Gary Jet Center a finalist for Department of Defense Freedom Award

GARY — The Gary Jet Center is still a contender for the 17th annual Department of Defense Freedom Award, it was announced Tuesday. The center was one of three entities in Indiana, and the only small business, selected as one of 30 finalists for the 2012 Department of Defense Freedom Award, said Lynn Eplawy, Jet Center managing partner. The award is issued by the department’s Employer Support of ...
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/12724976-418/gary-jet-center-a-finalist-for-department-of-defense-freedom-award.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:45:08 -0700

Driving Through The Wasteland Of Gary, Indiana Will Make You Sick

A few weeks ago I flew to Chicago, hopped into a rent-a-car, and navigated my way on the tangle of interstate highways to the now mostly former industrial region in the northwest corner of Indiana just off lowest Lake Michigan between the towns of Whiting and Gary.
http://www.businessinsider.com/an-elegy-for-gary-indiana-2012-5

Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 06:37:19 -0700

Gary Connery: stuntman in amazing 2400ft skydive without parachute

A stuntman, Gary Connery, has become the first man to leap 2400 feet and safely land without using a parachute.
http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/534871/s/1fa73ad7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cnewstopics0Chowaboutthat0C92857940CGary0EConnery0Estuntman0Ein0Eamazing0E240A0Aft0Eskydive0Ewithout0Eparachute0Bhtml/story01.htm

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 23:36:00 -0700

Review: Gary Primich's 'Just a Little Bit More ... With Omar Dykes'

When Gary Primich died of an accidental drug overdose in Austin in September 2007, the reaction from friends and blues fans was sadness, not the sadness that often follows news of a death, but a bone-deep gloom that lingers. Chicago-born, Indiana-raised and Austin-based, Primich was the real blues deal, an accomplished harmonica player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. Primich could blow the ...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/article/Review-Gary-Primich-s-Just-a-Little-Bit-More-3560106.php

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 20:51:52 -0700

This Day in Black History: May 16, 1966

Pop princess Janet Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.
http://www.bet.com/news/national/2012/05/16/this-day-in-black-history-may-16-1966.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:54:13 -0700

State Rep. Brown beats Walker for Dem nomination in Indiana House race

Longtime state Rep. Charlie Brown won the Democratic nomination for the 3rd Indiana House District on Tuesday against Gary attorney Tony Walker.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/cdb16cf3-6eab-5e38-a6b0-49a99cf52668.html

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 19:20:00 -0700

Once an Obama coup, Indiana less a battleground

GARY, Ind.—Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20654777/once-an-obama-coup-indiana-less-battleground?source=rss

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:56:41 -0700

Getting high-speed passenger rail on track

GARY | The Indiana Gateway, or Porter Junction, rail line through Lake County is the final piece of the puzzle to get high-speed passenger rail service from Chicago to Detroit on track.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/223379d1-9266-5e98-a96b-d79842beda4b.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:30:00 -0700

Rev. Jesse Jackson links Gary, Chicago

GARY | The Steel City and the Windy City are connected by more than highways and Lake Michigan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said during Monday's annual meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/49a2dc4a-5625-5da6-adeb-c783eeab040c.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 18:06:00 -0700

Skydiver bid to land without parachute after chopper jump

GARY Connery will attempt to make history today by flying into cardboard box runway
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4333547/Skydiver-bid-to-land-without-parachute-after-heli-jump.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:38:41 -0700