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Musicians, like all the rest of us, come and go. They leave the world a better or, at least, a different place through their work, the way they made us feel, lessons they taught us, or moments they were a part of. The difference with musicians,...
We’re knocking on seven years of LIFE at Ideas in Motion Media. Since "the O.G." ValpoLife launching in March 2009, we’ve seen some hills and valleys but 2015 was definitely a year of growth for our Good News Network project. As we’ve been...
It's been a great year for positive, heart-warming and inspiring stories from the La Porte County community. From inspiration community members to hard working students, some incredible people and their stories were covered in 2015. Do you have any...
I love this time of year. The decorations, the music, the food, but most of all it’s the generosity that comes out of a person’s heart. I also love PostSecret, a unique community art project created in 2005 by Frank Warren. For those who aren’t...
Girls can aspire to be anything. Girls can break into whatever they want to. Girls can be a part of what men claim to be theirs. Football is no exception to those rules. When I was younger I never thought sports photography would be my “thing”. I...
Humans are obsessed with recognition, we are obsessed with being rewarded, we are obsessed with being praised. It's not something that I want to pass blame on either. Who doesn't want to be awarded for their achievements? Who doesn't want recognition...
One of the laments I often hear from Facebook friends and followers is their stance towards moving forward in life or "adulting" as some jokingly call it. It's a term and state of life that seems to draw battle lines as both sides scramble to defend...
Today is the first day of fall for 2015, and I could not be more excited. Fall comes every year and unlike most seasonal changes always seems to not stay around quite as long as we’d like. This begs the question, what makes fall, especially...
Films are meant to be big. By that, I don't mean big budget, but rather large screens and large speakers. Films projected on screens that reach to the ceiling and sound that rumbles your seat. We have more ways than ever to watch our favorite films...
As autumn leaves fall and farmers gather crops, the harvest begins and the Court Appointed Youth Advocate Program (CAYA) is recruiting farmers of its own to sow and harvest seeds of hope in LaPorte County youth. I am a CAYA volunteer. I’ve worked...