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By Benjamin Lanka | The Journal Gazette

Five months before it officially opens its doors, the $27 million Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana is already making an impression.

City, state and federal officials were given a tour of the 132,000-square-foot academy Thursday, almost a year after its construction started.

G, Jimmer, Bonnie, Sarah, and I went down to Shakamak state park this past weekend. It's a very nice campsite. I figured the bathrooms would be those little outhouses with a hole in the ground. This p...

G, Jimmer, Bonnie, Sarah, and I went down to Shakamak state park this past weekend. It's a very nice campsite. I figured the bathrooms would be those little outhouses with a hole in the ground. This p...

Mayor Graham Richard and Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana Director Brent Johnson today were joined by first responders, area educators and government officials to view the progress being made at the Public Safety Academy at Southtown Centre.

The first-of-its-kind facility is on schedule to open in November. The $27 million academy will provide police, fire, emergency medical services, and homeland security training and education for professionals and students from Northeast Indiana and across the Midwest.

Some scum of the earth scratched my car. This time on the passenger side rear quarter panel (above rear tire) and on the lower half of the passenger side door. It just goes to show you people have no ...

Some scum of the earth scratched my car. This time on the passenger side rear quarter panel (above rear tire) and on the lower half of the passenger side door. It just goes to show you people have no ...

So, I get out of a meeting around 6:45pm tonight (at my boss's house). And lo-and-behold… the left rear part of my bumper is scratched and dented. Someone had to hit it hard, they would have known it ...

So, I get out of a meeting around 6:45pm tonight (at my boss's house). And lo-and-behold… the left rear part of my bumper is scratched and dented. Someone had to hit it hard, they would have known it ...

This is from Jeff's Blog. Funny stuff!! I had to repost it.THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, BUT THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECO...

This is from Jeff's Blog. Funny stuff!! I had to repost it.THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, BUT THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECO...