Gary Common Council asks community to voice concerns about bill targeting city’s public schools

As the Indiana legislative session begins, Gary Common Council members urge the community to speak out against a bill that impacts the Gary Community School Corporation. “Please call down state immediately and voice your concerns,” Parliamentarian Linda Barnes-Caldwell, D-5th, said during the council’s Tuesday meeting. “Whatever you can do will help. Don’t be silent, please let your voice be heard.” House Bill 1136, filed by Rep. Jake Teshka, R-North Liberty, calls for a school district to dissolve if more than half its students in the legal settlement area attend school elsewhere by the fall 2024 student count date, according to […]

From devastating diagnosis to health advocate – The journey of Dr. Susan Monias

Content oversight and quality assurance provided by Studio 1847 At 39 years old, Dr. Susan Monias experienced a life-altering wake-up call that reshaped her entire career and philosophy on health and wellness. Her transformative journey began abruptly on a seemingly ordinary Monday morning when the chiropractic student and mother of three woke to find the right side of her body completely numb. This marked the beginning of her battle with multiple sclerosis, a central nervous system disease that can lead to permanent disability. Despite the shock and severity of her diagnosis, Dr. Monias set herself on a path not just […]

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Donald Trump report for now

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the report focused on the president-elect’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.