A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight highlights people around our community who go the extra mile to make Northwest Indiana a better place to live. If you know of someone who is going above and beyond, someone who is truly doing great work in...
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Northwest Indiana Lives in the Spotlight
10 Fun Things To Do This Weekend in Northwest Indiana: Mudathlon, Fair Opening, and Festival of the Lakes
Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! This weekend a muddy run, a county fair, a festival on the lake, a pup crawl, a wine tasting, symphony in the park,...
Read MoreHow Do We End Political Gridlock? Embrace the Millennial Mindset
There seem to be very few things that Republicans, Democrats, Independents and others can agree on, but across the country there is one resounding message from all political backgrounds: the political gridlock has to end. Pundits, party leaders and...
Read MoreLiving the Good Life
As a Composition instructor, I always encouraged my students to avoid the word “Good.” Like “great,” “nice,” and “stuff,” I believed that “good,” just wasn’t descriptive enough. It was too vague. It didn’t carry enough...
Read MoreA Spark for Change: Cleaning Up
Hi, everyone. Growing up, my parents always told me that when I visited somewhere I was to leave it in better condition than when I first arrived. As a kid, I took it on a literal level like I did with everything else. As I grew up and became more of...
Read MoreIndependence Day
1776 by David McCullough is one of my favorite books. McCullough does a fantastic job of detailing the military and political odds that were against General Washington and the Colonial leaders, and even though it is a lengthy read, it is an amazing...
Read MoreBlackbird Diaries: The Powers That Would Be Me
“Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad you came.” I’m probably dating myself when mentioning the lyrics of this song from the popular 1980’s show Cheers, but I’ll take that risk if it means that I...
Read MoreLife is a Revolution: Made in America
Here I am again at Industrial Revolution Eatery and Grille. I do my best thinking over food, and a tasty burger and fries from Industrial Revolution gives me a chance to catch up on some of the great stories that I come across. Recently, I had a...
Read MoreMy Mom Died and All I Got Was This Clunky Recipe Box
My Mom died of brain cancer suddenly when I was thirteen years old. I had just left her in Colorado to come spend the summer with my Dad in Indiana. In typical Teenage Girl vs. The Mother fashion, I couldn't wait to get away from her. I remember...
Read MoreThey Ran for Their Lives! …In a Good Way
The running bug bit most of the Lifers a long time ago. We all love running and we’re each at a different level. Two of our Lady Lifers, Jenny Craig and Vicki Schmidt recently competed in a half marathon, which happens to be an extremely long...
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