Crooked Politics In Northwest Indiana

Author : Jerry Davich
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467136425
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crooked Politics in Northwest Indiana written by Jerry Davich and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, Northwest Indiana's political culture has involved secret handshakes, tapped phone calls, backroom deals and murder. Davich explores the hidden political scandals and highly publicized court cases of public servants who once swore to serve and protect.

Author : Carolyn R. Boiarsky
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1612499481
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing written by Carolyn R. Boiarsky and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on historic sources as well as present-day interviews, Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing is a story about systemic racism, environmental injustice, and the failure of government. In 2016, 1,100 mainly minority residents of a low-income housing complex in East Chicago, Indiana, received a letter from the city forcibly evicting them from their homes because a high level of lead was found in the soil under their houses. The residents were given two months to move. Many could not find safe housing nearby. The site was designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Superfund site because of the large amount of toxic material on it. More than 1,300 similar sites are located throughout the United States. Over 70 million people live within three miles of one of these sites. Five years later, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General charged three federal agencies—EPA, HUD, and CDC—with causing the lead poisoning of children living in the complex. The EPA, responsible for the cleanup, had been aware of the situation for 35 years. The director of the local housing authority admitted to building the complex over a demolished lead smelter. When health issues arose, the housing authority blamed the residents’ sanitary habits rather than its own failure to maintain the structures. The Center for Disease Control and Preventions’s testing of blood lead levels was revealed to be faulty. In short, the very agencies that were supposed to protect these people instead neglected, ignored, and blamed them. But this isn’t just a story of victimization; it is also about empowerment and community members insisting their voices be heard. Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing records the human side of what happens when the industries responsible for polluting leave, but the residents remain. Those residents tell their stories in their own words—not just what happened to them, but how they acted in response. We should listen, not only for justice, but as a cautionary tale against repeated history.

Author : Jerry Davich
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625851375
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Gary, Indiana written by Jerry Davich and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poster child for our nation's urban experimentation a century ago, Gary was forged with hype and hope, dreams and sweat, political agendas and tons of steel. The hardscrabble city attracted all kinds, from shady scoundrels and famous architects to hardworking immigrants and brilliant entrepreneurs. Boasting 180,000 residents at its peak, the booming melting pot eventually faded away under the afflictions of urban decay, racial unrest and political upheaval. Jerry Davich explores the remnants of Gary's glory days, from Union Station in ruins to City Methodist Church stripped of its soul. Revisit the Sheraton Hotel's demise, Emerson High School's hard lessons, Vee-Jay Records' last release and a devastated downtown filled only with façades and fond memories.

Author : Madison, James H.
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0871953633
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoosiers and the American Story written by Madison, James H. and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

Author : Brian Vukadinovich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781642148428
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MOTION FOR JUSTICE written by Brian Vukadinovich and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in information, Motion for Justice: -- I Rest My Case shares Brian Vukadinovich's experiences and intimate knowledge of governmental and judicial corruption and what went on behind the scenes in Indiana for years in efforts to take away his freedom and livelihood as a teacher. Motion for Justice: -- I Rest My Case, in a straightforward, no-holds-barred style, will open your eyes to government and judicial corruption that you have never before heard or seen the likes of. Brian Vukadinovich minces no words when he writes about his journey for justice, calling out high-level state and federal officials, including state and federal judges, for undermining Vukadinovich's efforts in exposing government corruption. Motion for Justice: -- I Rest My Case will show how law enforcement agencies in Indiana conspired to take his freedom away from him by falsely arresting and vindictively prosecuting him on numerous occasions and how Brian Vukadinovich successfully took on the corrupt police in many of the cases representing himself and successfully arguing for dismissal of the bogus charges. In Motion for Justice: -- I Rest My Case, you will read how John Bolton, as assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice at the time, and current national security adviser to President Trump, turned a blind eye to significant evidence of police-corruption activities against Brian Vukadinovich. Motion for Justice: -- I Rest My Case will show how numerous lawyers teamed up in efforts to have Brian Vukadinovich fired from teaching jobs and how he took on the corrupt lawyers and won two federal lawsuits, including a five-day jury trial in March 2016, when he represented himself and convinced a federal jury that the corporation violated his due process rights and awarded him damages of $203,840.39. The case received substantial national attention. In writing the powerful foreword to Motion for Justice: -- I Rest My Case, Richard A. Posner, retired longtime distinguished judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, called Brian Vukadinovich "A wonderful American success story" calling him "determined, indomitable, fearless, and daring." "Brian is not only a terrific litigator; he is a terrific writer, as the reader of this book will soon learn. Richard A. Posner Retired judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit "Vukadinovich has plenty to say - a luxury many lawyers often don't have." Indiana Lawyer Vol. 27 No. 21 - December 14-27, 2016 "Since 1981, Vukadinovich has been arrested by Valparaiso police seven times. Each time, he was found not guilty or charges were dismissed." The Vidette Messenger - January 4, 1992 "After one arrest, he left jail with a broken jaw; after another, he was handcuffed in a patrol car with a police dog." The Indianapolis Star - May 8, 1988

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas B. Helm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Cass County, Indiana written by Thomas B. Helm and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Iliff (John W.) & Co
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iliff's Imperial Atlas of the World: Geographical, Historical, Political, Astronomical, Statistical, Educational, Agricultural, Commercial and Descriptive written by Iliff (John W.) & Co and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. W. Montgomery
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Jay County, Indiana written by M. W. Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark S. Hamm
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437929591
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups written by Mark S. Hamm and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.