Jerry Davich
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This look is how I feel when I drive past long lines of motorists waiting in idled cars for several minutes at drive-thru lanes to get their overpriced warm beverage in the cold weather.
(This was Karen’s reaction watching people wait to get inside the world’s largest Starbucks in Chicago)
(This was Karen’s reaction watching people wait to get inside the world’s largest Starbucks in Chicago)
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This look is how I feel when I drive past long lines of motorists waiting in idled cars for several minutes at drive-thru lanes to get their overpriced warm beverage in the cold weather.
(This was Karen’s reaction watching people wait to get inside the world’s largest Starbucks in Chicago)
(This was Karen’s reaction watching people wait to get inside the world’s largest Starbucks in Chicago)
Condemning data centers is like condemning drug dealers while pretending you’re not addicted to the drug. AI is being injected into our society’s bloodstream at an unprecedented pace, but the rush feels so good we’re in denial about our addiction.
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Davich: Data center opposition is missing the broader picture and true enemy: AI
Condemning data centers is like condemning drug dealers while pretending you’re not addicted to the drug. The rush of artificial intelligence feels so good, we’re in denial about our addiction.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Condemning data centers is like condemning drug dealers while pretending you’re not addicted to the drug. AI is being injected into our society’s bloodstream at an unprecedented pace, but the rush feels so good we’re in denial about our addiction.
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Our Region’s most famous hobo deserves to return to his family. For nearly 70 years, the towering balloon-toting hobo statue greeted motorists on U.S. 20 in Miller, then Ripley St. in Lake Station.
It’s been a part of my life since childhood. #history
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It’s been a part of my life since childhood. #history
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Davich: Iconic hobo statue deserves to be home with Arman's family
“My family has some of the original drawings and renditions for the statue,” said Arman Sarkisian, grandson of Carroll Sarkisian, who owned Arman's Dog House in Miller and other locations.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our Region’s most famous hobo deserves to return to his family. For nearly 70 years, the towering balloon-toting hobo statue greeted motorists on U.S. 20 in Miller, then Ripley St. in Lake Station.
It’s been a part of my life since childhood. #history
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It’s been a part of my life since childhood. #history
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“We know that Jesus was persecuted by the Romans for political reasons. When we look at these ICE agents and raids, we have to determine who are the Romans. Well, they’re the Romans. I don't believe Jesus supports all the terror that's going on in our communities.”
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Davich: 'They're the Romans' immigration attorney says about ICE agents, raids
“When we look at these ICE agents and raids, we have to determine who are the Romans," immigration attorney Alfredo Estrada said.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“We know that Jesus was persecuted by the Romans for political reasons. When we look at these ICE agents and raids, we have to determine who are the Romans. Well, they’re the Romans. I don't believe Jesus supports all the terror that's going on in our communities.”
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During Saturday's “No Kings” protest in Valpo, police conducted 24 traffic stops for improper use of a vehicle horn, enforcing a state law in response to complaints.
“I can’t believe I received my first ticket ever for tapping my horn 3 short times,” a driver said.
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“I can’t believe I received my first ticket ever for tapping my horn 3 short times,” a driver said.
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Davich: Valparaiso police crack down on horn-honking motorists during protests
On Saturday, Valparaiso police conducted 24 traffic stops for "improper use of a vehicle horn" to enforce a state law, prompting outrage from ticketed drivers: "I was shocked."
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October 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
During Saturday's “No Kings” protest in Valpo, police conducted 24 traffic stops for improper use of a vehicle horn, enforcing a state law in response to complaints.
“I can’t believe I received my first ticket ever for tapping my horn 3 short times,” a driver said.
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“I can’t believe I received my first ticket ever for tapping my horn 3 short times,” a driver said.
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The exquisite event featured all the high-end amenities you’d expect from a fundraising gala for the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra’s overture to its new season.
But I didn’t consider writing a column until I learned how much it costs to put on concert.
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But I didn’t consider writing a column until I learned how much it costs to put on concert.
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Davich: Overture gala for NWI Symphony hits all the high notes
The average cost of a NWI Symphony concert is $93,350, prompting some guests to audibly gasp at last Friday's top-notch gala fundraiser to kick off the orchestra's 84th season.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The exquisite event featured all the high-end amenities you’d expect from a fundraising gala for the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra’s overture to its new season.
But I didn’t consider writing a column until I learned how much it costs to put on concert.
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But I didn’t consider writing a column until I learned how much it costs to put on concert.
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The last words Chris Romano heard his 12-year-old daughter speak came two years ago as he tucked her into bed one night.
Lochlan, who’s autistic and non speaking, whispered three words to her father, who has cherished this miraculous words. #autism
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Lochlan, who’s autistic and non speaking, whispered three words to her father, who has cherished this miraculous words. #autism
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Davich: A secret basement speakeasy, a daughter who doesn't easily speak
The last words Chris Romano heard his 12-year-old autistic, nonverbal daughter speak came two years ago as he tucked her into bed.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The last words Chris Romano heard his 12-year-old daughter speak came two years ago as he tucked her into bed one night.
Lochlan, who’s autistic and non speaking, whispered three words to her father, who has cherished this miraculous words. #autism
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Lochlan, who’s autistic and non speaking, whispered three words to her father, who has cherished this miraculous words. #autism
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If you view Chicago only from the distorted prism of national news outlets, it could seem a dangerous place to visit, even the touristy sites. I don’t feel more endangered than in years past and hundreds of visits over the past 50 years. @chicago
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Davich: Chicago is not the dangerous 'hellhole' our president insists
If you view Chicago only from the distorted, politically motivated prism of national news outlets, it could seem a dangerous place to visit, even the touristy sites. Don't believe the hype.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you view Chicago only from the distorted prism of national news outlets, it could seem a dangerous place to visit, even the touristy sites. I don’t feel more endangered than in years past and hundreds of visits over the past 50 years. @chicago
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Six dates, six mistakes? Not quite. Let’s call them six misadventures. Sixty-year-old Maryann wasn’t sure what to expect when she began online dating a few months ago. She shared her exploits for today’s column:
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Davich: One Region senior's misadventures in online dating
Men of a certain age are essentially looking for either “a nurse or a purse,” according to 60-year-old Maryann, who's had six dates and six misadventures, yet she's willing to keep trying.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Six dates, six mistakes? Not quite. Let’s call them six misadventures. Sixty-year-old Maryann wasn’t sure what to expect when she began online dating a few months ago. She shared her exploits for today’s column:
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Profits over patients. Shareholders over stakeholders. Ownership over leadership. This summarizes the complaints from dozens of readers in response to last Sunday’s column on the troubles of Northwest Health — Porter, in Valparaiso. Today’s column:
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Davich: Northwest Health workers, patients: 'We all need to take this seriously'
Profits over patients. Shareholders over stakeholders. Ownership over leadership. This summarizes complaints regarding the troubles of Northwest Health — Porter, in Valparaiso.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Profits over patients. Shareholders over stakeholders. Ownership over leadership. This summarizes the complaints from dozens of readers in response to last Sunday’s column on the troubles of Northwest Health — Porter, in Valparaiso. Today’s column:
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At Figs & Fables in Valparaiso, the kitchen is the canvas, the food is the paint and the atmosphere is the frame. My two-hour culinary experience transformed a typical weekend meal into a memorable masterpiece. This review shares my experience #restaurant
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Davich: Figs & Fables fine dining 'experience' a culinary masterpiece
At these kinds of upscale fine-dining restaurants, the kitchen is the canvas, the food is the paint and the atmosphere is the frame. My Figs & Fables experience was a masterpiece.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
At Figs & Fables in Valparaiso, the kitchen is the canvas, the food is the paint and the atmosphere is the frame. My two-hour culinary experience transformed a typical weekend meal into a memorable masterpiece. This review shares my experience #restaurant
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Are Americans capable of following Erika Kirk’s lead of forgiveness by forgiving each other for years of verbal sniping, hateful rhetoric, irreversible division, and the assassination of civility?
Our nation desperation needs it. #ErikaKirk #forgiveness
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Our nation desperation needs it. #ErikaKirk #forgiveness
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Can Americans follow lead of Charlie Kirk’s widow by forgiving each other? | Davich
Are Americans capable of following her lead by forgiving each other for years of verbal sniping, hateful rhetoric, irreversible division, and the assassination of civility? I doubt it.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Are Americans capable of following Erika Kirk’s lead of forgiveness by forgiving each other for years of verbal sniping, hateful rhetoric, irreversible division, and the assassination of civility?
Our nation desperation needs it. #ErikaKirk #forgiveness
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Our nation desperation needs it. #ErikaKirk #forgiveness
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She’s packing up her belongings now and will soon be leaving me again. It’s always a bad breakup with this mistress. At 1:19 p.m., she will be departing, I’m told.
We had a great time together this year and thanks for letting me have my way with you each day. See you in mid-June.
We had a great time together this year and thanks for letting me have my way with you each day. See you in mid-June.
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
She’s packing up her belongings now and will soon be leaving me again. It’s always a bad breakup with this mistress. At 1:19 p.m., she will be departing, I’m told.
We had a great time together this year and thanks for letting me have my way with you each day. See you in mid-June.
We had a great time together this year and thanks for letting me have my way with you each day. See you in mid-June.
“We couldn’t believe our luck with that diversity visa in Nepal. America is the country of opportunity,” said Teertha Ghimire, who opened a new UPS store in Winfield, where a post office recently closed.
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New business owner in Winfield 'hit the lottery' in his homeland| Davich
“We couldn’t believe our luck with that diversity visa in Nepal. America is the country of opportunity,” said Teertha Ghimire, who opened a new UPS store in Winfield, where a post office recently clos...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“We couldn’t believe our luck with that diversity visa in Nepal. America is the country of opportunity,” said Teertha Ghimire, who opened a new UPS store in Winfield, where a post office recently closed.
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On Saturday morning, these two newfound siblings woke up in the same house for the first time in their lives after going 80 years without knowing the other one.
That day just happened to be the 11th anniversary of their father’s.
Their remarkable story.
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That day just happened to be the 11th anniversary of their father’s.
Their remarkable story.
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Davich: Chesterton man meets British sister he never knew existed since World War II
Ron Achterhof, 79, and Gillian Taarland, 80, met Friday for the first time after a years-long search on a genealogy site.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On Saturday morning, these two newfound siblings woke up in the same house for the first time in their lives after going 80 years without knowing the other one.
That day just happened to be the 11th anniversary of their father’s.
Their remarkable story.
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That day just happened to be the 11th anniversary of their father’s.
Their remarkable story.
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Thoughts, prayers and rhetoric will not remove weapons from mentally ill or politically deranged Americans. There’s no going back. We are who I thought we were before Wednesday’s bullet into the neck of free speech in our nation. #charliekirk
Today’s column:
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Today’s column:
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Davich: Assassination attempt on free speech will not silence anyone
Shame on me for not knowing anything about Charlie Kirk before his death. But shame on all those Americans who finally think his political assassination is now why our nation is broken.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thoughts, prayers and rhetoric will not remove weapons from mentally ill or politically deranged Americans. There’s no going back. We are who I thought we were before Wednesday’s bullet into the neck of free speech in our nation. #charliekirk
Today’s column:
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Today’s column:
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As we approach the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, “we the people” have conflicted views about trading our constitutional freedoms for security since Sept. 11, 2001.
The “war on terror” from foreign enemies has shifted to a war to protect us from ourselves:
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The “war on terror” from foreign enemies has shifted to a war to protect us from ourselves:
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Davich: Are we safer from the enemy within since Sept. 11, 2001?
As we approach the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, “we the people” have conflicted views about trading our constitutional freedoms for our sense of security since Sept. 11, 2001.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As we approach the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, “we the people” have conflicted views about trading our constitutional freedoms for security since Sept. 11, 2001.
The “war on terror” from foreign enemies has shifted to a war to protect us from ourselves:
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The “war on terror” from foreign enemies has shifted to a war to protect us from ourselves:
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The parents of Mitchell Sterling want justice, accountability, and some form of punitive consequences for the death of their 16-year-old son.
But they may have to settle for forgiveness, and a telling letter from police to the family.
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But they may have to settle for forgiveness, and a telling letter from police to the family.
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Parents search for forgiveness amid the darkness of unanswered questions | Davich
“I have less forgiveness for the way the investigation was handled since Mitchell’s death than I do for the woman who killed him,” Charlotte Sterling said. "I blindly trusted the system."
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September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The parents of Mitchell Sterling want justice, accountability, and some form of punitive consequences for the death of their 16-year-old son.
But they may have to settle for forgiveness, and a telling letter from police to the family.
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But they may have to settle for forgiveness, and a telling letter from police to the family.
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At what age should children be warned about our country’s opioid epidemic? Should it be done in schools? Would it help curb the most prevalent and dangerous drug epidemic in U.S. history?
This book has answers.
#opioids #epidemic
Today’s column:
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This book has answers.
#opioids #epidemic
Today’s column:
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September 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At what age should children be warned about our country’s opioid epidemic? Should it be done in schools? Would it help curb the most prevalent and dangerous drug epidemic in U.S. history?
This book has answers.
#opioids #epidemic
Today’s column:
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This book has answers.
#opioids #epidemic
Today’s column:
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I can’t tell you how many interviews I’ve done alongside Orville, day or night, either on the phone or in person. He’s the perfect sidekick, never interrupting the conversation and always smiling, especially during Popcorn Fest weekend.
September 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I can’t tell you how many interviews I’ve done alongside Orville, day or night, either on the phone or in person. He’s the perfect sidekick, never interrupting the conversation and always smiling, especially during Popcorn Fest weekend.
Charges were filed today against a 25-year-old adult involved in the Aug. 15 attack of Scott Lindsey, a 44-year-old autistic man, as he bicycled through Hessville Park in Hammond.
My new column shares the news. Read it, for free, here:
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My new column shares the news. Read it, for free, here:
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Davich: Charges filed against adult in brutal attack of man with autism at Hessville Park
Charges were filed Tuesday against Keshaun Brooks, 25, of Hammond, in the Aug. 15 attack of Scott Lindsey, a 44-year-old man with autism, as he bicycled through Hessville Park in Hammond.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Charges were filed today against a 25-year-old adult involved in the Aug. 15 attack of Scott Lindsey, a 44-year-old autistic man, as he bicycled through Hessville Park in Hammond.
My new column shares the news. Read it, for free, here:
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My new column shares the news. Read it, for free, here:
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“Of all the offers of help, no one has mentioned helping the 13-year-old who has been charged, or the other boys involved. These are the individuals who really need our help,” said the stepfather of the autistic man from Hammond who was attacked.
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Davich: Region rallies around autistic Hammond man attacked at park
“Of all the offers of help, no one has mentioned helping the 13-year-old who has been charged, or the other boys involved. These are the individuals who really need our help,” the stepfather said.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Of all the offers of help, no one has mentioned helping the 13-year-old who has been charged, or the other boys involved. These are the individuals who really need our help,” said the stepfather of the autistic man from Hammond who was attacked.
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The 44-year-old Hammond man was attacked on his bicycle while riding through Hessville Park. A group of juveniles on bicycles surrounded him, six of his teeth were knocked out, but Lindsey, who is autistic, initially declined to press charges.
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Hammond man with autism attacked on bike at Hessville Park | Davich
A group of juveniles on bicycles attacked and taunted 44-year-old Scott Lindsey, who lost six teeth, and all caught on video. "He just wants to be everybody's friend," his stepfather said.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The 44-year-old Hammond man was attacked on his bicycle while riding through Hessville Park. A group of juveniles on bicycles surrounded him, six of his teeth were knocked out, but Lindsey, who is autistic, initially declined to press charges.
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Mass shooting. Domestic terrorism. Hate crime. Manifesto. Dead children. Grieving parents. Antisemitism. Male gunman who identifies as a woman. Stained glass shards. Pews as shields. Mental illness Blame game. Political posturing. Thoughts and prayers.
Rinse and repeat in America the Ballistic.
Rinse and repeat in America the Ballistic.
August 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Mass shooting. Domestic terrorism. Hate crime. Manifesto. Dead children. Grieving parents. Antisemitism. Male gunman who identifies as a woman. Stained glass shards. Pews as shields. Mental illness Blame game. Political posturing. Thoughts and prayers.
Rinse and repeat in America the Ballistic.
Rinse and repeat in America the Ballistic.
Paul King, a loyal Trump voter, shared his honest, unfiltered feelings about what he believes is the most important issue threatening the U.S. — illegal immigration:
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Davich: Trump voter defends president's illegal immigration crackdown
“I don’t understand people who don’t stand for Trump. Don’t they get mad when people come here illegally and bash our country and our American flag?” asks Paul King, 60, of Portage.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Paul King, a loyal Trump voter, shared his honest, unfiltered feelings about what he believes is the most important issue threatening the U.S. — illegal immigration:
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