Voices

2013 brought a lot of thought-provoking, heart-warming, and inspirational pieces to us. It's important to us that not only do we get to share good news, but also that our community members share their good news with us. Our Voices Section was created...

“Investing in Northwest Indiana.” Many times this phrase is spoken by political folks when talking about grand-scale visions for the future or theoretical plans for spending time or money on a project here in the region. Recently, I had the...

It's Movember and the time for change is now. As a part of Generation Moustache, Brian and I have once again committed our faces to the cause and will be growing a moustache for the entire month of November to raise funds and awareness for men's...

Those close to me are aware of my fondness for the term "flip", as it is often at the heart of whatever my strangely wired brain is thinking when approaching any situation. How do you flip your thinking on something around you to take a whole new...

Leadership sometimes calls leaders to make the tough call on critical issues, like when the kids can run around the community picking up M&M's, Snickers, and Milky Way bars. It's not the kind of thing we are used to fighting for, like health...

There are a number of aspects of society that help make up the fabric of a sustaining community. Business - both large and small - is a major one, and Ideas in Motion Media has the right idea when it comes to forming partnerships and working to...

Kevin Morgan, Manager at Portage 16 IMAX, ran the Chicago Marathon in October with the Midwest Nazarene Marathon runners, raising funds for Team World Vision. This was an awesome experience that I never would have even considered a year ago. Now I...

The 2013 Chicago Marathon is tomorrow. There are those who made the registration process, which was just the first little hurdle. You have made sacrifices that most will never understand. You have trained, trained and trained more than you have in...

In the movie Field of Dreams there’s that famous saying, “If you build it they will come.” In the case of Northwest Indiana manufacturing it could be said, “If you build it -local buildings and businesses- and hire good staff, they will help...

In the last month and a half, I have been contacting Airey Financial Group (Merrillvile) representatives and speaking with Cyndi Vanek about her personal journey with Chiari. The 21 of September will bring us all together at Wicker Park in Highland...