VALPARAISO – Valparaiso is considering a proposal from Metronet, an Evansville company, to operate a fiber-optic network for telephone, Internet and television service. The plan would lower the cost of customers in the city. Metronet provides similar service to a dozen other cities in the state. If the plan is approved, the city said cable …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Many homeowners with drought-damaged lawns have some decision to make about how to repair them. Aaron Patton, a Purdue turf grass extension specialist, says it mostly comes down to whether to fertilize or to re-seed. Most grass species in Indiana are cool-season grasses. The hot weather over the summer either heavily damaged …
BLOOMINGTON – Dr. Shirin E. Hassan, an assistant professor at Indiana University and a low-vision optometrist, has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate street-crossing decision-making performance in pedestrians who are elderly, visually impaired or blind. She will investigate the effectiveness of a current orientation and mobility street-crossing training …
GARY – The 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award has been given to the Gary Jet Center. The award was given to 15 employers around the country for their support of employees who are members of the National Guard or Reserves. It was presented by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint …
HOBART – The Maria Reiner Center for seniors in Hobart has announced it is doubling its annual dues. The fee will be $25 for residents and $40 for non-residents, up from $10 and $20. The center has 1,000 members. The center’s board said the increase was needed in order to meet rising costs.
MICHIGAN CITY – The Woodland Cancer Care Center has opened at 8955 W. County Road 400 North, just south of Michigan City. The $12 million, 20,000-square-foot facility is operated by Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City. It offers Trilogy Linear Accelerator, PET/CT scan and diagnostic CT, 13 infusion bays, a laboratory and pharmacy and cancer screenings. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An analysis of data by the Census Bureau shows that the gender wage gap affects women across Indiana and that the disparity between men and women is worst in the 1st Congressional District. The median yearly pay for women in Indiana is $11,160 less than the median pay for men, the equivalent …
DYER – Amtrak service on the Hoosier State, which stops in Dyer four times a week, could end in 2013 if Amtrak and state transportation officials can’t reach an agreement on a funding subsidy. The Hoosier State runs between Chicago and Indianapolis. In 201, 2,439 people got on or off an Amtrak train in Dyer. …
SOUTH BEND – Beacon Health System, which includes Elkhart General Hospital and Memorial Hospital of South Bend, have received the 2012 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award. Both hospitals were among the top 5 percent of all U.S. hospitals in patient safety. The study finds that Medicare patients at Patient Safety Excellence Award hospitals were 48 …
For a growing number of students, cyberspace is the classroom. by Rick A. Richards The landscape of traditional four-year colleges in Indiana hasn’t changed all that much in the last half century. The same universities that were around then are here today. But that doesn’t mean the higher education landscape hasn’t changed. There are more …
