Northwest Indiana Discussion

Gee Laughin, how did we ever survive this long in your absence? Please, give us the key to free our souls from the evils of collective bargaining. Yea & verily, help us back onto the path of submission to the disciplines of the old time poli-economic religion and subsidizing the nation's corporations. Save us, so that, invoking the hallowed name of capitalism and the new concept of free markets, we can rejoin a system wherein depending on who you know and likes you (just ask Lehman Brothers), determines whether or not the government bails you out and not only guarantees your bottomline profit and survival, but ensures bonuses for deliberately subverting and ruining the world economy.

I believe Bush '41 dubbed it the New World Order.

I already told you. You were lucky enough to be home to an industry vital to defense when the largest conflict in all of history struck. The industrial capacity of the rest of the world was devastated. Once the rest of the world regained its footing, you had no idea how to compete and now you live in a wasteland.

I dont understand nor do I really care how you attribute the incapablities of the steel industry to maintain their dominance in this region or the world to the success or lack of to Hammond or any city.

Hey Neo-

Care to dig out your Ree-ject/English-English/Ree-ject Dictionary and translate the proceeding sentiments from Mr. Xmpt for me? No habla stupido, you know?

Nope ... Dedelow did .... The marina actually shrunk under McDermott Jr when the boat expansion came.



Wrong again ... Dedelow built the Golf Course. McDermott used the cost overruns (rightfully so) to beat him in 2004. McDermott built the clubhouse.




Has he? I haven't heard word one of the actual cost of the project and how much it is going to sock Hammond residents in sewer charges. The only reason it has to be addressed now is because the federal government sued Hammond for ignoring it for almost 20 years.

I meant to say built club house for golfers. Oh well. As to the marina there has been considerable redevelopment out there. Development isn't solely determined by the number of slips. Whatever McDermott Sr. and Dedelow began has certainly undergone further improvement.

As for the sanitary sewer system upgrade the city just ok'd $77 mil in bonds two weeks ago.

The point of this thread was hold current McDermott to his promise, express/implied, of finishing what he started; of carrying out the projects he's started to their fruition, certainly for the duration of the term he was just elected.