Legendary Gary coach to be inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Rodney Fisher paused for a few seconds to consider my last question as he looked around the basement of his home in Gary's Miller section. It's filled with four decades...
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Davich: Pete Buttigieg’s public kiss reflects much more than another political photo op
Pete Buttigieg did what most political candidates do when he announced his candidacy for public office Sunday. He brought his spouse on stage for a loving embrace, a quick kiss,...
Crown Point coffeehouse’s ‘Community Love’ crusade fills thousands of hearts
Breanne Zolfo never saw any of this coming when I first met her in December at her Café Fresco coffeehouse on the Crown Point square. Since then, she has truly...
Posthumous degree to honor student who was one credit short when she died of cancer
Kylee Yeomans' obituary described her as "very crafty." "Kylee could make something out of nothing," it states. On May 11, she again will be making something out of nothing. Well,...
On career day, Gary’s only public high school students get a boost from alumni program
Michael Hayes handed out little plastic bags filled with 25 index cards and 25 paper clips to groups of curious students at West Side Leadership Academy in Gary. "When I...
Historic Junedale ballfield in Gary steps up to the plate again, thanks to former player
Bentley Ellis has never hit a home run at the historic Junedale Little League baseball field in Gary, but he's standing in the batter's box these days, pointing into the...
Davich: ‘Silent victims’ of opioid addiction should share their family’s story, and pain
I crossed paths with Destiny Tanas only once, last summer when we both showed up at a Merrillville church to record emotional videos about our brothers’ drug-related lives, and their...
Davich: ‘Courageous Christians’ needed to combat racism in America
Bishop Larry Shaver surprised me when I asked him for the most challenging issue facing churches in the 21st century. I expected him to instinctively talk about the steady loss...
Salvation Army’s Gary rehab center gives men fighting addiction the chance to find sobriety, find a job and find themselves
When Greg Sutton was strung out on a “Heinz 57” cocktail of different drugs, he figured he would someday wind up – and get himself cleaned up – at the...
Davich: ‘Long Island Medium’ Theresa Caputo invites cynical columnist to her next show
Theresa Caputo didn’t waste one second to respond to my critical question regarding her “gift from God,” which she says allows her to connect with dead people from the spirit...