There is no greater financial investment in one’s future than a college degree. While this viewpoint has its critics, the reality is the value of a degree has never been greater. Despite public questions about a degree’s worth, the pay gap between college graduates and those without a degree reached a high in 2013. According […]

Celebrate over 50 years of Motown magic with a concert jam-packed with dazzling high-energy choreography, impeccable harmonies and those timeless Motown grooves that everyone knows and loves. Added to that is lush orchestration to perfectly complement some of the greatest and most enduring popular music of the 20th century. Featuring hits which appeared in the

The deadline for accepting nominations for Medical Main Street’s “INNO-VATOR of the Year” award is Sept. 5. The award honors the creators of a medical device which demonstrates the most dramatic change in the health care industry in Michigan. It will be presented Oct. 22 during Medical Main Street’s INNO-VENTION 2014 conference at the Suburban

WASHINGTON – U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young ruled in Bowling v. Pence that Indiana’s law prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions is unconstitutional. The decision was stayed, pending an appeal.  Judge Young previously struck down the state’s marriage ban in a ruling on a case known as Baskin v.

HAMMOND — The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority received an Award of Excellence from the 2014 Videographer Awards. The South Shore CVA’s winning entry, a stop motion video series titled “How Tourism Benefits a Community,” highlights how restaurants, hotels, gaming, conventions and sporting events impact a community. To watch the series and learn how

Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital VNA offers the Grief to Healing support program for those who would like to work through the grief of losing a loved one. The group provides a comfortable, caring atmosphere outside of the healthcare setting. The next program series is from 5-6:30 p.m, Sept. 2, 9, 16 and 23,

GARY — A little more than two weeks ago, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson announced the appointment of a new police chief, and shared the new comprehensive approach of how the city will address crime. One of the components in the plan focuses on the upgrade of equipment for police, fire and emergency services. “We

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today named Courtney Schaafsma as the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and Gabe Paul as the Administrative Law Judge for the State Employees’ Appeals Commission (SEAC). He also reappointed Chairwoman Linda Hamilton, among other members, to the Indiana Workers Compensation Board.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Members of the group the Pen-Pen Peace Network, are organizing with local groups and are assisted by the Purdue Peace Project, a peacebuilding and research program that works with local citizens in West Africa to help prevent political violence in their communities. No Purdue representatives from the Purdue Peace Project are currently