Stories worth commenting

Thought I'd just throw out a couple stories, all of which will play a role in politics this year and next:

Mayor Costas to travel with Governor Daniels to China and Japan, the trip is funded with private donations.

Is Valparaiso making a bid to keep Porter Hospital in the city? Well frankly if the administration wasn't trying the citizens would have to wonder why not. Who's more willing to give the hospital a tax abatement? Should either the county or the city do so?

Dan Whitten spells out his reasons for suing on RDA membership question. Now the real question is, if the Porter County council loses how much will have been spent in legal fees? If they win, will Portage-Chesterton-Valpo-Kouts-Hebron vote to overule the council and re-join the RDA anyway?

LaPorte County auditor spells out his reasoning for using old assessments, prior to the period of confusion for tax bills. This follows along with previous post about the movement in LaPorte County to remove the assessor from office.