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