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When I was asked to participate in this year’s event, I was stunned, excited, and said "YES" probably a bit too over-emphaticly. When it all sank in I was nervous. The thought of dancing at Blue Chip Casino in front of 500 people made me freeze in...
There’s so much good about Northwest Indiana that I hesitate to focus on something that’s negative. However, it involves the health of all of us; and it’s been a problem for far too long. The 2016 rankings by the University of Wisconsin...
Northwest Indiana has tremendous strengths in higher education with our four-year and graduate colleges and universities, but the four Region Ivy Tech campuses provide unique advantages. The roots of Ivy Tech go back to 1963, when it focused...
Our capacity to meet the complex infrastructure needs of an employer—or a prospective one—is one of Northwest Indiana’s great assets. We have about 14,500 skilled tradesmen who live and work in NWI and it’s estimated that we have 700 or so...
Governor Eric Holcomb can gain recognition as the Governor who truly partnered with Northwest Indiana to capitalize on the region’s many assets and thereby enabled it to reach its potential. Governor Daniels showed the way by supporting the...
2016 is nearing its end and we've been taking a look at all of our best stories from the year with our Top 10 lists for each section of our site. It's been a great year for good news in La Porte County, and we're excited to see all the positive...
We published several hundred featured stories to the LaPorteCountyLife.com Features section this year. Stories written by local students and more in Northwest Indiana were fair game for good news. Have a good story to share? It is still as easy as...
At a recent meeting of about 60 stakeholders in La Porte County, the door was opened to embark on the road to a new vision and plan for the future of our area. The La Porte County Better Government Study Group facilitated the gathering that brought...
This week in Michigan City Area Schools, we are celebrating American Education Week – a week set aside to recognize the importance of public schools. American Education Week is always celebrated the week prior to Thanksgiving, and it is a project...
With age, I have sensed a shift in what is important to me. Over time, I’ve noticed that acquiring possessions has lost its luster. The pursuit of wealth has become meaningless. Moving up life’s ladder of success as defined by society no longer...