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The body of Jon Manos, 66, was found May 23, 2018, in his home in the Aetna section of Gary. The Lake County coroners office is searching for Manos' next of kin.

Lonely deaths of two brothers provoke outpouring of reader comments: ‘That is one of my greatest fears’

December 13, 2018 at 5:58 a.m.

Dying alone, without anyone knowing or seemingly caring, is a primal fear for most of us. For others, it confirms their existential dread in a meaningless world. I was reminded...

The lonely deaths of two brothers 15 years apart: ‘Nobody even bothered to check on them’

December 13, 2018 at 5:47 a.m.

Jon Manos’ decomposed body was found in layers of coats, hinting that he likely died weeks or months ago when the weather was cold. His home since adolescence, in the...

Americans are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with pain.

Davich: My brother, the opioid epidemic and the pills I gave him for his birthday

April 7, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.

The last birthday gift I gave my brother came in a small white box. Nothing frilly, just a box I had laying around at home. I didn’t gift wrap it...

After years away, Northwest Indiana millennials opt out of ‘brain drain,’ choose to build lives back home

December 13, 2018 at 5:38 a.m.

Like too many young, bright and ambitious high school graduates, Dustin Ritchea fled from Northwest Indiana to share his skills and talents with the world. Sociologists call it brain drain,...

Actress Roseanne Barr attends the Disney ABC Television TCA Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2018.

I’ll miss ‘Roseanne,’ but not Roseanne Barr, who’s just another 65-year-old racist

December 14, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.

I’ve never liked Roseanne. I’ve always loved “Roseanne.” I’m guessing many other viewers feel the same way about Roseanne Barr, the blunt, loose cannon comedian, as well as about her...

Transplant recipient gets new chance at life: ‘I feel so blessed to be alive’

December 13, 2018 at 5:35 a.m.

On March 22, Kelly Asbell had to be hospitalized again. She’s been in a hospital bed ever since. One day earlier, the Valparaiso mother of 10-year-old twins celebrated her 40th...

Mother of fallen soldier 15 years ago: ‘Every day is Memorial Day’

December 14, 2018 at 8:59 a.m.

Fifteen years after her son was killed in combat while serving in Iraq, Leslie Sanders still has no anger in her heart. “I really never did,” Sanders said. U.S. Army...

Michele Jablonski, English teacher at Washington Township High School, with her student, Bobby Walker, and his mother, Karen Walker.

Scholarship recipients offered simple advice to live by

December 14, 2018 at 8:42 a.m.

William Higbie had three crucial words to share with the young, impressionable scholarship awardees. “I challenge you to remember these three words as you move along in your journeys,” said...

After months apart, father surprises young son at school: ‘It meant the world to Hunter’

December 14, 2018 at 8:31 a.m.

Hunter Petri missed his father terribly over the past few months. “He talks about him many times a day,” said his teacher, Kristen Mathisen, at Kyle Elementary School in Portage....

In this May 14, 2018 file photo, people make bets in the sports book area of the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting.

Legalized sports betting in Indiana a sure bet for Hoosier gamblers

December 13, 2018 at 10:17 a.m.

Al the bookie was a short, heavyset man in his 60s whose Old Spice cologne seemed to arrive before he did. He spoke mostly in whispers through broken English, sharply...

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