This summer I’ve been expanding my collaborative community through social media. I have been amazed at what I’ve been able to learn and people with whom I’ve been able to connect even though they live thousands of miles away. I have learned...

Written by Jane Scupham, Principal After months of preparation, the stage was set for the beginning of another school year and everyone was just waiting for the missing ingredient—students! Early on Tuesday morning all was complete as car after car...

Time and time again, I walk in Blackbird Café’s door for my regular sustenance and my cup of coffee to so much good happening at once. Some are there, like me, to eat; others for get-togethers, a time to catch up and connect. Just the other day, I...

There is a section on all four of our Life sites that we hold near and dear to our hearts. It's the Voices section, and this is the place where those from the community can share their good thoughts, news, ideas, memories, etc. with the world. We...

Kudos to the Valparaiso Community Schools system for a job well done in selecting a new principal for Memorial Elementary School. As the parent representative on the search committee, I was impressed with the thoroughness and professionalism of the...

Do you wish you lived somewhere else? Do you want some fabulous life change to shake up your days? More money? An adventure, new job, house, town? Something (anything) different. I bet lots of us wish we could escape the dull ebb and flow and status...

Last weekend I experienced an event that transformed my life from the inside out. It literally brought emotions to the forefront of my life and brought back a drive that I had not felt for many years. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Tony...

Many different walks are made for wonderful reasons — to support friends and family, to raise awareness for various causes and to inform others of struggles and the hope that goes along with them. I would like to invite you to walk with me and...

There seem to be very few things that Republicans, Democrats, Independents and others can agree on, but across the country there is one resounding message from all political backgrounds: the political gridlock has to end. Pundits, party leaders and...

As a Composition instructor, I always encouraged my students to avoid the word “Good.” Like “great,” “nice,” and “stuff,” I believed that “good,” just wasn’t descriptive enough. It was too vague. It didn’t carry enough...