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NELDON: Ice festival the highlight of winter in Niles

I am not a fan of winter.

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NELDON: ‘Those who tell the stories rule the world’

Sunday evening, I was one of millions who watched with tears in my eyes and arms full of ...

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NELDON: Still time to recognize ‘Unsung Heroes’

For the past several weeks, countless people have stood outside department stores, voluntarily ringing bells in the freezing ...

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NELDON: Remembering the magic of Christmas

After a week of traveling and business meetings in the south, I returned home grumpy Sunday morning, picking ...

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NELDON: Remembering the magic of Christmas

After a week of traveling and business meetings in the south, I returned home grumpy Sunday morning, picking ...

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NOVAK: NFL injuries make for dramatic finish

I have never witnessed such a rash of injuries to the National Football League’s top players. Sure, guys get ...

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NELDON: Tradition is the heart of the holidays

Each morning as I have made my way to work this week, I have been transported back in ...

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NELDON: Shop small all year long

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — especially for retailers. This was obviously evident last weekend, ...

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Find the reason for the season in Michiana Life

“The happiest people I know are the ones who lose themselves in the service of others.” This Gordon ...

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A great gift to the local community

While we are still 47 days out from the big day itself, it is never too soon to ...

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Who would you take down the yellow brick road?

When we hear the word “hero,” often images of brawny people in spandex and capes soaring through the ...

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An opportunity of a lifetime

Lost in my own thoughts as usual, I boarded an elevator to my third-floor hotel room in Port ...

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Businesses provide great model for importance of service to community

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’” ...

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There’s no place like home

If you visited downtown Niles Friday afternoon, you likely saw a sea of people in yellow shirts darting ...

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Farewell to Brandywine’s number one fan

For the last 30 years, folks attending athletic events at Brandywine have come to expect a familiar scene: ...

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Disaster brings out the best of the best

The first thing you see when drive into Port Arthur, Texas is piles of trash and debris waist-high ...

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Screaming for spook-tacular service

As the spooky season creeps into southwest Michigan, hundreds of Niles Scream Park volunteers are picking out their ...

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EXPOsing new opportunities throughout the region

In a 3-mile stretch of South 11th Street on my commute to work this morning, I spotted more ...

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Harvey aftermath shows true American grit

There is nothing like a disaster to bring out the best in people. In the aftermath of Hurricane ...

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A special time to celebrate giving

Every month, hundreds of southwest Michigan children receive a brand new book in their mailbox: a special gift ...

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And the winners are…

As I open the proverbial envelope to announce the winners of Leader Publications’ 2017 Best of the Best ...

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Creative approaches to celebrating history

Any given Saturday this summer, a handful of volunteers can be found working their magic to bring history ...

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A grey area in the marijuana madness

Drugs are bad. This was the basis of countless lessons repeatedly enforced at home and at school throughout ...

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Expectation: The root of all heartache

“You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an ...

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Tell us your favorite places in town

When you have had a bad day or just plain have no desire to cook, where do you ...

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