:44 p.m. February 21 were sent to a home in the 6700 block of 9th Avenue for a welfare check, according to a release on the Lake Station Police Department’s social media page. After securing a search warrant, officers found five bodies in the residence in Mansard du Lac … [Read more...] about Five people found dead in Lake Station home
Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books
When the Crown Point Community Library underwent a building project at its Winfield branch, workers had to move the branch’s bookshelves. After they’d been moved, staff found books that had been hidden. All books that were found had been challenged, said Julie Wendorf, the library’s director and president of the Indiana Library Federation. “They’re mostly LGBTQ materials that … [Read more...] about Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books
Letters: Chicago activist Ida B. Wells’ story is one we should know
Thank you for publishing the op-ed about Ida B Wells (“Chicago activist Ida B. Wells changes the face of American currency,” Feb. 15). I cried as read it. We all need to learn about her. We need to learn why she left Memphis, Tennessee: Three of her friends were murdered there by white vigilantes. Then, in 1913, Black women, including Wells, were told they needed to march in … [Read more...] about Letters: Chicago activist Ida B. Wells’ story is one we should know