2013 brought a lot of thought-provoking, heart-warming, and inspirational pieces to us. It's important to us that not only do we get to share good news, but also that our community members share their good news with us. Our Voices Section was created to be an outlet for the positive stories, ideas, and thoughts of our readers. People from all over Northwest Indiana had something to say this year and we at NWIndianaLife were happy to accommodate.
Here are the Top 10 Voices Articles of 2013. Please read on and enjoy.
1. Chiari Warriors United: Cyndi Vanek
In the last month and a half, I have been contacting Airey Financial Group (Merrillvile) representatives and speaking with Cyndi Vanek about her personal journey with Chiari. The 21 of September will bring us all together at Wicker Park in Highland for the Conquer Chiari Walk Across America—I really cannot wait to meet these wonderful individuals in person as well as other warriors.
2. Eubanks - Save the Date: Walk Across America on Sept. 21
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 other fighters and their families on Sept. 21 to raise money for Chiari research. Read more...
3. You've Got a Voice and We Want to Hear It
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 highly encourage readers to do this and many have taken advantage of this valuable resource. Read more...
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 meaning. Read more...
I was at the La Porte County Fair, and it was there that I found the topic for my column this week. It wasn’t legend Willie Nelson, the food, or the sights that stuck out to me. It was a little girl who made the biggest impact on me and left me inspired. Read more...
6. I'm Sailing Away... Set an Open Course for Lake Michigan
We have our first water dweller. Mike Jones has been sailing for many years and he loves to do what he does best right here in the region. Read all about why he LOVES Being Active in NWI. Read more...
7. Life is a Revolution: Infiniti and Berman's Driving New Business in Northwest Indiana
“Investing in Northwest Indiana.” Many times this phrase is spoken by political folks when talking about grand-scale visions for the future or theoretical plans for spending time or money on a project here in the region. Read more...
8. Why WE LOVE Being Active in NWI
We love to be active. We love to sweat. We love to eat healthy. We love to push ourselves to the limit and then pass it. But why? It hurts. We’re tired. We get sore and dirty, then ravenous after the strenuous activities that we put ourselves through. It’s tough and tricky, sweaty and strenuous, and man oh man… carbs everywhere. Read more...
9. We're Just Not The Place for That
This morning, before 9:00 am, I had three interactions with people that each in their own, unique way called to mind the principle philosophy that comes up often in our personal conversations, presentations, online communication or phone calls. We stress our core principles of “Local” and “Good” in a fairly blatant, obnoxious way through our site, our newsletter, our Facebook page, the ValpoLife Truck, the shirts on our back, our signs, our flyers and everywhere else we can use to convey what we are. Read more...
10. Education On The Rise in Indiana
Indiana’s students and schools have made great progress in recent years. According to the latest scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Indiana is improving at the second-fastest rate of any state in the country. We owe this progress to the hard work of our students, teachers, and the parents and school reformers everywhere who have insisted that we hold ourselves to high standards. Read more...