Whiting NewsLocal news for Whiting, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Why Obama Models Dukakis- July 22, 2008 "This election isn't about ideology, it's about competence." -- Michael Dukakis, 1988 "The choice in this election is not between left or right, it's not between liberal or conservative, it's between the past ...http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/why-obama-models-dukakis?fromrss=1 Bleak future for Hammond's bus ridership- July 20, 2008 If city officials prevail and the state doesn't step to the plate, the Hammond Transit System will reach the end of the line this December when it is expected to lose the municipal portion of its funding.http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/bleak-future-for-hammonds-bus-ridership?fromr... A year later, three sports conferences replace one- July 20, 2008 A great history, with all of its meandering and quirky evolutions, ended up with some wreckage, hard feelings and anger when the Lake Athletic Conference disbanded after the 2006-07 school year.http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/a-year-later-three-sports-conferences-replace... At 92, right-hander to make pro debut- July 15, 2008 WILLIAMSTON - In the 1930s, a baseball scout in Terre Haute, Ind., invited 17-year-old Russell P. Stickle, a semi-pro pitcher, to try out with the Chicago White Sox.http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/at-92-right-hander-to-make-pro-debut?fromrss=... Environmentalists file lawsuit challenging BP plan- July 13, 2008 An environmental group filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a federal judge to halt BP's $3.8 billion expansion of its Whiting refinery, saying the company needs to obtain a more stringent air permit before it can ...http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/environmentalists-file-lawsuit-challenging-bp... Two Killed In Shootings On Kedzie Ave.- July 11, 2008 Two people were killed, one by police, in gang-related shootings at about 2:13 a.m. July 6. Jose Rios, 25, from the 2100 block of Atchinson in Whiting, Ind., was shot and killed by a police officer, and James ...http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/two-killed-in-shootings-on-kedzie-ave?fromrss... Suit challenges refinery plan- July 10, 2008 SOUTH BEND An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state agency's air permit allowing BP to expand its refinery along Lake Michigan.http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/suit-challenges-refinery-plan?fromrss=1 Prophetic note changed vet's life- July 4, 2008 George A. Marciniak and Marshall Biesen stared anxiously into the horizon from the top deck of the military ship as it approached Normandy in France through the English Channel.http://www.topix.net/city/whiting-in/2008/07/prophetic-note-changed-vets-life?fromrss=1 |