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UNIVERSITY AND LIE 

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>> WELCOME TO INSIDE INDIANA 

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BUSINESS I'M GARY DEC GARY 

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INDIANA A CITY THAT WAS 

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LITERALLY BUILT BY STEEL IT 

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WAS FOUNDED BY US STEEL IN 19 

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0, 6, AND FOR MORE THAN A 

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CENTURY GARY WORKS THE LARGEST 

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INTEGRATED STEEL MILL IN THE 

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WORLD HAS SHAPED THE ECONOMY 

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THE IDENTITY AND LIVES OF 

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GENERATIONS OF NORTHWEST 

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INDIANA FAMILIES NOW AS NIPPON 

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STEEL'S ACQUISITION OF US 

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STEEL MOVES FORWARD DETAILS OF 

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MORE THAN 3 BILLION DOLLARS IN 

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INVESTMENT TARGETED FOR 

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NORTHWEST INDIANA ARE 

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BEGINNING TO EMERGE 

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>> THIS WEEK UPON NORTH 

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AMERICA CEO HIROSHI OH NO 

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ADDRESSED A PACKED HOUSE AT 

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THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF 

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INDIANA'S ANNUAL GALA 

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CONFIRMING THE GARY WORKS WILL 

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SEE THE LARGEST SHARE OF SOME 

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11 BILLION DOLLARS TARGETED 

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FOR US STEEL FACILITIES 

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NATIONWIDE IT'S A NUMBER THAT 

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HAS GRABBED THE ATTENTION OF 

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PEOPLE LIKE GOVERNOR MIKE 

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BRAUN THIS AMONG OTHER THINGS 

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GOING ON UP THERE 

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>> CONVENTION CENTER I THINK 

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THIS IS MAYBE THAT THRESHOLD 

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POINT WITH ALL THAT'S 

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HAPPENING WHERE WE START TO 

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SEE HOW DARE YOU CAN MAKE A 

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COMEBACK 

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>> SO WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR 

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JOBS GROWTH AND GARY'S FUTURE 

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HERE WITH SOME ANSWERS PLEASED 

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TO BE JOINED AS ALWAYS BY GARY 

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MAYOR EDDIE MELTON AND MAYOR 

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THANKS FOR JOINING US THANK 

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YOU FOR HAVING ME WHAT YOU 

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HEARD THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT A 

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TIPPING POINT I WAS IN GARY A 

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FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE TALK 

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ABOUT THE SAME THING HOW IS 

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THIS A TIPPING POINT WHAT DO 

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YOU THINK IT IS THAT TIPPING 

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POINT FOR GARY WE THINK ABOUT 

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A CITY THAT WAS BUILT ON STEEL 

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AND THE INDUSTRY IN THE 

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SIGNIFICANCE NOT JUST IN 

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NORTHWEST INDIANA BUT AROUND 

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THE NATION IS EXTREMELY 

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IMPORTANT THAT THE STEEL 

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INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO FLOORS 

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IN THE INVESTMENT FROM THE 

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POND 3 BILLION JUST IN GARY 

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ALONG IS GOING TO BE A 

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TREMENDOUS SHOT IN OUR ECONOMY 

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WHAT WERE YOU WHAT WAS THE 

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CONCERN IF THIS DEAL DID NOT 

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HAPPEN WHAT WAS YOUR I MEAN 

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THERE WAS A LOT OF 

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SPECULATIONS BUT I THINK IT 

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WAS VERY CLEAR WHEN A CEO 

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MEANT A US STEEL MADE A 

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SEPTEMBER OF 2024 THAT IF THIS 

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INVESTMENT DID NOT HAPPEN THAT 

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COULD BE INEVITABLE PLANT 

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CLOSURES TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT 

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POTENTIALLY IS JUST BEGINNING 

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TO COME OUT BUT THEY'RE 

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ALREADY EVER TIGHT TIES FOR 

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ABSOLUTELY THERE EVER TIMES 

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JOBS BUT AGAIN IF THAT DEAL 

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DID NOT GO I MEAN THE ECONOMIC 

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IMPACT WILL BE TROUBLE BE A 

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TRAGEDY LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME 

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MOMENTUM THERE BECAUSE THIS 

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OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR DEAL IN A 

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MAJOR ELEMENT OF WHAT'S GOING 

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ON IN THE REGION AND IN GARY 

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BUT YOU'VE GOT A NEW 

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CONVENTION CENTER LAKE COUNTY 

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CONVENTION CENTER THE CASINO 

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AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 

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TALK ABOUT MOMENTUM YOU'RE 

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SEEING IN GARY WELL AS YOU 

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KNOW A STATE SENATOR FOR 2 

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TIMES HERE INDIANAPOLIS IN 

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL 

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434 IS A BILL THAT I PASSED MY 

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LAST SESSION AND PROVIDES 

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FUNDING FOR US MATCHING 

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DOLLARS 5 MILLION FOR THE NEXT 

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20 YEARS WHICH WILL BE 

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PARTNERING WITH THE HARD ROCK 

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CASINO IN THE CITY OF GARY TO 

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BUILDING 140 MILLION DOLLAR 

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CONVENTION CENTER THAT'S GOING 

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TO BE CALLOUS RIGHT WAY TO 94 

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1 OF THE MOST BUSIEST HIGHWAYS 

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AND IN NORTH AMERICA 300.000 

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CARS A DAY SO BUILDING OFF OF 

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THAT WITH A BRAND NEW HOTEL IN 

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2 ADDITIONAL TALES THAT A 

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PRIVATE DEVELOPER WILL BE 

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BUILDING AS WELL BLOCKING AND 

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TACKLING OF BREAD AND BUTTER 

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ISSUES UP BLIGHT ELIMINATION 

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GARY SAID SOME CHALLENGING 

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TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF 

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DECADES LOT OF INDICATIONS 

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THINGS ARE TURNING AROUND 

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INCLUDING THIS BLIGHT 

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ELIMINATION OH ABSOLUTELY HATE 

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TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT 

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LIMITATION BUT IT'S THE 

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REALITY BUT THE TRUTH OF THE 

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MATTER IS THE CITY CAN DO 

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ALONG PARTNER WITH THE STATE 

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OF INDIANA AND A LOT OF 

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PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS AS 

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PROVIDING US TO FUNDING OUR 

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REGULARS THROUGH 3 MILLION 

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DOLLARS THE STATE OF INDIANA 

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BEEN 6 MILLION DOLLARS CITY 

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GEARY INVESTING IN IT SO 

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TEARING DOWN ABANDONED 

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BLIGHTED STRUCTURES TO MAKE 

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DOWNTOWN IS SITE READY 

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LOCATION FOR FUTURE 

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DEVELOPMENT TALK ABOUT A 

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COUPLE OF QUALITY OF LIFE 

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ISSUES AS WELL AS WE WRAP UP 

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THE GARY AIR SHOW A HAPPENED A 

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COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND NEXT 

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WEEK AND THE WEEKEND AHEAD 

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>> MICHAEL JACKSON A TRIBUTE 

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THERE YEAH FAMOUS FAMILY AND 

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MICHAEL JACKSON A BIG EVENT 

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COMING UP LISTEN AT THE AIR 

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SHOW WAS PHENOMENAL LUCKILY WE 

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DID NOT GET RAINED OUT FOR THE 

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PAST 2 OR 3 YEARS HAS RAINED 

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OUT BEAUTIFUL EVENT WE COASTAL 

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QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE RIGHT 

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IN THE CITY OF ON LAKE 

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MICHIGAN THAT THE MUELLER 

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BEACH COMMUNITY SO IT WAS 

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>> AND OPPORTUNITY TO 

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CELEBRATE ON THE HEELS OF 

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WANTED TO THE GARY CHICAGO AIR 

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SO AGAIN THE GEAR CHICAGO 

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AIRPORT A PHENOMENAL ASSET IN 

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THE REGION AND ABLE TO 

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HIGHLIGHT IT THERE BUT NEXT 

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WEEKEND WE HAVE THE 2300 

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JACKSON STREET BLOCK PARTY 

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WHERE SHIRLEY PROUD TO BE THE 

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HOME OF MICHAEL JACKSON ONE OF 

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THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS 

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INDIVIDUALS NOT JUST MICHAEL 

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THE ENTIRE JACKSON FAMILY WE 

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HAVE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY 

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MARLA JACKSON JACKIE JACKSON 

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WILL BE COMING IN THAT HOUSE 

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CELEBRATING WITH US GRAMMY 

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AWARD-WINNING ARTIST DENISE 

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WILLIAMS WHO WAS JUST HERE IN 

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INDIANAPOLIS FOR BLACK EXPO 

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BORN OR RACING FOUR-TIME 

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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST 

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SHE'LL BE THERE AS WILL AND 

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CHRIS TUCKER AND WILL BE 

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CELEBRATE MICHAEL'S BIRTHDAY 

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AS WELL AS HONORING THE FAMILY 

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GARY MAYOR EDDIE MELTON THANKS 

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FOR JOINING US LOT GOING ON IN