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MARC CHASE: Region politics makes familiar, corrupt bedfellows
We've all heard the phrase, "Politics makes strange bedfellows." But more often than not, our political process actually unites familiar bedfellows. → Read More
MARC CHASE: From sweet innocence to bitter racial discourse
"Goodbye Chocolate!" Those were the words of farewell spoken by a little blond-haired, fair-skinned boy to my dark-skinned 4-year-old daughter Izzy as I picked her up from a preschool playground recently. The words, though spoken in innocence and meant to be sweet by a little boy who didn’t know any better, stirred something in me that has grown with every report of racially motivated violence… → Read More
MARC CHASE: Better late than never for tougher OWI prosecutions
Any time innocent people’s lives are put at risk by specific acts, we must do all we can to discourage the behavior. → Read More
MARC CHASE: Are we earning the zero-gravity valor of our warriors?
It’s the feeling of a grape being squeezed to the point just before it squishes. → Read More
MARC CHASE: Extremism, racism brutally caning our enlightenment
Imagine a Democrat congressman brutally bludgeoning a Republican within an inch of the political rival's life on the floor of the U.S. Capitol. → Read More
MARC CHASE: Region cops work too hard for OWI plea deals
In the dark of night Saturday, Lowell police Cpl. Aaron Crawford raised his flashlight and focused on the eyes of a familiar face. → Read More
MARC CHASE: Stop feathering nest of political cronyism
The feverish embarrassment perpetuated by Lake County cronyism burned just a little hotter on the faces of Lake County politicos earlier this week. → Read More
UPDATE: NWI voters steadily streaming in to Region polling places
Steady streams of Northwest Indiana voters were on the cusp of eclipsing 2015 primary voting totals with several hours still left before the 6 p.m. poll closures, some election officials → Read More
UPDATE: NWI voters on the cusp of eclipsing 2015 primary voting totals
Steady streams of Northwest Indiana voters were on the cusp of eclipsing 2015 primary voting totals with several hours still left before the 6 p.m. poll closures, some election officials → Read More
Various Region precincts reporting "brisk" voter turnout so far
CROWN POINT — Various Region poll workers and volunteers reported a more brisk than normal voter turnout Tuesday during the first few hours of Indiana primary voting. → Read More
UPDATE: Region precincts reporting steady voter turnout
MC Pritchett was like an air traffic controller inside of the lobby of the Portage High School East auditorium Tuesday morning. → Read More
MARC CHASE: 'Business as usual' now grounds for criminal charges
With more than 60 Region government officials or politically connected contractors convicted of public corruption crimes in the past few decades, one might assume something isn't sinking in. → Read More
Lake Station owes history to trains, steel
LAKE STATION — It owes its existence to a railroad line, or more specifically a train station. → Read More
MARC CHASE: Going bald with purpose for child cancer research
Few things are more relaxing and transformative — in one fell swoop — than a good haircut. → Read More
MARC CHASE: There's nothing whimsical, sporting about racial rhetoric
Life is filled with potential teaching moments — for children and adults alike. → Read More
EDITORIAL: Public officials should be physically present at meetings
An ill-advised plan is making its way through the Indiana General Assembly that could set a precedent for public officials not having to be physically present when voting on matters → Read More
MARC CHASE: Stop giving second chances at the expense of taxpayers
Can it get any more embarrassing in East Chicago — or for Northwest Indiana? → Read More
MARC CHASE: Heartening generosity must evolve for sake of Region's working poor
Below the rusty exterior of this steel-toed Region beats a heart of gold whenever fellow hard-working regionites struggle. → Read More
MARC CHASE: Elderly activist packed critical punch in love for Region
She had the hairspray-molded look of the elderly ladies who worked the Illinois Bureau of Motor Vehicles office where I obtained my first driver's license a quarter-century ago. → Read More
Tippy enters county commissioners race
SCHERERVILLE | A Schererville council member said he's ready for a second shot at unseating a longtime incumbent Lake County commissioner. → Read More