Karen Carradine

"What I believe is that we can have a strong national security and strong border, we can have economic development and growth, and we can take care of the most vulnerable populations," said U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan.

"This is our only footprint in Porter County, and when you look at Porter County and we look at the most eligible children and families for our program, they reside here in Portage Township," said Dr. Karen Carradine, vice president of the division of early childhood services at Geminus.