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Help us explore Michiana from behind the lens

I’ve been doing a lot of traveling the last several weeks. It has been so refreshing to satisfy ...

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Business owners leading way in attracting visitors

What would get you to visit downtown Niles? What would make you want to come back? What do ...

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Leading off the spring sports season

Nothing sounds more like spring than the crack of a bat hitting a baseball. Growing up, I spent ...

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Life has a way of working out

Earlier this week I had the privilege of visiting my alma mater as an alumni speaker. I met ...

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Help out there to avoid being a swamp

My friend Justin Maust, a Michigan native and local leadership coach who I have written about before, often ...

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Help out there to avoid being a swamp

My friend Justin Maust, a Michigan native and local leadership coach who I have written about before, often ...

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Showcasing the Game Changers in Michiana

Have you ever met someone with a personality so contagious you couldn’t help but smile at his or ...

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Brussels more proof we are losing war on terror

How do you fight a war without borders? How do you defeat an enemy who become martyrs if ...

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Art movement adding color to our region

Travel to a big city and you’ll find art all over the place.

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Rotary makes a difference locally, globally

Your lungs burn like they are filled with battery acid from each gasping breath. Your legs ache as ...

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Bobcats resolving some unfinished business this season

When Tipoff, our winter sports magazine published early last winter, the Brandywine cover read: “Unfinished business: Bobcats, Lady ...

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Are we really ‘saving’ any time at all?

I know he is considered a Founding Father and all, but I have some serious issues with Ben ...

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Nineties, Netflix and Neverland

Is it me, or have we traveled back to the 1990s?

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Consequences are not quite cataclysmic, but voting is critical

“Well it’s coming. Right now. Right for us at 22,000 miles an hour. Not a soul on Earth ...

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What makes our stars shine?

Hopefully by now you’ve all had a chance to flip through the pages of our 2016 Horizons edition. ...

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How would you spend an extra day?

Ask 100 people what is most precious in this world and you will get a myriad of answers. ...

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Reaching the end of the map

The search for buried treasure is often an emotional journey. We have heard the stories time and time ...

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35th annual ‘Horizons’ helps our community treasures truly shine

Roughly one week from today, when you turn the first page of the Horizons 2016 edition that will ...

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Telling the tough stories

Every day this newspaper is filled with stories. Stories about new businesses, winning sports teams and outstanding volunteers. ...

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Is another Flint waiting to happen?

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has captured the attention of the nation and world, as the embattled ...

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Niles Young Leaders making a difference

One of the biggest adjustments I had to make when moving back to Niles was becoming acquainted with ...

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Painful (or expensive) reminders can be important

“No way was I speeding,” I thought to myself as the blue and red lights pulsated behind me ...

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Exciting news in the world of news

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend two days immersed in the world of newspaper at the ...

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Don’t just wait for customers to appear

Far too many local businesses try to take the “Field of Dreams” marketing approach.

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Bobcats rally to help their own

Several years ago, a new administrator approached my sister and me about a volunteer opportunity.

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