Jerry Davich – Page 20

Tommy John, of the New York Yankees, pitches during a 1987 season game against the White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

Former pitcher Tommy John on youth sports: ‘When did injury and overuse become the norm?’

December 13, 2018 at 7:02 a.m.

When former Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John was growing up in downstate Terre Haute, his early playing days were the opposite of what’s being pushed on young athletes these...

A dispatcher is working at a 911 call center in Lake County.

‘What if?’ trumps privacy in choosing Smart911

June 22, 2018 at 6:33 a.m.

I stared at the online dashboard of the Smart911 program, unsure what to do. Should I fill out my profile page listing all sorts of personal information, including my cell...

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

Davich: Separation of immigrant families a national litmus test to judge ourselves

August 9, 2019 at 3:13 a.m.

Did you see “children in cages” fearing for their lives, or merely “child actors” on display for political purposes? Did you intuitively defend humanism or nationalism? Did you lean toward...

This Kennedy-King Middle School ID was taken when Mark Manos was 12 years old.

Remains of Gary brothers likely to be buried alone, similar to their deaths

December 13, 2018 at 6:41 a.m.

The cremated remains of my late friend Mark Manos are buried somewhere in his childhood home in the Aetna neighborhood of Gary. Where? I’ll likely never know and, after a...

Hoosiers can visit any BMV branch, such as this one in Valparaiso, for more information on obtaining a Real ID for their driver's license.

Real ID criteria causes real aggravation for at least one 74-year-old Indiana man

December 13, 2018 at 6:35 a.m.

Thaddeus Jones couldn’t believe what he was told by a BMV representative. In April, the 74-year-old Gary man went to a Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch in Hobart to renew...

The Valparaiso police department offers an "Exchange Zone" for separated or divorced parents to use when handing off their children.

‘Mommy … I’m scared’: Fathers — and mothers — need to put their children first after separating

December 13, 2018 at 6:32 a.m.

The young girl screamed through her heavy sobs. “I’m scared!” she yelled to her mother. “Mommy, let’s go!” “Daddy, don’t do that!” she yelled to her father. She wept uncontrollably...

Sisters Mary Gil-Guerrero, 45, of Crown Point, and Cynthia Gil, 42, of Schererville, at Gil's home Saturday, June 9.

Four siblings raised in poverty by a single mother ‘beat all the odds,’ earn master’s degrees

December 13, 2018 at 6:24 a.m.

In late 1983, on the day after Christmas, Cynthia Gil’s father left her family’s Portage home to run an errand. He never returned. “For two weeks, we thought he was...

Woman shares how her friends intervened in her planned suicide: ‘You too are not alone’

June 12, 2018 at 3:40 p.m.

On March 16, 2017, Carrie Benedict’s despair overwhelmed any traces of hope she had left. She desperately wanted to end her life. She was deeply in debt. She believed she...

This is the now empty bedroom of the boarder who stayed at Frank Petrites' Crown Point home.

Crown Point retiree shares story as a warning to others who take in renters: ‘I carried around a knife in my own home!’

December 13, 2018 at 6:06 a.m.

A couple of years ago, Frank Petrites began opening his Crown Point home to temporary boarders to help make ends meet. “My monthly income is only about $1,000 so it...

A parent takes a photo of the 2018 class of graduates from the Merrillville Adult Education program June 7 at Merrillville High School.

Adult education grads face less pomp, more circumstance in Merrillville: ‘I want a career, not just a job’

December 13, 2018 at 6:02 a.m.

While attempting to pursue a career in nursing, Shaketta Baker learned that her high school diploma certificate was fraudulent. “In 2007, I paid money to a business to take a...

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