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Joseph S. Pete

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Joseph S. Pete is an award-winning journalist and Times of Northwest Indiana columnist who has written five books about the Hoosier State, including Secret Northwest Indiana. He’s an Indiana University graduate, an Iraq veteran, a longtime Society of Professional Journalists Indiana Pro Chapter treasurer, a frequent guest on Lakeshore Public Radio, and a reporter in northern, central, and southern Indiana. He has traveled every corner of Indiana from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River.
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Like many high school graduates, Joseph Pete, BA’06, couldn’t wait to leave Northwest Indiana, see other parts of the country, and possibly find himself along the way.

The Times of Northwest Indiana Business reporter and columnist Joseph S. Pete won first place for coverage of social justice issues for his stories on unions' fights for better safety, working conditions and pay in the Calumet Region Pete placed third

WHEATFIELD — Indiana author Joseph Pete will be joining the Wheatfield Library on Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m. to discuss his new book, Secret Northwest Indiana: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.

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