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Doug Ross

Indiana
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Covers:  Northwest Indiana business and features, Porter County government, Michigan City government, Portage government, politics
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Multimedia journalist. All my opinions are my own.

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I'm a veteran journalist currently doing freelance assignments. I've been covering news and features in Northwest Indiana for four decades and have a lot of stories to tell. I delight in helping other journalists hone their skills as well as working on my own.

My career includes serving as editorial page editor, dealing with opinion material, but that's in the past. I now write, photograph and shoot videos of events in Northwest Indiana, primarily but not limited to Porter and LaPorte counties.

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Council, department heads to draft rules for attendance at Washington Park

Council, department heads to draft rules for attendance at Washington Park

"What's passed in this, that alone eliminates any problems with we can't man the parks, we can't man the gate…

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Two Michigan City plants up for abatements

Two Michigan City plants up for abatements

MICHIGAN CITY - A plant that makes CBD oil from industrial hemp and a food producer are both up for tax abate…

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Blaney stages Porter County comeback; incumbent Whitten loses squeaker

Blaney stages Porter County comeback; incumbent Whitten loses squeaker

VALPARAISO - Porter County's vote counting went into the wee hours Wednesday morning, with final unofficial r…

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Northwest Indiana hospital health strong, CEO says

Northwest Indiana hospital health strong, CEO says

CROWN POINT - Northwest Indiana is seeing a number of new hospitals being built. Franciscan Health Crown Poin…

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Global shipping hub celebrates 50 years * Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

Global shipping hub celebrates 50 years * Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

The 50th anniversary of the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in 2020 was not marked by a big celebration. The glo…

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Temporary solutions; new normal * Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

Temporary solutions; new normal * Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

Necessity is the mother of invention, of course, which has kept its midwives busy during 2020. The pandemic h…

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Articles

A Day Finding the Oldest Bible on Earth, 1947

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In early 1947, the land was the British Mandate of Palestine, a tense and poor place still recovering from the Second World War. Along the barren northwest shore of the Dead Sea — the lowest spot on Earth — Bedouin of the Ta’amireh tribe grazed goats among limestone cliffs near a ruin called Qumran. Our subject is Muhammed edh-Dhib Hasan (”Muhammed the Wolf”), a shepherd of about fifteen. He could not read, owned almost nothing, and spent his days chasing strays across the cliffs.
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A Day Finding the Shipwreck That Stunned the World, 1900

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In the year 1900, Greece was a poor nation, and many men from the small islands of the Dodecanese made a hard living diving for sea sponges. These divers used a dangerous new technology: a heavy canvas suit and a copper helmet fed air by a hand-cranked pump on the boat above. The work killed and crippled hundreds because of “the bends,” a deadly sickness caused by coming up too fast from too deep.
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A Day Opening King Tut's Tomb, 1922

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By Doug Ross
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In the early 1920s, Egypt was under British control, and the Valley of the Kings near Luxor drew archaeologists hunting for royal tombs. Most experts believed the Valley was emptied out, but one Englishman disagreed. Howard Carter, age 48, was a self-taught archaeologist and skilled artist who had spent years digging with little to show for it. His wealthy backer, Lord Carnarvon, had nearly run out of patience and money. On November 4, 1922, Carter’s young water boy stumbled on a hidden stone step.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor of the Portage Press, a weekly newspaper that folded.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I learned to type on one and had one in college.

How is social media changing news?

Fewer people are reading stories. They're reading headlines, figure they understand all the nuances, and comment immediately.
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