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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Photos of Children at Play after a storm and downed trees

A storm ran through NW Indiana Tuesday morning leaving thousands without power. Although many people had their power restored shortly after lunchtime, the children seemed lost without television! NIPSCO said remaining Gary and Hammond residents should have their power restored by Thursday.

Gary 5,800 all restored by Thursday night
Gary 46401 23
Gary 46402 350
Gary 46403 408
Gary 46404 997
Gary 46406 987
Gary 46407 509
Gary 46408 866

Gary 46409 553

Hammond 2,200 all restored by Thursday night
Hammond 46320 230
Hammond 46323 92
Hammond 46324 1248
Hammond 46327 82
Hebron 232
Highland 465
Hobart 1588 (1,600 reported)
Knox 1242
East Chicago 19
Knox 1,300
Merrillville 3,900 (2395 reported)
Munster 2,100
Valparaiso 1,000 power restored Wednesday late afternoon

Monday, May 7, 2012

Anna Marie Jarvis founder of Mother's Day

Anna Marie Jarvis is credited as
the founder of Mother's Day. Her own mother expressed a wish
for a day to honor mothers after a Sunday School lesson on
mothers of the Bible when Anna Marie was 12. This inspired
her to take up her mother's cause after her mother's death in
1905.

photo credit: Michael Drummond

Anna Marie Jarvis

Jarvis was born in West
Virginia May 1, 1864. She was the ninth of 11 children born
to Ann Marie Reeves and Granville Jarvis. Her mother was a
teacher, and Jarvis became a teacher as well. She never had
children.

Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis

Jarvis' mother's work with
women's organizations inspired the creation of mother's day. The
elder Reeves Jarvis organized a series of Mother's Day Work
Clubs in their area to improve health and sanitary conditions.
The clubs raised money and hired women to help families in
which the mothers had tuberculosis. Doctors later got on board
with the idea and it spread to other towns. During the Civil
War, the mothers' group helped clothe and feed the soldiers.
In spite of her work helping other mothers, eight of Reeves
Jarvis' own children died in childhood.

Mother's Day

Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis died
on May 9, 1905. Daughter Anna led a small tribute to her
mother at Andrews Methodist Church on May 12, 1907, and
dedicated her life to establishing a nationally recognized
Mother's Day. The first official Mother's Day ceremony was in
Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Six years later, President
Woodrow Wilson signed a Congressional Resolution setting aside
Mother's Day as a national holiday to be celebrated on the
second Sunday in May.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Monday, September 12, 2011

GOP, Congress on notice over American (People) Jobs Act, not the President

President Obama is for the people.

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President Obama seems to be the only politician who cares and is doing something to get the American People back to work and yes, we the People have noticed that. Fair share tax talk is what have certain folks arms up in a panic, not the Jobs Act. I have never seen in modern times, a bigger group of people willing to take from the poor to preserve the rich than I have now. It is a shame. Help the president help the People, please. Those of us down at the bottom are who fuel this economy because we are here, stateside all of the time. We live where we work and we buy where we live and where we work. We, the American People complete this circle. This country needs to start producing again and we can all come up one step. How much profit is really needed to be wealthy and superwealthy? Who of your wealthy and superwealthy friends would notice any type of fall-off when you all rise and fall together? Oh, I see, your wealthy and superwealthy European, Asian, Turkish, Mediterranean Middle Eastern, African or Hispanic counterparts would notice. Personally, I think they would follow your example because American wealth is always center stage.

After a certain superwealthy earning point, you are only showing off your wealth and in these turbulent economic times isn’t conspicuous wealth a bit gauche? (Especially with the eyes of your constituency staring darts into your growing pocketbook!)

GOP, Congress, please help the president finance this American Jobs Act. Remember, people are a much friendlier when they have money and quick access to money. Fewer complaints, more votes and you guys can go back to whatever it was that you were doing up there on the Hill and we can go back to shopping at our favorite department stores and running up credit card debt, starting businesses, hiring people and the general act of buying and selling that makes my capitalist country great. If you don’t help, we the People will be sitting around broke, grouchy, monitoring the news, monitoring the Hill and reexamining how we cast our votes and for whom the votes are cast. Remember sweeties, perception is everything and you guys live in a translucent bubble!

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