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I have been watching this great series on HBO. It is called "From the earth to the moon." It is done by Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. It is as well done as the movie Apollo 13. For a television movie it is really well done and very powerful. I found...

We have some real characters working in our Merrillville store. The sales staff is a very loose group that enjoys a good time and a good joke. They are a hardworking bunch with the customers best interest at heart. Tom Caufield (no relation to...

Looking for a unique gift idea this holiday season? Give the gift of appreciation. The Valparaiso Parks Foundation invites the community to purchase commemorative bricks to be placed at the base of the Service Memorial at Veterans and Volunteers...

Years ago I used to do some writing before blogs were popular. I would write about food, travel, general observations and whatever else popped into my head. I’m going to try it again. I’m not sure what I’m going to write about.Sometimes I might...

Recently I blogged about changing careers. Well, another opportunity has surfaced. Not that I'm necessarily going to pursue this, but human psychology and behavior has always fascinated me. It really can be quite predictable, especially after more...

MY LIFE IS SWEET:  The ABC's of Being Grateful. We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  ~Thornton Wilder I am usually a pretty optimistic person, but sometimes the weather, ignorant people,...

The Lowell District of the Indiana State Police in conjunction with the Valparaiso Police Department will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint during the late evening hours in Porter County on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Drivers that encounter a...

The City of Valparaiso is inviting the public to participate in a community survey to learn opinions about current services and future priorities, announced Mayor Jon Costas. The survey was mailed last week to a random sample of city residents. Yet,...

I'm sooooo bored...NOT! “Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are billed to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death”...Winston Churchill I just can't take this anymore. For the...

I've got to say, Internet, you did me well this week. Some weeks when I'm putting together these Links of the Week's, it seems like there is a struggle to get 7-10, good, non-profane, positive, interesting, etc. articles. This week? We're flush....