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NELDON: Remembering the magic of Christmas
After a week of traveling and business meetings in the south, I returned home grumpy Sunday morning, picking ...
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NELDON: Remembering the magic of Christmas
After a week of traveling and business meetings in the south, I returned home grumpy Sunday morning, picking ...
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NOVAK: NFL injuries make for dramatic finish
I have never witnessed such a rash of injuries to the National Football League’s top players. Sure, guys get ...
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NELDON: Tradition is the heart of the holidays
Each morning as I have made my way to work this week, I have been transported back in ...
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NELDON: Shop small all year long
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — especially for retailers. This was obviously evident last weekend, ...
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Find the reason for the season in Michiana Life
“The happiest people I know are the ones who lose themselves in the service of others.” This Gordon ...
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A great gift to the local community
While we are still 47 days out from the big day itself, it is never too soon to ...
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Who would you take down the yellow brick road?
When we hear the word “hero,” often images of brawny people in spandex and capes soaring through the ...
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An opportunity of a lifetime
Lost in my own thoughts as usual, I boarded an elevator to my third-floor hotel room in Port ...
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Businesses provide great model for importance of service to community
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’” ...
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There’s no place like home
If you visited downtown Niles Friday afternoon, you likely saw a sea of people in yellow shirts darting ...
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Farewell to Brandywine’s number one fan
For the last 30 years, folks attending athletic events at Brandywine have come to expect a familiar scene: ...
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Disaster brings out the best of the best
The first thing you see when drive into Port Arthur, Texas is piles of trash and debris waist-high ...
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Screaming for spook-tacular service
As the spooky season creeps into southwest Michigan, hundreds of Niles Scream Park volunteers are picking out their ...
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EXPOsing new opportunities throughout the region
In a 3-mile stretch of South 11th Street on my commute to work this morning, I spotted more ...
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Harvey aftermath shows true American grit
There is nothing like a disaster to bring out the best in people. In the aftermath of Hurricane ...
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A special time to celebrate giving
Every month, hundreds of southwest Michigan children receive a brand new book in their mailbox: a special gift ...
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And the winners are…
As I open the proverbial envelope to announce the winners of Leader Publications’ 2017 Best of the Best ...
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Creative approaches to celebrating history
Any given Saturday this summer, a handful of volunteers can be found working their magic to bring history ...
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A grey area in the marijuana madness
Drugs are bad. This was the basis of countless lessons repeatedly enforced at home and at school throughout ...
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Expectation: The root of all heartache
“You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an ...
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Tell us your favorite places in town
When you have had a bad day or just plain have no desire to cook, where do you ...
Columns
Cruisin’ for a compromise
A group of Niles residents have put a whole new spin on road rage this month. Much like the ...
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Cruisin’ for a compromise
A group of Niles residents have put a whole new spin on road rage this month. Much like the ...
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Civic engagement important for all generations
When you move to a new community, what are the first steps you take to make new friends ...
