VALPARAISO – For the fifth year, United Way of Porter County is offering free state and federal income tax preparation starting Monday, January 26 through its VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. The program will run through Monday, April 13. Preparation for qualified individuals will be held at the United Way of Porter County office, […]
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To encourage women to “Go Pink at Porter” and schedule their annual mammography screening, Porter Health Care System will host two special “pink” events in February. First, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, Porter Regional Hospital will host “Think Pink Thursday,” an event that offers women getting their mammography screenings a spa-like
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HAMMOND — A campus visit by a Civil Rights activist, Freedom Rider and offspring of Ku Klux Klan members highlights Purdue University Calumet’s Martin Luther King Jr. observance Jan. 27-29. Alabama native Bob Zellner, whose father and grandfather participated in the KKK, will discuss the search for racial justice and inequalities of the past during
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WASHINGTON — Building on a commitment to help local communities redevelop distressed public or assisted housing and transform neighborhoods, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro announced seven new Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards, including $500,000 to the City of Gary, Indiana. These awards will help grantees craft comprehensive, locally driven plans to
Indispensable, Irreplaceable You 6 Tips to Creating Peerless Value at Work By: DeEtta Jones Given the rapid pace of change in most organizations, it is likely that you have—at least on occasion—considered the value you add (and what you have invested in it). Value is the return on investment benefit that your company enjoys because
Despite frigid winter temperatures, contractors working on the rail relocation and runway expansion project at the Gary/Chicago International Airport are 90% done removing the old railroad tracks and earthen berm that have blocked the runway expansion for more than a decade. “With completion of the runway and relocation of the railroad tracks, the Gary/Chicago International
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LA PORTE, STARKE COUNTIES — IU Health La Porte and Starke hospitals’ certified Health Exchange navigators have added convenient evening and afternoon sessions for those who would like help signing up for insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace. One-on-one appointments also are available by calling 855.400.2045. Open enrollment for the marketplace ends Feb. 15, 2015.
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue Extension is helping to provide training in January so that Indiana communities can organize to better prepare for and recover from disasters. The free, one-day training is designed to encourage communities to form a COAD, an acronym for community organization active in disaster. The training will be conducted by leaders of
