Voices

The 20s are like the month of March. They come in like a lion and leave like a lamb. What starts as one crazy blur turns into stabilizing days filled with routine that wasn’t possible or wanted years before. I am quickly moving my way into my late...

I’m the queen of compliments. I can dish them out better than almost anyone I’ve met, but when the roles are reversed, I suddenly turn into the most awkward human who has ever existed. I find my body contorting in ways I didn’t know were...

Over the past six years working at Ideas in Motion Media, the question I’ve received more than any other has been, “What’s it actually like to work there?” We have a high degree of visibility and people usually see us at events, luncheons,...

La Porte County has featured some amazing stories and individuals in 2015.Here are our favorite features from spring 2015! A Hobby That Gives Back: How One Man's Hobby Teaches the Community about Black History Michigan City resident Allen Williams, a...

As Mother's Day and the excitement of the upcoming Listen To Your Mother event approaches, a gamut of emotion and thought consume me as I pause with reflection on all the moments of happiness, excitement, pride, love, and the occasional sleep...

Honest moment: I have been in a massive hole for approximately a month and a half. I have managed to peek my head out a few times for some laughs and happy moments, but I always seem to find a way to fumble back in. It hasn’t been pretty, and I...

Known from the Broadway musical ‘Avenue Q’ song “What do you do with a BA in English”, getting a degree in English sounds like a punch line to the general public. People ask, “What kind of career can you get with that?” According to the...

I have spent the last decade of my life in constant inner turmoil because of a nagging feeling that I just didn’t fit in. I’ve always felt loved and accepted; however, I have struggled to find anyone who resembled me in personality and outlook. I...

8 Years of Life. Our 8 Year Old Life: A Story of Perseverance and Positivity We launched ValpoLife.com eight years ago as a grand plan you could probably fit on the back of a business card. It was just three employees and I, there above my garage,...

Life has a funny way of upending all of your plans. I am a novice runner, and I was really looking forward to the season starting up this year because I had big plans for myself. There were half marathons to be conquered. I also have a penchant for...