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I'm not entirely sure how today's music scene got to where it is at. A few weeks ago, I was watching Saturday Night Live and saw the band that was named Them Crooked Vultures. "Never heard of 'em," I thought to myself. Well, it turns out "Them...

The Foot Pursuit 5K race is a 3.1-mile trail race run entirely inside Sunset Hill County Park. The course includes both wooded trails and rolling hills. The Foot Pursuit 5k is a challenge for any runner, and highly competitive. Just like years past,...

At the end of my last blog, we had arrived in Vegas and proceeded to go eat at 3 different places and we were so full we decided to rest to get ready to play golf. Marc got up early in the morning and went out to a donut shop to get coffee and rolls....

Porter County Aging & Community Services will host a presentation on “What You Don’t Know about the VA ‘Improved Pension’ Can Be Hazardous to Your Health!” by Jeff McBride, Professional Member of the American Association for Wartime...

In the mid 90’s, I was writing a similar column to what is now called a blog in the Vidette. The paper was sold to the Times corporation and the guys from the Vidette were now going to be Times employees. A bunch of us were sitting around talking...

I joined the Lew Wallace Cross country team in the fall of 1965. I was entering my sophomore year of high school. This was my first year at Lew Wallace. I had attended Horace Mann from 7th – 9th grade. I am writing this to prove to our Saturday...

Who doesn't have a positive story to share about Valparaiso? In the last few years Valpo has come a long way...The town is aesthetically appealing, and today there is so much to do right here in our own city. There is so much to do from experiencing...

Every Saturday morning, we convene the Breakfast Club. We meet at Mike’s Premiere Grill on Calumet Ave in Valparaiso. The hierarchy or chain of command kind of goes like this. Fred McNulty is the Grand Poobah. He used to be a lot bigger than he is...

Pictured are (left to right) Diane Abbott, Naran Blank, and Haley Hoffman - winners of the Snowman Wrap relay held during the Kidstop No School Day program. The No School Day Program meets at the Valparaiso and South Haven Boys and Girls Clubs on...

The Purdue University North Central Brownbag Diversity Series and Multicultural Club in Celebration of Black History Month will present a "Rice & Beans" lunch and fundraiser for the Haiti earthquake victims on Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in...