The work of the Commission has received widespread media coverage. Thanks are owed to local media for their strong support of our efforts to promote ethical decision making. Articles in print and other citations of media coverage are listed below. Please note that the print articles and the same articles from the Internet, where links are provided, may have slightly different titles, and some online articles may only be provided for a limited period of time.
SEAC Media Coverage in 2014
Jan. 1, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “New year’s resolutions for political world,” by Rich James.
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Jan. 5, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Lame excuse to avoid ethics is unethical,” by Rich James.
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Jan. 8, 2014
NWI Times editorial titled, “New surveyor should try to push for reform.”
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Jan. 8, 2014
WJOB Drive-Time Call-In program featuring Cal Bellamy.
Feb. 4, 2014
Hammond Rotary Club presentation by Cal Bellamy.
Feb. 9, 2014
NWI Times editorial titled, “The Times Editorial Board Agenda for 2014.”
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Feb. 18, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Former congressman to be ethics keynote speaker,” by Bill Dolan.
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March 9, 2014
NWI Times guest commentary titled, “Region uniting around winning attitudes,” by Cal Bellamy.
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March 12, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Candidates being asked to sign ethics pledge,” by Ed Bierschenk.
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March 13, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “This campaign promise needs to be kept,” by Doug Ross.
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March 13, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Ethics breakfast draws a crowd,” by Bill Dolan.
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March 14, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Rail, ethics will move region forward,” by Doug Ross.
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March 16, 2014
NWI Times article by titled, “Ethics training hopes to breach region’s wall of shame,” by Bill Dolan.
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March 17, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Lake County candidates board the ethics train,” by Bill Dolan
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March 19, 2014
NWI Times guest commentary titled, “Porter County should join Shared Ethics Advisory panel,” by Laura Blaney.
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March 19, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “County joins shared ethics advisory commission,” by Bob Kasarda.
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March 19, 2014
LaPorte Herald Argus article titled, “Organization asks candidates to sign ethics pledge,” by Gabrielle Gonzalez.
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March 20, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “Porter County joins ethics commission,” by Amy Lavalley.
March 23, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Our perception of ethics based on cultural norms,” by Morton Marcus.
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March 26, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Saying yes is first step on ethics path,” by Doug Ross.
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March 29, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Campaign buttons spark dispute,” by Stan Maddux.
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April 3, 2014
Lakeshore Public Radio segment featuring Cal Bellamy.
April 11, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Officials back ethics training, not cost,” by Bill Dolan.
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April 16, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Lake County needs to join era of ethics,” by Doug Ross.
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April 18, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Three lessons from corruption charges,” by Doug Ross.
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April 22, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Well-intended ethics pledge no cure for corruption,” by Marc Chase.
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April 30, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “State Coalition to fight public corruption,” by the Associated Press.
May 1, 2014
LaPorte Herald Argus article titled, “Candidates sign ethics pledge,” by Gabrielle Gonzalez.
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May 2, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “Ethics panel ruling defended, panned,” by Carole Carlson.
May 2, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Local candidates take ethics pledge,” by Bill Dolan.
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May 3, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Ethics question gets newsletter pulled,” by Ed Bierschenk.
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May 4, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “Porter County councilman casts doubt about joining ethics panel,” by Amy Lavalley.
May 5, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “Candidates sign ethics pledge.”
May 6, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Early primary voting surges,” by Bill Dolan.
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May 23, 2014
Lakeshore Public Television segment featuring Cal Bellamy.
May 24, 2014
Lakeshore Public Radio segment featuring Cal Bellamy.
June 11, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “African documentary zooms in on NWI, U.S.,” by Bill Dolan.
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June 12, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Chesterton joins county ethics commission lineup,” by Bill Dolan.
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June 23, 2014
NWI Times editorial titled, “Chesterton joins ethics movement.”
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June 24, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Ogden Dunes joins the Shared Ethics commission,” by Bill Dolan.
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July 4, 2014
Naturalization Ceremony, Wolf Lake Pavilion, Hammond, IN, Cal Bellamy serves as a guest speaker.
July 5, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “New citizens now feeling at home,” by Ed Bierschenk.
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July 13, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “Taking a natural step toward citizenship,” by Sue Ellen Ross.
July 13, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “Disgrace should ‘scare straight’ NWI officials,” by Marc Chase.
Sept. 18, 2014
Post-Tribune article titled, “Prosecutor says he’s exempt from rules restricting hiring of relatives,” by Amy Lavalley.
Sept. 25, 2014
NWI Times article titled “Hebron OKs ethics panel participation,” by Bill Dolan.
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Oct. 12, 2014
Post-Tribune commentary titled “Porter County government moves on to good schmethics,” by David Rutter.
Oct. 19, 2014
Post-Tribune guest column titled, “Ethics panel achieving positive results,” by Cal Bellamy.
Oct. 29, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “NWI politicians vow to promote ethical behavior,” by Bill Dolan.
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Nov. 2, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “2014 ethics pledge responses.”
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Nov. 2, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Candidates who signed the ethics pledge.”
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Nov. 4, 2014
NWI Times editorial titled “Finish research, vote in today’s election.”
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Nov. 7, 2014
Lakeshore Public Television, Weekly News Summary, appearance by Cal Bellamy.
Dec. 23, 2014
NWI Times article titled, “Cedar Lake hears ethics panel pitch,” by Mary Wilds.
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Dec. 28, 2014
NWI Times column titled, “These public corruption charges look familiar,” by Doug Ross.
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