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184th year No. 240 Your Town. Your Voice. Newsstand: $1.00 www.news-sentinel.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 , TINY HOUSE SHOWCASE WOWO’s Miller wins Allen County Right to Life award

By KEVIN LEININGER public sec- [email protected] tor in rec- ognition Allen County Right to of extraor- Life will honor WOWO dinary radio host Pat Miller with efforts to the Daniel Award for pro- stand for life commitment at its an- life. The Miller nual Uniting Our City for award is Life Banquet on Monday at named after the Old Tes- Ceruti’s Banquet and Event tament figure who stood Center, 6325 Illinois Road. for what was right in the Miller regularly devotes Lord’s eyes, even when fac- radio time to discussing ing death in the lion’s den. abortion legislation and Previous recipients include lawsuits and pro-life events Allen County Commission- and has given countless er Nelson Peters, Indiana personal hours to the pro- Rep. Casey Cox, Indiana life movement. Senate Pro Tem David By The Associated Press Cathie Humbarger, ex- Long, U.S. Rep. Marlin Terre Haute residents Cori Cox, Angel Tyra and their 8-year-old daughter Amelia traded in their 1,000-square-foot home for an ecutive director of Allen Stutzman and now-Vice 8-foot-by-20-foot house to “reduce the amount of clutter, live more simply and sustainably.” Now a social-service agency wants to County Right to Life, said President Mike Pence. bring the “tiny house movement” to Fort Wayne. in a statement, “There is no At Monday’s banquet, way to know how many ba- Melissa Ohden, a saline bies’ lives have been spared abortion survivor and au- as a result of Pat’s voice in thor, will be keynote speak- the public square. Pat is a er. Tickets for the banquet friend we can always de- are $30 per person or $300 Agency has big hopes for pend on.” for a table of 10. For more Allen County Right to information or registration, Life gives the Daniel Award go to www.ichooselife.org or tiny houses in Fort Wayne each year to someone in the call 471-1849. Citing religious freedom, COMMENTARY Brightpoint to convert WHEN I WAS Trump backs off rules of a kid, one of Open (tiny) house school into housing my friends WHAT: Tiny House Showcase previous administration had a small WHEN: VIP event 6-9 p.m. Fri- By KEVIN LEININGER homemade day, $40 per ticket; from 11 a.m. [email protected] His one-two punch crimination protections for A column by “club house” in to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. LGBT people and others. Kevin It’s not tiny houses, but Brightpoint is in- will undo anti-faith the back yard. to 4 p.m. Sunday At a time when Trump Leininger volved in a $5.4 million project that would in- It was a fun WHERE: Parkview Field policies of Obama. finds himself embattled on crease affordable housing by converting a former place to spend COST: $10 per ticket pre-sale and many fronts, the two di- school into apartments. a night, but I wouldn’t have $12 after Oct. 7. Children 12 and By DAVID CRARY rectives — issued almost According to an application for tax incen- wanted to live there. under free with an adult ticket. and RICARDO ALONSO- simultaneously on Friday tives to be considered Tuesday by Fort Wayne A lot of people seem to feel INFORMATION: mybrightpoint. ZALDIVAR — demonstrated the pres- City Council, Slocum Pointe LP/Brightpoint will otherwise these days, though, org/tinyhouse of The Associated Press ident’s eagerness to retain work with Keller Development to buy and ren- giving rise to a “tiny house” the loyalty of social conser- ovate the former Frances Slocum Elementary movement that boasts its own come people, however, the WASHINGTON — In vatives who make up a key into housing for residents earning 60 percent TV shows, websites and a concept makes some sense — a one-two punch elating part of his base. Leaders of or less of the area median income. The proper- growing number of advocates which is why a local social-ser- religious conservatives, that constituency were ex- ty at 2529 Curdes Ave. is currently owned by who seem to believe the Earth vice agency is planning a “Tiny President Donald Trump’s ultant. Parkview Hospital. will somehow benefit from the House Showcase” next week- administration is allowing “President Trump is The project is expected to create two jobs with discomfort created by cram- end at Parkview Field. more employers to opt out demonstrating his com- average salaries of $16,770, with work starting ming themselves and their “The purpose is to raise our of no-cost birth control mitment to undoing the in August 2018 and completion a year later. belongings into just a few hun- profile and to raise awareness for workers and issuing anti-faith policies of the If council approves the requested abatement, dred square feet. that this might be an option. sweeping religious-free- previous administration developers would save $953,735 in taxes on the As a potential source of dom directions that could improvements over 10 years. affordable housing for low-in- See LEININGER, Page 3A override many anti-dis- See RULES, Page 3A Thank you for your support of the News-Sentinel Monday is “moving day” as we initiate big changes. mentioned in our sto- rector of the newsroom, taking over ry this past Monday, for current editor Kerry Hubartt, Mayor By BRAD SALEIK changes for the past few weeks, and The News-Sentinel who will be retiring at the end of the honors [email protected] Monday is “moving day” for The will still deliver the month. Saleik has been at the news- News-Sentinel. We want to issue same quality jour- paper for 19 years and currently The News- Since its founding on July 6, 1833, a heartfelt “thank you” to our loy- nalism it does in its serves as The News-Sentinel’s pro- Sentinel The News-Sentinel has told Fort al readers and let you know about current print form. duction director. Mayor Tom Henry Wayne’s and Allen County’s story six But there will be a The News-Sentinel will retain a some of the changes and enhance- Saleik has declared today as days a week in a package of news, ments you will see starting this com- dedicated focus on dedicated daily print presence Mon- “The News-Sentinel sports and entertainment that was ing week. finding different ways to report the day through Saturday with that con- Day,” per a proclama- delivered to your doorstep. That will Beginning Monday, you will notice news and tell the stories relevant to tent located within the daily pages of tion document issued change, starting Monday. a difference at News-Sentinel.com in the residents of Allen County. on Friday. We’ve been working on big both appearance and content. As we Brad Saleik will be the digital di- See THANK YOU, Page 3A

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