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Bill Masterson Jr.

BILL MASTERSON JR.: Fallout from fire is still affecting production

Late paper again?

Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

BILL MASTERSON JR.: 'One Region: One Vision' taking shape

Bill Nangle, The Times executive editor, turned to me as we were leaving what was my fourth meeting in two days about the "One Region: One: Vision" initiative and said, "Man, when are we going to have time to do our real jobs?" It was at that moment I thought maybe, just maybe this idea i…

Nov 02, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Doug Ross

DOUG ROSS: How callous are lawmakers toward lobbyists?

Beginning last Sunday, The Times and a group of 22 other newspapers across Indiana have told of the influence lobbyists have had on legislators and their work.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

DOUG ROSS: Reaching across state line to offer help

When I drove across the state line Thursday, no border guards greeted me. The road didn't change colors, the landscape was unchanged, and the people spoke the same languages. The state line was physically invisible.

Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Mark Kiesling

MARK KIESLING: Hands off my courthouse, council!

You've heard of the "not in my backyard" movements whenever someone wants to open a landfill or some equally noxious but necessary thing.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

MARK KIESLING: Long nap ends with Brown as front-runner

Yeah, OK, we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows and all that, but it looks like everyone's in this bed together on the question of who will be the new Lake County clerk.

Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Phil Wieland

PHIL WIELAND: A whale of a tale of a will

Where there's a will, Valpo lawyer Jim Bozik is determined to find a way. The will in this case belongs to former classmate and friend Florian Latek, who died in April. The will is surrounded by mysteries that include missing witnesses to the will, a letter lost for several months, and someo…

Nov 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Brian Howey

BRIAN HOWEY: This is the best chance for health reform

I've been writing about politics and public policy since 1985, and the current health care reform sequence is the most complicated issue of my career. So what I'm attempting to do with this column is to work through the many elements that have brought us to the point where the U.S. House …

Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

BRIAN HOWEY: Cautious Bayh could define president who flipped a coin

When I tried to contact Evan Bayh's Senate office last week for some information and perhaps a brief interview, I knew something was up. It was late morning, and the switchboard was swamped. I couldn't get through, couldn't leave a message.

Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

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