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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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

Whether you are building a small business, trying to break through in your communication, starting up a new event, or building collaboration for a cause, the number of people who critique the lines or the play on the field will often outnumber the...

Do you love taking your toddler into stores? How about NICE stores, with breakable things and sample lotions and tiny stuff at their little kid eye level like jewelry racks, ceramic tea pots and lip balm samples? Me, I love it. After getting...

Throughout my young career as a journalist I have been fortunate enough to have many opportunities and cover a large spectrum of different sporting events, but none have been more thrilling than the Horizon League Tournament at Valparaiso University....