Doug Ross
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Northwest Township, IN, United States
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Refinery fueled growth of Whiting, auto industry
As you’re barreling down the interstate, you’re probably not thinking about Whiting Refinery’s role in keeping your car running. But the refinery has played a major role, in more ways → Read More
Blog: 1916's deadly heat wave
Sure, it’s hot out today, and 2015 was the hottest year on record, but the heat wave of July and early August of 1916 was far worse. Scores of people → Read More
DOUG ROSS: Pence's Trump card is part of electoral shuffling
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made history when he used Twitter to announce Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would become his running mate. But then, this election has been one for → Read More
Blog: Plenty of plots in 1916
On July 11, 1916, the big news was the German submarine Deutschland that had just landed in Baltimore. That was one of several stories with plots, and sometimes sub-plots, published → Read More
Blog: Baron Hill's next steps, and more
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Baron Hill is vowing to walk 500 miles beginning Tuesday in South Bend. That walk across Indiana will cover a lot of territory. → Read More
Blog: Leave Home to be Lake Captains
Audry Stamm and Leroy Cox were two 14-year-old Indianapolis schoolboys who ran away from home 100 years ago to become captains on Great Lakes steamers but ended up charming the → Read More
DOUG ROSS: Could U.S. become another Illinois?
Rosemaria DiBenedetto grew up in Calumet City, and she excelled at one of the most popular sports there — politics. She learned a lot, and she has a lot for → Read More
Blog: American Bridge's last employee
Lynn Peppas, of Valparaiso, began working at American Bridge Co. in Gary in 1959. She was its final employee. → Read More
Blog: When the roll is called down yonder
The Memorial Opera House in downtown Valparaiso was built in 1893 as a tribute to the Porter County troops who served in the Civil War. But one thing has been → Read More
Laughter was among corpsman's medicine
You wouldn't know it from looking at him now, but Ernest Talarico Sr. had quite a mop of hair when he was aboard the USS Haven during World War II. → Read More
Blog: Baron Hill stresses middle class stress
U.S. Senate candidate Baron Hill is making the rounds in northern Indiana, trying to introduce himself in an area where he doesn't have strong name recognition. The Democrat is a → Read More
Blog: Cruz night in LaPorte
It's a wild race for the Republican nomination for president this year. I found plenty of supporting evidence of that theory last night at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium, where Sen. → Read More
Blog: Presidential views at Indiana Comic Con
What's a political and history editor to do when his son is at Indiana Comic Con? Investigate politics and history, of course. → Read More
DOUG ROSS: Porter County man running for lieutenant governor
Karl Tatgenhorst sounded nervous when I spoke with him Monday afternoon, and for good reason. He was chosen last weekend to run for lieutenant governor. → Read More
Blog: Enchanting stories of Enchanted Forest
Enchanted Forest was a small, enchanting amusement park in Porter that operated at U.S. 20 and Ind. 49 from 1957 to 1991. → Read More
Political notebook: Lake politicians balk at paying for endorsements
Lake County Recorder Mike Brown and Darren Washington, a candidate for the 3rd District state Senate seat, complain they have the support of a majority of the Gary Democratic precinct → Read More
Libertarian Party plans state convention
The Libertarian Party in Indiana convention will be April 22 through April 24 at the Wyndham Hotel in Indianapolis. → Read More
History blog: 1916 automobiles
Elwood Haynes, of Kokomo, thought he was the first to develop the gasoline-powered automobile, but the credit went instead to Frank and Charles Duryea of Springfield, Massachusetts. → Read More
Two from Lake County vie for AG title
Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series of reports on political developments in and around Northwest Indiana. Please share your endorsements, fundraisers and other political morsels. → Read More
Blog: Modern history, not ancient history
Every now and then, you see an old building that catches your eye. This building in Malden is one of them. It’s very photogenic. → Read More