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In today's newsletter:
- What discrimination claims is a former Gary schools leader now making?
- How are some Gary families surviving 23 days without electricity?
- Why INDOT's new green lights matter on Gary-area highways
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A t-storm; very hot and humid, with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Fired Gary schools official files federal discrimination suit (chicagotribune.com) — A former Gary Community School Corp. chief operating officer has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the district of racial and sexual discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract after her contract was canceled last year. The case, along with a separate discrimination suit by another employee, could shape how Gary schools handle personnel decisions and equal treatment going forward. 
2. Extreme heat takes toll on Gary residents waiting for power (wgntv.com) — Gary residents are still enduring a weeks-long power outage after the August 11 storms, just as dangerous heat makes life especially risky for vulnerable people. One family has gone 23 days without electricity, relying on a borrowed generator, relatives and friends while utility crews warn repairs could take another week and a second nearby home also remains without power.
3. AASHTO Journal - INDOT's 'Project Greenlight' Beefs Up Worker Safety (transportation.org) — Highway workers in Northwest Indiana near Gary are getting new flashing green "Guardian Angel" safety lights as part of INDOT's Project Greenlight, aimed at making crews far more visible to drivers. The program, now expanding statewide, encourages use of the lights at night and in bad weather, potentially improving safety in local work zones you drive through regularly.
4. Predominately Black Community In Indiana Regains Power After Suffering Weeks Without (blackenterprise.com) — Gary residents have finally seen power restored to most of the city after a severe Aug. 11 storm left more than 38,000 homes and businesses in the dark for about two weeks. The outage exposed how aging infrastructure and communication gaps with utility NIPSCO affected this majority-Black community, while a new federal disaster declaration and calls for stronger poles and upgraded transformers aim to better protect Gary from future storms.
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10:00 am - Division Meeting
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Horseshoe Hammond - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 777 Casino Center Dr, Hammond
8:00 pm - Labor Day-No School
River Forest Community Sch Corp Hobart, IN 46342 - Labor Day - City Holiday →
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Quite the red moon tonight.
Looks redder in the original footage (and in person) than this upload. (Nextdoor Miller Beach) - For all you negative Nancies on here, I'm going to pray for you.
It's never that hard to be nice or polite to the next person that may need help or simply say something positive in general. With that being said I… (Nextdoor Downtown Miller Beach)
- Teleperformance USA posted a job opening for Payroll Tax Processor - Remote in Gary. Apply here.
- Compass Group posted a job opening for DIRECTOR, DINING SERVICES - Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, Gary, IN in Gary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gary here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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