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Reward politics alive and well in Porter Support for new Republican Council member in Porter Don't blame the park service for rip current danger; wear life vests Do the math: Oil prices fall while gas prices stay high NPS owes visitors effective warnings of risk of death Lake Michigan drownings reflect badly on our Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Avoidable tragedy on National Lakeshore beaches Chesterton officials should learn the difference between town and country Chesterton town parks in bad shape Peace and quiet on old 49 Animal shelter advocate to speak Liberty Landowners respond to Chesterton Town Council Farm market location revealed Chesterton officials defame Liberty Landowners Adults need to be safe on scooters, too MTV show defended Cuba sanctions linked to obesity in Americans Scooters bring promise and peril Who took away our sweet corn? MTV show has a positive focus MTV show that came to CHS boosts teens' self esteem What were they thinking letting MTV into CHS? Don't blame Dogwood Estates for Chesterton's fireworks failure You get what you vote for Letter writers miss community fireworks display Porter County plan news sickening How to vote for or against South Shore expansion Public against South Shore extensions Chesterton should have become a city when it had the chance Watching Chesterton fall apart Porter BZA wasting tax dollars by ruling against sound planning We are destroying our town Mob mentality fuels region pollution Park Board killing community festival Senator Tallian wrong on the South Shore Support your hometown newspaper Union Member Against Daniels speaks out Laborers not supporting Daniels for governor Put South Shore plan to a vote Celebrate Chesterton High School sports championships Stop force feeding South Shore sprawl; put it to a vote Random drug tests violate student rights Support Senate Bill 335 to stop illegal immigration Oppose the Black Hole Line South Shore plan Don't blame South Shore plans for looming urban sprawl Slow down and put South Shore plan to a vote of the people Support the South Shore but not the extensions Tired of big brother highway engineers IDEM's latest failure to protect public needs more scrutiny NWI Forum did its homework before taking South Shore stand Sierra Club leader speaks out against South Shore extension plans Wasting $130,000 on South Shore promotion when adult ed is unfunded is just plain dumb South shore extension plan insane South Shore extension plan raises questions about efficiency of existing lines South Shore mailings: Real environmentalists do not support South Shore extension sprawl South Shore mailings: Promoting sprawl is not environmentalism Glossy mailings raise question: Who will profit from South Shore extensions? Special interests groups behind South Shore extension plans Hospital rezoning request is ludicrous South Shore expansion: Common sense or no sense? Is Public ready to tell public schools what to do? Dobis has good plan for South Shore extension South Shore extension plan is unfair to taxpayers Some elected officials deserve to lose their jobs Reform or Power grab? Property tax snafu a costly inconvenience Manmade global warming is Bunk South Shore a bad ride for commuters and not used by tourists Daniels' dictators: Commission moves to destroy local representative government South Shore extension sprawl: Mob mentality is very expensive Tis the season to beware the polluter bearing gifts Property taxes the most stable form of revenue for local government Praise for Evans and Harper for support adult education Oppose Duneland paying tax to support South Shore extension Consider the benefits of the South Shore before bashing it South Shore extension will only benefit real estate developers Town failed to follow golden rule when it allowed sewage into basements Stealing Iraq oil at heart of Bush foreign policy Fund fire trucks not South Shore to Valpo Developers build, damage and then move on Action needed to fix Indian Boundary traffic bottleneck South Shore riders should pay full cost of service and new lines Opposed to paying for South Shore extensions Big box stores bad for local economy, not inevitable Time to fight back against Lake County power grab New retail development needed in Chesterton Remembering The War in Chesterton Stop naming developments for the things they destroy Beware: South Shore expansion will be funded on the backs of residents of Lake and Porter Counties South Shore expansion explained and defended Threat to local libraries explained There's no place like home: Wizard of Oz Festival has been destroyed by move to Valpo Giving to community groups is the right thing to do Ron Paul is best person running for President FDA needs authority to regulate addictive tobacco products Lake Michigan belongs to all of us Expect longer fire department response times if Chesterton annexations continue IDEM should reconsider BP decision for the sake of our Great Lakes There is only ONE Lake Michigan State regulators reversing progress on cleaning up Lake Michigan Support better fuel efficiency for American vehicles Chesterton has long record of neglect and failure Be ashamed of Chesterton port-a-potty parks Town needs tougher development tree mandate Speak out against condition of Chesterton parks Bush nose grows with every word Toll Road lease lunacy continues Fond memories of Gary Works Lost Wizard Oz Festival lives on in Midwest Living profile of Chesterton Pround parent of US midshipman Indiana puts roadblocks in the way of IPass users on Toll Road Water company rate hike opposed Proud to be parent of a son in the US Navy Why so much anger over radio tower? The status quo is killing the Great Lakes Evidence shows Redfish development will fail In defense of stronger circuit breaker law Change your light bulbs and save energy Calumet closing: Confused and opposed Two solutions for 900N and Meridian drainage problems: 1. Bring in a lot of fill 2. Put controls on new development Praise for school bus driver and principal in wake of fire emergency Fight mercury pollution from power plants and steel mills Doctors favor hospital sale Afghanistan and Iraq are two countries and two wars Glad Bush has backbone War in Iran next? No new tax needed for Northwest Indiana RDA Chesterton Town Council inaction putting citizens at risk of death Illiana and Iraq: Politicians twist the facts to get what they want A defense of foreign investment in Illiana toll road Halliburton moving to Dubai while veterans neglected back home Pud PUDs should not be excuse to lower town standards Chesterton is real estate runaway with Sessa on Town Council A vote for SB1 is a vote to bypass Illiana study Sale of Porter Memorial Hospital is salt in our wounds Emotions replace facts in debate over Illiana road CAPIT Legislative Forum discusses the Illiana Toll Road Illiana legislation is not about study, it is about taking residents' land Gasification legislation Could Cost Ratepayers Beware carpet baggers in Porter County Illiana not needed; rebuild the railroad system to move freight with less pollution No need for another expressway to LaPorte County NIRPC supports study of Illiana expressway Town Council should act against slow moving trains Tallian explains vote for Illiana toll road bill Soliday reports on first days in office Time to fight: Stop Daniels' highway to Peotone; save Gary Airport Proposed private toll road will not cut congestion on I-94 freeway West Point grad weighs in on duty and the war in Iraq Letter disputes advertisement about war resister County Council member takes stand against Illiana Expressway Supports town manager for Chesterton Funding cuts hurting National Lakeshore programs and services Letter from Afghanistan supports seeking grant for skateboard park here Chesterton goofy decisions hurt town neighbors Fight waste transfer station Go back to the drawing board to make a future for county hospital Question for Hospital officials: Why lie? Big raise for favored department head draws fire in Porter Did Homeland Security drop the ball? Questions about buying land for parks Fed up with gas price fluctuations Vanishing birds Praise for town manager coverage If the Council is against it then it must be good Where have all the birds gone? Senator Lugar responds Christian right is needed Praise for Gierczyk Question about Toll Road lease Ayres supporter backs Soliday Response to Kim Goldak Collapse of US industry has left us unready for the next big war 300 million Americans Against Wal-Mart in Chesterton Chesterton should demand respect from developers to preserve unique community strengths Open one road and close another to plan for Ind 49 Sewage in river linked to runaway growth in Chesterton Developers should pay the real costs of growth Wow! Fast action on local Boys and Girls Clubs plan Oz festival blues: There's no place like Chesterton Answers needed on sewer rate hike issues Good riddance to Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival MunchkinLand Market Days kept Wizard of Oz fun in Duneland Chesterton One way streets proposal for South Calumet Triangle There is no place like home: Missing the Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival Wizard Oz Festival a a big disappointment at new location Police needed during school rush hour Toll Road deal is private taxation Praise for CHIP community flowers and landscaping Chamber survey shows little interest in city status for Chesterton Chamber survey report glosses over poor response rate Hjelm Road is part of area history Ayres ends legislative career Spend tax money to keep sewage not stormwater out of creeks A lesson in freedom Sidewalk waiver is bad policy for Chesterton Inheritance tax is good for the nation Ashamed of Chesterton Park trail building NIPSCO finally developing the Coffee Creek property Memories of Sunset Beach Beachfront hotel is bad for business Opportunists seek to sell public beach to outside investors Dunes hotel plan is Daniels administration at its worst Duneland Schools should reverse antifamily vacation policy Wear Helmets At All Times No to hotel in Indiana Dunes State Park DNR should not build hotel at Indiana Dunes State Park Sunset Beach We must not keep silent during dangerous times Strongly opposed hotel on the beach at Indiana Dunes State Park DNR plan for hotel at Dunes State Park beach is outrageous Dickinson Road planners should look carefully for best route Light pollution DNR trying to put hotel on site once approved for observatory DNR using land taken under threat of condemnation for hotel plan No hotel in Indiana Dunes State Park Save the Dunes White Paper on Daniels Administration Indiana Dunes Hotel Plan Say no to hotel at the beach Oppose hotel and parking garage at state park beach Against hotel in state park Extending 149 targets wrong road Opposition to state park hotel plan Save Northwest Indiana Chesterton already has a strip mall with vacancies GK will not mean more revenue for Chesterton town government GK debate is about sustainable growth vs unsustainable growth It would take years to build traffic improvements needed for GK Respect our neighbors but residents come first Happy birthday to the Trib Quickest not always best: Chesterton faces challenge of managing growth It is time to build a new fire station GK tenants should be forced to allow Salvation Army bell ringers Dunes hotel does not need to be at the beach Chesterton neighbors ask respect I Chesterton neighbors ask respect II VNA history started here with Beta Gamma Upsilon Sorority Does not make sense to extend Dickinson Road Illegal immigrants are just like you and me Support the inn in the Dunes State Park Oppose the hotel in the Dunes State Park DNR goes for short term profit at the expense of the Indiana Dunes State Park D-Day for our town's future is today Sweet little downtown Chesterton could soon be a memory People who do not like the mall should move Make a visit to Calumet City to see the future of Chesterton if mall approved Poorly planned developments are threat to community In favor of hotel in Dunes State Park Against hotel in Dunes State Park I think this new Inn at the state park is TOO BIG Can Chestertonians afford to give up what they know and love? Let franchise nation end at Indiana Boundary Road Community lost through poorly planned development and greed Chesterton would lose charm and appeal Chesterton has the power to accept or reject GK Town's existing strip malls half empty; do we really need more? Out of state developers ride the wheels of progress over Duneland Proud that residents came out to oppose GK mall Good to see so many citizens opposing GK mall Sierra Club: Daniels plan for private resort in the Dunes will cut access to the beach for NWI residents Porter bike trail will be a great recreational asset NICTD should invest in new better boarding platform for Dune Park Station DNR plan for hotel in Indiana Dunes State Park puts profit before mission Izaak Walton League not afraid to oppose privatized Dunes State Park hotel Indiana Dunes State Park swimming beach is wrong place for monster private hotel Remembering Chesterton in the 1940s In loving memory of Josh Duvall: A warning that drug risk is real Belated birthday wishes to Chesterton Tribune Heroin in Porter County Duneland residents open their eyes to drug problem Duneland drug problem is bigger than heroin Support your local independent everything World War II comrades remembered Remembering one who did not come back Flatbed terror on the highways Veterans Day: 11th month, 11th day, 11th hour Public vandalism in Porter Fight against nuclear plant should not be forgotten We have been concerned about the deteriorating condition of our parks World will miss Helen Dancey Fire Department history Landfill developers names should be made public Remembering Bob Glinstra F.M. Goldsborough taught one room school in Jackson Township Thanks again Mr. Goldsborough Library Poll Tax Reform Poll New Elementary School Poll Departments/south shore poll.php
