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Sep 1, 2008 at 11:04 AM EST
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Sep 1, 2008 at 11:04 AM EST
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — The Indiana Debate Commission is making 2,000 free tickets available to the public beginning Tuesday through The Tribune and at numerous northern Indiana locations for a debate among candidates for Indiana governor.
The tickets for the 7 p.m. CDT (8 p.m. EDT) Sept. 16 debate at the Star Plaza Theatre, Interstate 65 at U.S. 30 in Merrillville, also will be available beginning Tuesday through Ticketmaster.com for print-at-home or pick-up at the theatre's "will call" box office. Tickets also may be obtained by calling the theater at (219) 933-3329.
The upcoming gubernatorial debate will feature incumbent Republican Mitch Daniels, Democrat Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian Andy Horning.
The debate is being sponsored by the commission, a nonpartisan organization with representatives from more than 20 nonpartisan groups, ranging from the Indiana AARP to the Hoosier State Press Association.
Debates also will be held Sept. 23 in Jasper and Oct. 14 in Bloomington.
Two tickets per request for the Merrillville debate may also be obtained, on a first-requested, first-served basis, by contacting:
Mary Prince, assistant to the managing editor, South Bend Tribune; (574) 235-6317; mprince@sbtinfo.com.
(Note: Please contact her by phone or e-mail and arrange a time to pick up your tickets.)
Tickets also may be obtained through the following Indiana newspaper offices. There will be a limit of two tickets per person. Pick-up is first come, first served:
Crown Point, The Times, 2080 North Main St.; (219) 662-5300; 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Crown Point , The Crown Point Star, 112 Clark St.; (219) 663-4212; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Demotte, Kankakee Valley Post-News; 827 Halleck St.; (219) 987-5719; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Fort Wayne, The Journal Gazette, 600 West Main St.; (260) 461-8773; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EDT)
Gary, The Post-Tribune, 1388 Broadway; (219) 881-3110; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Lafayette; 217 North Sixth St., (765) 420-5242; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (EDT)
LaPorte, The Herald Argus, 701 State St.; (219) 362-2161; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Merrillville, The Post-Tribune, 1433 East 83rd St.; (219) 648-3000; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Michigan City; The News Dispatch; 121 West Michigan Blvd.; (219) 874-7211; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Munster, The Times, 601 45th St., (219) 933-3329; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Portage; The Times; 3410 Delta Drive; (219) 762-1397; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Rensselaer, The Republican, 117 North Van Rensselaer,; (219) 866-511l; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Valparaiso, The Times; 1111 Glendale Blvd.; (219) 462-5159; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CDT)
Valparaiso, The Post-Tribune, 902 Calumet Ave.; (219) 477-6010; 9 a.m. - 5 p. m. (CDT)
For additional information on local ticket distribution, please call Debbie Reilly at (219) 933-3329 or e-mail at dreilly@nwitimes.com.
