Jerry Davich

Dr. Marvin Zelkowitz drives his daily commute on Interstate-94 from exit 26 in Chesterton to the Halsted St. exit in Illinois. He lives in Chesterton, and works in Flossmoor, Ill. as a neurologist in his private practice, South Suburban Neurology Ltd.

Davich: Borman Expressway can be a gamble — or a game — during commute

March 29, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

Like most lifelong Region residents, I’ve gambled away too much time on the ever-spinning roulette wheel called Interstate 80/94 in our corner of Indiana. Will there be construction work on...

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teens in the U.S.

Davich: Valparaiso teenager shares struggle with ‘existential angst’ and depression

March 29, 2019 at 1:59 p.m.

“Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee?” This famously-mysterious quote was shared with me by a Valparaiso teenager who once pondered taking his own life. Not strictly...

Measles, mumps and rubella vaccines are seen at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., on March 27.

Davich: There’s no vaccine to prevent parents from refusing vaccinations for their children

March 28, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate – that is the question these days. I first wrote this opening line to a column 10 years ago, reminding you that this ever-contentious...

An undated newspaper advertisement for Virginia Slims cigarettes.

Davich: What childhood memory will become your final ‘Rosebud’ moment?

March 26, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Every one of the letters on crinkled notepaper was written in sloppy cursive by my nicotine-addicted grandmother. “Hello, please sell three packs of Virginia Slims menthol to my grandson. Thank...

Chelsea Whittington, an instructor for Senior University, teaches a class on Facebook 101 at Indiana University Northwest in Gary on March 19.

Davich: Northwest Indiana program teaches older adults it’s never too late for smartphones and Facebook

March 25, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Joycelyn “JJ” Jones strolled into the classroom, sat at her desk, turned on her computer, opened the internet, and found her Facebook page. She joined several other senior citizens in...

Ken VanderLugt, owner of Remarkable Book Shop in Merrillville,will close his shop May 22.

Davich: Influence can ripple through lives, but appreciation too seldom follows

March 22, 2019 at 2:58 p.m.

In 1989, Melissa Johnson transferred from Calumet High School in Gary to Valparaiso High School, leaving behind her friends and familiar surroundings. “We were poor, losing our house in Gary,”...

Michael Casner, an eighth-grader at St. Thomas More School in Munster, studies a chess board inside his school before starting a new game March 19.

Davich: Young chess whiz mastering ancient board game in world of video games, electronic screens

March 21, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

It took Michael Casner only five minutes to handily beat me in a game of chess. Even more embarrassing, he did it without first capturing a single piece. “Checkmate,” the...

In this Dec. 2, 2016, photo, two masked Ku Klux Klansmen stand on a muddy dirt road during an interview near Pelham, N.C.

Davich: The face of white supremacy terrorism is a familiar one in our country

March 19, 2019 at 5:53 p.m.

White supremacists will not give up their desire for power and dominance without a bloody, deadly fight. Not only in our country, but in our world. The latest evidence for...

A cafeteria wall inside Valparaiso High School offers "Advice To My High School Self," with advice from current VHS teachers to their teenage self, with photos from then and now.

Davich: If you gave wise advice to your high school self, would you have listened?

March 15, 2019 at 6:37 p.m.

What words of advice would you give to your high school self? To be more confident? More studious? Cut back on so much partying? Don’t be so apathetic? Date more?...

Motorists cross Lake County on the Indiana Toll Road, not really seeing any destinations or reasons to exit, writes columnist Jerry Davich.

Davich: The problem with Indiana Toll Road’s new tourism campaign? Not enough tourist attractions in Lake County

March 15, 2019 at 12:27 a.m.

When was the last time, or maybe the only time, you exited the Indiana Toll Road in Lake County for entertainment or recreation? Possibly for a casino boat on Lake...

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