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		<title>Lake County</title>
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			<title>Majestic Star Casino files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy</title>
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			<dc:creator>Artie60438</dc:creator>
			<description>Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. casino operator Majestic Star Casino LLC and 7 affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, court documents showed.



In a filing on Monday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the gaming company listed estimated assets in the range of $100 million to $500 million and estimated liabilities in the range of $500 million to $1 billion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSBNG41152620091123 </description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>All things Lake Station</title>
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			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/lake_county/docec05e6be48bb3a228625751d000899cb.txt



&quot;They've come in and dug up a road and left it there for months with gravel and sand going all over the neighborhood,&quot; Soderquist said.



Unfortunately what Soderquist is saying is very true. What he fails to mention is that he's done the same thing when it comes to fixing the sewer lines. Come and check out Fayette St. The street is a total mess and he's left it that way for months.  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Youth Advocate, Inc., A Perfect Solution For Troubled Schools..</title>
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			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>I ran across this article in the Chicago Tribune, and thought this was such a wonderful answer to curb the teen violence, and also at the same time advocate for &quot;potential drop-outs&quot; in the Indiana schools that are considered dangerous, or those with low graduation rates.



It is worth reading, if you are an educator from schools dealing with youths that need guidance. I would certainly hope that the schools in Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, and among others in the state would read  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Indiana Gun Law Class, 11/21 at Cabela's</title>
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			<dc:creator>Bill B</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Full details at:
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It costs, but it could cost more to be ignorant.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:25:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Possible New CVS in Hobart</title>
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			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_61a32097-feed-5abc-a298-3e52f5d00686.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_61a32097-feed-5abc-a298-3e52f5d00686.html" target="_blank">http://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_61a32097-feed-5abc-a298-3e52f5d00686.html</a></a>
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I like going to them over Walgreens, and it's nice to see that they are doing well enough in this economy to compete.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>An &amp;quot;Interesting View&amp;quot; on Cargo Airports &amp;amp; Intermodals...</title>
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			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>I happened to come across a letter to the editor and found this very interesting. Especially because it was written by a pilot, and should make us aware of what happens or could happen with Gary's Non-functioning airport.



http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/opinions/letters/1844226,4_4_JO25_LETTERS_S1-091025.article#at



Think of the children



There have been newspaper editorials about how the proposed South Suburban Airport is going to be an economic engine. They are  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:16:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Property Taxes</title>
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			<dc:creator>Heretic</dc:creator>
			<description>When are those damn bills coming out?</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:39:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tsk, Tsk...Told Ya So...Mayor Clay Should Go To The Pen!</title>
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			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_47ad6e00-0969-51ae-a567-5c3de7beaad4.html



Remember when I posted that ole' Rudy should have been denied at the &quot;Distressed Board&quot;? Well, lookie here, even when he gets caught with his hand inthe cookie jar, he sweeps it aside, missing the whole point of being caught &quot;STEALING&quot;. 





Dan Carden - dan.carden@nwi.com, (317) 637-9078 | Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 12:30 am 



 

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Gary Mayor  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:25:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>talkin politics again</title>
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			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>let me see if i have all of this straight.



for sheriff this year so far.



we have philpot, buncich, kuyatich, parker prob oscar martinez, dupey (FRAN'S son)at least one candidate from gary, and maybe rueben running. anyone else?



than for clerk...we have rodoyo, brown, chico hinojosa, and christine cid, going before the dem committeemen.



and if brown wins that...who fights for the recorders slot?



and if philopt wins sheriff, who fights for coronor?



who else is looking  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:02:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hidden lake bridge collapse</title>
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			<dc:creator>Heretic</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nwi.com/articles/2009/07/05/updates/breaking_news/doc4a50247125df4037212108.txt" target="_blank">http://www.nwi.com/articles/2009/07/05/updates/breaking_news/doc4a50247125df4037212108.txt</a>
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			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:23:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Few Good Reasons Why Gary, IN Shouldn't Have Rec'd Money From Distressed Bd</title>
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			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/1612559,edit-gcouncil.article





June 9, 2009 



The city of Gary's financial plight is a sobering signal of tough times ahead for the cash-strapped Steel City.



The city plans to trim another 100 jobs off its payroll by the end of the month. Mayor Rudy Clay says the perception of a bloated work force is far from reality. The city has shorn about 550 workers off its payroll since 2005, Clay said. &quot;That's tough to do. People expect services.&quot;  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Interesting from the Town of Munster Web Site</title>
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			<dc:creator>MikeyB</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.munster.org/egov/docs/1232731135_420349.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.munster.org/egov/docs/1232731135_420349.pdf</a>
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It's interesting what you find when poking around public records.  I certainly don't begrudge any Police Officer or Firefighter their hard earned salary, but when a certain family starting with a letter D pulls over 6k bi-weekly from the town it makes you wonder what it's going to take for folks to rise up and take notice.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:36:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Kiesling picked up for Public Intoxication</title>
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			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>Mark Kiesling has been arrested for another alcohol related incident. Munster police arrested him Saturday night after a minor traffic accident.This is another story that you won't see in the Times.

http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1613054,slcops0609.articlePost-Tribune wrote:Mark Kiesling, metro columnist for The Times newspaper, was arrested Saturday for public intoxication after he allegedly backed his car into another vehicle in the parking lot of a Hohman Avenue Papa John's.



Police  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Uh gross!!!</title>
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			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://nwi.com/articles/2009/05/20/news/lake/doc3fb8be4ff46d2365862575bb007c4443.txt" target="_blank"><a href="http://nwi.com/articles/2009/05/20/news/lake/doc3fb8be4ff46d2365862575bb007c4443.txt" target="_blank">http://nwi.com/articles/2009/05/20/news/lake/doc3fb8be4ff46d2365862575bb007c4443.txt</a></a>
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Lake George smells disgusting! Who in their right mind would want to eat their food outside on the lake?]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 07:31:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>BUSTED- Welfare Leeches</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ohhmama</dc:creator>
			<description>http://nwi.com/articles/2009/04/10/news/lake/docf2dca5c488f95abe862575940010a975.txt



CROWN POINT | A Gary woman faces a felony count of welfare fraud for allegedly taking nearly &#36;20,000 in benefits to which she was not entitled, Lake Criminal Court records state.



Tracy Buckley, 31, is accused of accepting &#36;17,089.50 in child care benefits and &#36;2,763 in food stamps between March 18, 2007, and Jan. 31, 2009, after she told authorities her husband didn't live in the home, prosecutors  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:22:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>seize the opportunity!</title>
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			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>ok porter county. you want out of the rda? thats fine.



while some are crying about the loss of the 3.5 million in revenue. I say its time instead to focus on the found 25 million. you see thats the amount of state funds remaining over the next 6 years that are already committed to the rda from the major moves legislation from the sale of the toll road.



rather than focus on the loss of the annual 3.5 mill that porter county had committed to contributing. lake, st joes, and laporte counties  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:15:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>thank you porter county!!!!!!</title>
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			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>for accepting the ire of your fellow republican mitch daniels and taking the heat off of lake county for the rest of this general assembly session. your council's actions today and thursday will ensure that you are now the least likely of any indiana county to recieve any aid from the state legislature and also ensure that you will be tied up in the judicial system for years to come while it figures out exactly how much money you owe your fellow counties to the east and west of you. wont it be  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Open Up Your Hearts</title>
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			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description>The quotes are from my blog.



Scooter's Article



Every now and then an article comes my way that just absolutely steals my heart. That article came in today's edition of the Northwest Indiana Times. Scooter is 2 years old with a spine injury. As a result he is no longer able to use his hind legs. People opened up their hearts and donated to a fund for him so Scooter could get a wheelchair.







Scooter the Chihuahua now lives with the Humane Society Calumet Area and is looking for  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Munster Parks spend $5K on Dog</title>
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			<dc:creator>MikeyB</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Stuff you never read about in the Times.
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			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:17:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cantrell sentenced to 6 1/2  years in prison</title>
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			<dc:creator>Artie60438</dc:creator>
			<description>Anyone remember a certain deranged poster predicting Cantrell was going to roll over and bring down a whole lot of other people with him?   



Cantrell sentenced to prison, restitution

By Dan Hinkel

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 



HAMMOND | Robert Cantrell was sentenced to six and one-half years in prison Tuesday morning in Hammond federal court.



On June 6, the former Democratic operative was convicted on 11 counts involving kickbacks and fraud. The 67-year-old Schererville resident  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:31:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Times Parent Company Now a Penny Stock!</title>
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			<dc:creator>Mirage</dc:creator>
			<description>Not too surprising



http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/stock_quote?Symbol=lee



as of yesterday's close $0.30 down $0.05 -14.29%.



Of note it paid dividends 5/26 $.38 and 8/25 $.19. I wonder what dividends it will pay for owners of record next month?    



So far it seems my previous predictions of it's imminent demise or a buyout are coming about a few months early given this trend. I highly doubt it will pay double it's 2009 stock price in dividends this year but I guess weirder  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:17:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/times-parent-company-now-a-penny-stock-t531.htm#9367</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/times-parent-company-now-a-penny-stock-t531.htm</guid>
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			<title>Mitch Daniels' public forum at Griffith High School</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/mitch-daniels-public-forum-at-griffith-high-school-t570.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>I attended Mitch Daniels' public forum at Griffith High School today. He was holding a question and answer session to build support for two issues. Governor Daniels wants to amend Indiana's constitution so that the 1%,2%,3% property tax caps that will take effect in 2010 cannot be repealed in the future. He is also trying to make government more efficient eliminating the township form of government completely, along with local assessor's. This is the first time I have seen Mitch Daniels in person  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/mitch-daniels-public-forum-at-griffith-high-school-t570.htm#9724</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/mitch-daniels-public-forum-at-griffith-high-school-t570.htm</guid>
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			<title>From the GOP convention today</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/from-the-gop-convention-today-t543.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Bill B</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[John Curely easily retained his position as county chairman.
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Despite a brave stand and nomination from the floor Ken J. failed to win the party secretary position losing to our boy George; George was carried along by being on the slate with Mr. Curely.
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On the bright side (for him) George finally won an election.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:51:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/from-the-gop-convention-today-t543.htm#9471</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/from-the-gop-convention-today-t543.htm</guid>
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			<title>county chair race update</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/county-chair-race-update-t520.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>despite everything rudy and company have done to slant the playing field in thier favor...it appears mcdermott could win on a first ballot saturday. rumors of last minute deal making between rudy and gvt abound...but really nobody in the mcdermott camp cares what they decide to do as Hammond Mayor is now shooting for a pure majority of the votes in attendence.



so what if either rudy or gvt pull out? that likely just means less opposition to mcdermott would show up at the polls possibly giving  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:17:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/county-chair-race-update-t520.htm#9270</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/county-chair-race-update-t520.htm</guid>
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			<title>Visclosky continues to do his part Will Daniels do his?</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/visclosky-continues-to-do-his-part-will-daniels-do-his-t498.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>FFScott</dc:creator>
			<description>$24 million waiting for the levy project.  Of course we knew all along Pete was never the problem, he always comes thorugh.</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:17:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/visclosky-continues-to-do-his-part-will-daniels-do-his-t498.htm#8947</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/visclosky-continues-to-do-his-part-will-daniels-do-his-t498.htm</guid>
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			<title>Hobart to require volunteer service to graduate high school</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/hobart-to-require-volunteer-service-to-graduate-high-school-t450.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1428709,hbskul.article

    The Hobart School board is considering requiring community service of all students in order to graduate high school.

Under a proposal being discussed by the Hobart School Board, juniors and seniors would have to roll up their sleeves and complete several hours of community service before earning a diploma.



&quot;My thought is that students should complete 20 hours of community service. But that hasn't been decided,&quot; School  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/hobart-to-require-volunteer-service-to-graduate-high-school-t450.htm#8210</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/hobart-to-require-volunteer-service-to-graduate-high-school-t450.htm</guid>
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			<title>Food and Beverage Tax</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/food-and-beverage-tax-t259.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description>Food and Beverage Tax



South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Speros Batistatos said only 1 percent of the county's households use the current services. He distributed a new public transit study indicating there is no evidence to support talk of increasing ridership.



Batistatos said the tax would result in restaurant closings and 180 lost jobs. &quot;This tax is a job eliminator.&quot;



Don't believe Speros for one second. He wants the tax. He wants it for a convention  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/food-and-beverage-tax-t259.htm#4261</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/food-and-beverage-tax-t259.htm</guid>
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			<title>Janiec to be secretary of Lake county Republicans</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/janiec-to-be-secretary-of-lake-county-republicans-t390.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1414093,lcrepubs.article

Curley is backing a slate of new officers, including Kim Krull for vice chairwoman, George Janiec for secretary, and Kevin VanLinden for treasurer. 



The new people represent a younger, fresher approach for the party, Curley said, without giving many specifics. 



    George Janiec represents a younger approach? How old is the guy he is replacing,LOL? IMO, Curley is the one needs to be replaced if the party is going to be a  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:38:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/janiec-to-be-secretary-of-lake-county-republicans-t390.htm#7540</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/janiec-to-be-secretary-of-lake-county-republicans-t390.htm</guid>
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			<title>What A Fibber!</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/what-a-fibber-t440.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>Is there anyone who can't &quot;see&quot; through this nut for a mayor?



http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1423666,gmedia.article



Memo to staff members not a gag order, Clay says



GARY -- Mayor Rudy Clay says he didn't authorize a memo to staff members last week directing all media inquiries to the office of the press secretary, and he insisted there is &quot;no gag order on our city employees.&quot;

&quot;When I saw that, I said that this should not have been put out or sent  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/what-a-fibber-t440.htm#7967</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/what-a-fibber-t440.htm</guid>
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			<title>Gary schools could receive $70 million from stimulus package</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/gary-schools-could-receive-70-million-from-stimulus-package-t351.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/1405204,gastimulus.article



    Once the Senate approves the stimulus package, the school city of Gary is in line to receive &#36;70 million dollars for school rebuilding. That isn't anywhere near the amount of money that is needed to upgrade all the schools buildings in Gary, but it is a good start. </description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:49:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/gary-schools-could-receive-70-million-from-stimulus-package-t351.htm#6895</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/gary-schools-could-receive-70-million-from-stimulus-package-t351.htm</guid>
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			<title>Give US a Break, Rudy....Paying Your Own Way????</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/give-us-a-break-rudypaying-your-own-way-t214.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1367279,ginaugural.article



GARY -- Elected leaders who plan to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, including Gary Mayor Rudy Clay, said they won't be doing so on the backs of local taxpayers.

Clay, Gary City Council member Kimberly Robinson and state Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, confirmed their plans Wednesday to travel to Washington, D.C., for the ceremony.



&quot;The taxpayers are not going to spend one penny for me to go to  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:49:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/give-us-a-break-rudypaying-your-own-way-t214.htm#2909</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/give-us-a-break-rudypaying-your-own-way-t214.htm</guid>
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			<title>Special Alert</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/special-alert-t302.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>party42</dc:creator>
			<description>Anyone else get this message or call?





&quot;ALERT, your CHASE account is closed due to unusual activity

Call us at 904-371-3822&quot;

 

 

THIS MESSAGE IS A SCAM, DO NOT RESPOND TO THE NUMBER THEY OFFER  

 

CHASE is aware of the scam and the Federal Trade Commission has placed a stop on that telephone number with a message from the Federal Trade Commission relaying that it is a scam.  CHASE would never send a text message if an account is compromised.  Look for additional attempts  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/special-alert-t302.htm#5379</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/special-alert-t302.htm</guid>
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			<title>power outage</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/power-outage-t261.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>hermann muenster</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[who lost power?
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<a href="http://www.nwi.com/articles/2009/01/15/updates/breaking_news/doc496fdd685f44c205556407.txt" target="_blank">http://www.nwi.com/articles/2009/01/15/updates/breaking_news/doc496fdd685f44c205556407.txt</a>
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that's a big line, isn't it??]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/power-outage-t261.htm#4304</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/power-outage-t261.htm</guid>
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			<title>HA HA HA</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/ha-ha-ha-t254.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>mike3775</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.post-trib.com/business/1380367,greenjobs.article" target="_blank">http://www.post-trib.com/business/1380367,greenjobs.article</a>
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How many jobs will really be created with that?  I say 10 and they will all go to friends and relatives of the mayor and city council]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/ha-ha-ha-t254.htm#4010</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/ha-ha-ha-t254.htm</guid>
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			<title>Gary Charged with Reverse Discrimination</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/gary-charged-with-reverse-discrimination-t238.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Mirage</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2009/01/13/news/lake_county/docc2b93a0fb7cc00f18625753d000f6f8a.txt" target="_blank">http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2009/01/13/news/lake_county/docc2b93a0fb7cc00f18625753d000f6f8a.txt</a>
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Wow! Not that we all didn't think it was going on but the real shocker is that the Feds decided to act now.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:36:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/gary-charged-with-reverse-discrimination-t238.htm#3534</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/gary-charged-with-reverse-discrimination-t238.htm</guid>
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			<title>Charlie Brown is mad!</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/charlie-brown-is-mad-t239.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>tater</dc:creator>
			<description>The Atty. Gen. earmarked the GUEA money for students and charlie can't get his hands on it.</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:16:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/charlie-brown-is-mad-t239.htm#3587</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/charlie-brown-is-mad-t239.htm</guid>
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			<title>county chair</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/county-chair-t231.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>alrighty...heres my official early odds



for dem chair.



mcdermott 1-2 heavy favorite right now.



rudy 40-1 first ballot elimination



gvt...would have been 4-1...but he blew it friday afternoon...now he's down to 12-1



schueb 8-1 (i dont think he will actually run at all



field...some compromise out of the blue)4-1



i think its curious that while rudy is talking in the post about how he is going to pay his own way to the inaugeration...the hammond mayor will be flying  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:51:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/county-chair-t231.htm#3326</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/county-chair-t231.htm</guid>
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			<title>Post-Tribune Are You Kidding?</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/post-tribune-are-you-kidding-t226.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.post-trib.com/news/davich/1370676,davich.article" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.post-trib.com/news/davich/1370676,davich.article" target="_blank">http://www.post-trib.com/news/davich/1370676,davich.article</a></a>
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This is the headline on their website. Who would spend &#36;25000 on a house in Glen Park? Who would want to live in Glen Park? I'm sure I could find a house for less than half of that.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/post-tribune-are-you-kidding-t226.htm#3163</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/post-tribune-are-you-kidding-t226.htm</guid>
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			<title>Stefaniak Watch</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/stefaniak-watch-t229.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>paul87920</dc:creator>
			<description>Stefaniak slaps molester on the wrist



I'm tired of seeing Stefaniak Jr. slapping sexual predators on the wrist. I know this isn't the first time I've seen this with this judge so now the thread will be used to track him.



Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. sentenced Brandon Rudd, 24, of Gary to time served plus 14 months' probation for sexual battery involving a 7-year-old boy.



This kid's life is ruined, but Rudd will be back in the newspaper in now time. Rudd's life  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/stefaniak-watch-t229.htm#3270</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/stefaniak-watch-t229.htm</guid>
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			<title>Changes at ECPD</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/changes-at-ecpd-t223.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Mirage</dc:creator>
			<description>Maybe I've overlooked it due to my recent more casual participation on the boards but I find it curious that there's been little, if any, discussion of the change of chief over at the police dept. It is more than curious actually since it appears the old chief merely stepped down but will remain in the dept and the new guy is an old guy (previous chief) with ties to both Pastrick and the EC School City.



One would hope that this change signals a willingness to finally correct some of the  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:03:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/changes-at-ecpd-t223.htm#3109</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/changes-at-ecpd-t223.htm</guid>
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			<title>Black Sock Puppets with White Names!</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/black-sock-puppets-with-white-names-t200.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Geronimo</dc:creator>
			<description>They are there on the other board beware they do exist and they are for bad government!</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:01:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/black-sock-puppets-with-white-names-t200.htm#2469</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/black-sock-puppets-with-white-names-t200.htm</guid>
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			<title>Wow! Rudy's &amp;quot;Distressed&amp;quot; Signal Answered!</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/wow-rudy-s-distressed-signal-answered-t185.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1363187,gdistressed.article



(Excerpt)



Referencing more than 30 letters written by members of the public in opposition to Gary's petition, board members also talked to Clay about symbolism in city spending.



&quot;I've read all I want to read about a Hummer,&quot; GiaQuinta said.



The city leases a Hummer H3 as transportation for Clay. Simply eliminating those payments won't solve the city's budget crisis, GiaQuinta said, but he added that the  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/wow-rudy-s-distressed-signal-answered-t185.htm#2228</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/wow-rudy-s-distressed-signal-answered-t185.htm</guid>
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			<title>Now This Takes The &amp;quot;Hole&amp;quot; out of the Donuts For Cops In Gary!</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/now-this-takes-the-hole-out-of-the-donuts-for-cops-in-gary-t195.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>UrRight</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1365415,gcharge.article



Gary cop in chase didn't have valid license





Excerpts: Click for the full story. Even his blood test is not being commented on. Way to GO GARY!



GARY --The Gary officer who crashed his squad car during a pursuit on Interstate 94 last week did not have a valid driver's license.

Cpl. Victor Mobley received citations at the scene of the crash Friday after an Indiana State Police trooper discovered Mobley had two indefinite  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/now-this-takes-the-hole-out-of-the-donuts-for-cops-in-gary-t195.htm#2390</comments>
			<guid>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/now-this-takes-the-hole-out-of-the-donuts-for-cops-in-gary-t195.htm</guid>
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			<title>this scares the hell out of me</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/this-scares-the-hell-out-of-me-t180.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1363285,gfatal.article



Acko Gorovski, 75, was pronounced dead at the scene by Lake County coroner's deputies who responded to the fatal crash about noon.



Two city employees were filling potholes with cold patch in the westbound lanes of U.S. 12 east of Cline Avenue on Monday.



A pickup loaded with patching material was stopped ahead of the workers who were protected from traffic by the dump truck. Gorovski was westbound when his green Oldsmobile  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/this-scares-the-hell-out-of-me-t180.htm#2195</comments>
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			<title>i hate to say it</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/i-hate-to-say-it-t176.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>the oracle</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1361853,lcgop.article



but that article pretty much sums up  (along with my support of the mayor of hammond) why i left the local repub party last year. 



i do not understand how that party can continue to be so inept. if you look at the regisration rolls county wide, 42% of the electorate has voted in at least one republican primary at one time in the past 5 years. yet there are no republican county wide office holders and the county is still considered  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:04:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/i-hate-to-say-it-t176.htm#2115</comments>
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			<title>Got Blood? Get a $15 Starbucks Gift Card</title>
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			<dc:creator>Artie60438</dc:creator>
			<description>Heartland Blood Centers, an independent blood center serving 32 hospitals in a 12-county region in Illinois and Indiana, urges all residents to donate in the month of December.  All blood donors will receive a coupon good for a $15.00 Starbucks gift card when they donate between December 14th and December 31st at any Heartland location or blood drive.  For a list of locations or center hours, visit  http://www.heartlandbc.org for a Heartland center or community blood drive near you.



Click  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:26:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/got-blood-get-a-15-starbucks-gift-card-t56.htm#584</comments>
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			<title>Site selection narrowed for Ethanol plant</title>
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			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/1344596,g2eplant.article

     The site selection for the two new ethanol plants have been narrowed down to Merrillville/Hobart corridor and the Crown Point/Lowell corridor. They are planning to announce the sites during the Lake County Solid Waste management radio how on WJOB on Monday. Given the amount of truck traffic and air pollution these plants will generate, I was surprised to see that any of these communities would want them.According to the article, the  ...</description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/site-selection-narrowed-for-ethanol-plant-t101.htm#1131</comments>
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			<title>STB approves &amp;quot;J&amp;quot; sale to CN</title>
			<link>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/stb-approves-j-sale-to-cn-t104.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Bill B</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/12/24/updates/breaking_news/doc49526fa8ece67391730038.txt" target="_blank">Times Story Here</a>
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So, I said when this was first announced that it would go through.
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What are your thoughts?]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/stb-approves-j-sale-to-cn-t104.htm#1140</comments>
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			<title>Pabey under investigation for stealing from East Chicago</title>
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			<dc:creator>sparks</dc:creator>
			<description>http://www.post-trib.com/news/1347378,pabey1224.article

    Will East Chicago ever elect an honest Mayor? I think this incident is every bit as stupid as the Blagojevich scandal. Did Pabey really believe he could send city workers to Miller to work on his daughter's home without getting caught? I think convicting both Pastrick and Pabey would make a great Christmas present for East Chicago. Maybe they can share a cell. </description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:15:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/pabey-under-investigation-for-stealing-from-east-chicago-t105.htm#1151</comments>
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			<title>The Ice Storm Cometh</title>
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			<dc:creator>hermann muenster</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[geez,
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first it was a tornado,
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then a hurricane,
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and then a flood.
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and now we are supposed to be battening down the hatches for an ICE STORM?????
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what's next,
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a sand storm???
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really though,
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i hope there is enough salt to go around.]]></description>
			<category>Lake County</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:38:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://nofree.forumotion.com/lake-county-f4/the-ice-storm-cometh-t34.htm#339</comments>
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