Articles Posted December 2011
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Better windows mean better budgets
In climates with a significant heating season, windows have represented a major source of unwanted heat loss, discomfort and condensation problems. In recent decades, windows have undergone a technological revolution. It is now possible to…
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View the Earth from Above
Each day, high above the clouds, dozens of sophisticated imaging satellites circle the Earth. These high-tech machines are capable of capturing extraordinary conditions and events that are nearly impossible to document from the surface of…
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City Ethics Committee prepares Valpo event
Carla Miller, J.D., former federal prosecutor and founder and president of a national resource for governments, City Ethics, will present “A Community Discussion on Government Ethics” in Valparaiso on Wednesday, Jan.11. Selected by the Valparaiso…
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Real estate trends to watch out for
If the housing market were human, it would look like it just wrestled a few alligators, after running an obstacle course through a snake pit. The market is beaten and bruised, but still trying to…
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A putting discovery
I recently had to have some work done on my car. A wheel bearing on the front had gone bad. As I was sitting in the waiting room, I wondered aloud why one bearing would…
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Readers ask about affordable wines
The phone rings, then a text message, and sometimes I’m stopped at the grocery. It’s no sudden rush of fame but more likely after three years of wine writing I’ve become “The Wine Guy.” And…
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PEDCO names Fitzer new executive director leader
The Portage Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO) is pleased to announce that Jim Fitzer will be the Interim Executive Director of the organization. Fitzer recently retired from NIPSCO as Manager of Public Affairs after a 38-year…
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NIPSCO awards grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County for new gym floor
Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County-Forest “Dusty” Rhode Portage Club will have a new gym floor to play on next year thanks to a generous gift from NIPSCO. Rick Calinski, Manager…
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Travel safely over the holidays
As hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers hit the road for the holidays, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Indiana State Police (ISP) are reminding motorists to plan ahead…
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Arive Alive in 2012
Letter to the Editor To the Editor: ‘Tis the season for friends, family and festivities… and according to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, December has the highest frequency of collisions of any month. Last year…
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