Monthly Archives: August 2013

Of Jaspers & Newtons

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Nat Zorach

Jasper, Newton, Iowa, and adjacent counties of Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Any relationship to Jasper Newton Jack Daniels, of Tennessee Whiskey fame? I wondered. I actually looked it up and found this article, whose author wondered the same question. And … Continue reading →

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If You Don’t Build It, They Won’t Come: Development & Gary’s Stadium

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Nat Zorach

NWITimes’ Keith Benman recently wrote two articles highlighting the failure of the US Steel Steel Yard, Gary’s minor league baseball stadium where its own Railcats play, to spur economic development along the US-12/20 corridor. Is all lost? Hardly. The Railcats … Continue reading →

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