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When John Arredondo attended Portage High School, he instantly fell in love with the school and decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life there. He had such great teachers that he decided he wanted to go into education. “I was in...

Judge Julia Jent has asked me several times to attend her Veterans Court at the Porter County Annex in Portage. What an unbelievable experience to share with others. Upon arrival at 9 am, I really did not know what to expect. The friendly guards...

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 an art opening, a veteran's concert, a holiday mingle event, a holiday open house, holly days...

When senior Tiffany Woloszyn talks about the many activities and organizations that she has been heavily involved with during her time at Portage High School, the word that she mentions most often is “amazing.” That is fitting for someone whose...

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 book signing, fun run, Christmas concert, several theater productions, holiday open houses, a...

Most people vision retirement as a time for relaxing, doing crossword puzzles and watching television. However, former Portage High School teacher and coach Michael Lemond has instead chosen to focus his time and energy on remaining an active member...

I talked about backup solutions once before, but I realized the other day that my preferences had changed since then, and there are some options out there I didn't always know about that have worked very well for me, so I wanted to revisit the idea...

Over the past four months I’ve set a group of 39 students out on an experiment. They are undergraduates at Indiana University Northwest in a 300-level marketing class who have a curriculum full of the four P’s, retailing, supply chain management...

“One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.” –Chinese proverb Their stories usually begin with my simple question: what’s the good word?; what’s the hot topic of the day?;...

On Friday morning, millions of people will form insufferably long lines in many of the biggest retail chains in the world to get an extra 10, 15, or 50% off an item in a well-known phenomenon called "Black Friday". When you start to do the math,...