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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County Kidstop members celebrated Earth Day 2010 in a big way. Each of the eight school sites competed against each other to see which site could come up with the best recycle project using recycled materials....

The PCACS door to door transportation service runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Riders can travel from their home to anywhere in Porter County and return home again for only $2. The disabled ride for FREE. And low-income riders can...

About five months ago, I wrote a Links of the Week blog in which I introduced my first case of 'Blogger's Block'. Since that time, I hadn’t had to worry about blocks- the 2010 sports landscape has provided me a solid basis of something to blab...

What is Special Olympics? Why is it important? Who is involved in it? How do I learn more? These are several questions that are often asked by people unaware of this largest sports program in the world, and right here in Porter County over 600...

And now, for this week’s picture series from my Google Reader. The world’s largest crossword in the Ukraine. They light up the answers at night. Can’t print from your iPad? Problem solved! Someone in Brazil decided streets were too boring. So...

My best friend, David Szentesy, or as we call him Crazy David, has worked for Oscar Meyer/Kraft for 38 years. His wife Carol is a high school classmate of mine and has kept him in line for years. David was a year ahead of Carol and I in high school....

Over the last two weeks, if one thing has beeen made clear to me more than anything else, it's that Facebook is taking over the web. Last week, they announced that, as long as your computer knows you are logged on to Facebook, many of the sites you...

This month's topic: Understanding Your Property Tax Assessment Guest Speaker: Maureen Wendrickx, Portage Township Assessor Join the Mayor along with members of the city staff as we welcome our guest speaker Maureen Wendrickx, Portage Township...

I am halfway through a new book, published just a couple of months ago titled The Death and Life of American Journalism, by Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols. McChesney is a professor in the Department of Communications at the University of...

The City of Portage would like to invite all residents to participate in our curbside recycling program. We offer this service free of charge and will provide you with 2 recycling containers: you will have 2 pick-ups per month. The items we recycle...