“Bayonets aren’t much good against tanks.”
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Indianapolis, and Slaughterhouse-Five
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One of the last Rax Roast Beef franchises in Lancaster, OH

Rax was a regional Arby’s competitor that peaked at 504 restaurants across the Midwest in the 1980s. There are now around 10 left in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana.

For anyone interested in attending the free “Last Comiskey” Book Launch at the ChicagoHistoryMuseum on May 16th, here is the official invite. Former Chicago White Sox players, to be named later, will be on hand. #lastcomiskey #whitesox

I know none of us are prepared for the passage of time but folks, we're fast approaching the 10th anniversary of this:

USW leaders continue anti-Nippon campaign nwitimes.com/news/local/usw… via nwi.com

🍺Shoreline Brewery presents🍺

Showdown at the Shoreline

BLP Champion Kevin Ku takes on Flamita in a highly anticipated match up!!

May 5th. Michigan City, IN
3 PM
Tickets: BLPShoreline.com

Show will be streaming live on TrillerTV !!

Libraries even more awesome now, report claims

The writers are fighting dlvr.it/T5L0xn

White Lodging named an exceptional workplace by Gallup
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Franciscan Health to host baby expo
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Save the date! The Harold Washington Library Center's Arts & Music department will offer over 9,000 un-needed or discarded #LP records from its collection for just $1 each. Cash only. While supplies last. 8th Floor. Starting April 25, 1 - 4 PM. More: bit.ly/1lpsale

Franciscan Health hosting free support groups for cancer patients
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Northwest Health celebrating graduations of rehabilitation patients
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“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. . . .Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” Kurt Vonnegut

Hoosier Solar establishes a community fund in Starke County
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Expo Chicago bringing international artists to Navy Pier nwitimes.com/life-entertain… via nwi.com

Car for scale

LaPorte County home destroyed in Thursday morning fire nwitimes.com/news/local/lap… via nwi.com

Permission to board

I believe the technical maritime terminology is that this is a big-ass ship.