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Jerry Davich: POW’s diary closer to home, thanks to you

Thanks to a few Post-Tribune readers, the decades-old diary of a World War II prisoner of war is closer to its rightful home. “You got done in three days what I have tried over 10 years,” said Pastor Gary Nagy of Trinity Lutheran Church in …

Jerry Davich: Parent: Bullied teen’s situation improves

Not a week goes by during the school year without me hearing from a Northwest Indiana parent about their child getting bullied. Cyber-bullying by mean-spirited girls. After-school bullying by teenage thugs. Classroom bullying by seemingly innocent grade-school kids. You name it, I’ve heard it. Truth …

Davich: Pension promises prove to be empty

Pension. Remember when that word provided a sense of financial security to loyal, dedicated workers who toiled for many years, even decades, for the same company? Not anymore. That once proud word is now sadly associated with these new words — slashed, underfunded and terminated. …

Jerry Davich: War diary to feed the mind, soul and body

The makeshift diary is more than six decades old, yet still in remarkably good shape. It’s made from a cardboard box and brown paper bag pages, strung together with leftover string and a thread of hope. “Notice: Entries in the log are for my own …

Jerry Davich: ‘My mother was my best friend’

Cedric Kuykendall thought he simply lost the phone connection with his mother as she looked through groceries in her vehicle’s trunk. Instead, he lost his mother at that very moment. Kuykendall’s mother, 66-year-old Army Jean Dawson, was struck and killed, instantly, by a motorist doped …

Jerry Davich: Media in crossfire between public funeral, private ceremony

Should media be kept away from the funerals and burials of fallen local soldiers? Or should such military services be captured for historical documentation, if nothing else? This issue ambushed local media last week during the funeral for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Nowaczyk, which …

Jerry Davich: Why aren’t you voting?

Tracy Cooley did the unthinkable on Tuesday. The 55-year-old voter from the Miller section of Gary asked for a Republican ballot, although he has voted Democrat since 1972. It didn’t matter that the “principles of the Democratic Party” surge through his blood, or that his …

Jerry Davich: Longtime Gary Dem changes path; votes for GOP, Lugar

Tracy Cooley did the unthinkable on Election Day. Although the 55-year-old voter from the Miller section of Gary has voted Democrat since 1972, he asked for a Republican ballot on Tuesday morning. It didn’t matter that the “principles of the Democratic Party” surge through his …

Jerry Davich: Election Day is always on a Tuesday, but why?

You probably know the Democratic and Republican primaries are this Tuesday, right? But do you know why election days are held on Tuesday, of all days of the week? Why is this day the high holy day for democracy in this country? I asked this …

Jerry Davich: Modified crops may come with downwind backlash

Jody Herr isn’t necessarily against genetically engineered crops, which is the inevitable evolution of farming in a world with more mouths to feed than ever before. But at what cost if those super-seeded crops harvest a potentially dangerous byproduct affecting the food we eat? That …

Davich: Family says goodbye to soldier

Rachel Nowaczyk walked out of St. Thomas More Church in Munster with swollen, tear-filled eyes while clutching the tiny hand of her 6-year-old son, Conner. With her baby daughter, Kiley, cradled by a family member, Rachel slowly followed the flag-draped casket of her husband, Army …

Jerry Davich: Police: 911 line misused by nonemergency callers

When is the last time you called 911? More to the point, when is the last time you called 911 when you probably shouldn’t have? Or by mistake? I ask because, according to police, too many Northwest Indiana citizens are misusing that way-too-convenient emergency phone …

JERRY DAVICH: Movies delivered to theaters via satellite

Kevin Morgan strolled across the massive roof of the Portage 16 IMAX movie theater to show me its newest upgrade — a large satellite dish. Although it’s near two other, smaller satellite dishes — used to receive “live” special events to broadcast on the theater’s …

Jerry Davich: Funeral arrangements set for Dyer soldier

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Nowaczyk bound together his wedding photo and one of his two children, and duct-taped it into his uniform, over his heart. “He loved us with all his heart, and I will love him forever,” his wife, Rachel Nowaczyk, told me …

Jerry Davich: Soldier’s death reignites simmering debate about war in Afghanistan

The death of another local soldier earlier this month has launched a long-simmering debate between readers of this column. After I wrote about U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Nowaczyk, the 32-year-old Dyer husband and father who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, …

Jerry Davich: New phone app sparks Facebook privacy concerns

Facebook offers users 24/7 access to instant conversation and communication with others, whether they’re two or 2,000 miles away. The incredibly popular social media website also allows us to connect with people we would otherwise never reach, including new friends, old lovers, and reignited relationships. …

Jerry Davich: Are you a registered organ donor? If not, why not?

There is a little red heart on my driver’s license. It’s been there for years, yet I often forget about it unless I’m asked. It’s next to the word “donor,” meaning I’m a registered organ donor after my death. Are you, too? If not, why …

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