Before I say anything about this, please understand that in any cases of a veteran of a foreign war, my first reaction is a depth of respect which is immeasurable. We owe these men and women our lives and should forever consider what they have...

Scottie Ward was a highly recruited star at Valparaiso High School. Ward passed away December 27, 2020, after a short illness. Virgil Sweet, former and storied basketball coach at Valparaiso High School touches on his memories with Viking basketball...

This week, the Indiana General Assembly reconvened for the 2021 legislative session. This session, my colleagues and I will craft a comprehensive budget to fund government services for the next two years. Thanks to years of responsible conservative...

High school students are special. The students in this year's #1StudentNWI program are inspiring. They are so excited to work. They are thrilled about the opportunity. They are thinking about college. About their future. The best part is they're good...

I started at GreatNews.life in June. I was stepping back into a full-time job after a previous experience in an abusive workplace. Going into work my first week, (I was asked to come in the middle of the week) I was initially very nervous in terms of...

I am not much of a writer, but I wanted to step out of my comfort zone a little bit and give it a go. Since I have only been here for a little over 4 months now, the thing that has impacted me the most in that time is the people I work with. With...

To welcome in the new year and celebrate the stories I have been able to share since I started working here at GreatNews.Life, I decided to compile a list of my favorite interactions, stories, and overall experiences on the job. Here is a look back...

I joined the team at GreatNews.Life in October of 2020. My dream ever since I was a kid was to be a writer. I wanted to tell stories of those whose stories weren’t being told. I am a lifelong Region Rat. I grew up in Chesterton, went to the big...

For me, a highlight of 2020 has been chairing the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission. The commission was created to commemorate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Indiana's ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed that the...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced his 2021 Next Level Agenda, which is focused on safely navigating out of the pandemic and emerging as a stronger Indiana. “The 2021 Next Level Agenda is focused on making sure Indiana remains a state of...