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Very recently I had one of those days.  You know those days. Someone had an immediate and urgent need that picked at the goals of the day.  At the end of the day I made a silly mistake any good IT person would get frustrated by, even though...

What’s Recently Happened? As summer comes to a close and fall quickly approaches, the John Adams High School Eagles swiftly begin the first two weeks of the 2022-2023 school year. With many clubs and after school activities starting back up, the...

When you ask Alicia (Trina) Wilson about service, she immediately tells you about her time with the U.S. Army and Operation Desert Storm. In reality, Wilson has been serving for as long as she can remember.  Wilson’s closeness with her family...

Small moments can suddenly turn into big ones. Trips can become broken bones. Hellos can turn into relationships. In June of 2014, Chrystina Mirabella had a small moment that changed her life. Mirabella was getting ready for bed, and calmly washing...

Brock Gonzales wanted to get experience outside of the confines of Northwest Indiana, so he decided to join the U.S. Air Force. “My mentality was, ‘Okay, my dad just retired from U.S. Steel in Gary, and my brothers are getting laid off in the...

Cancer is a big word, one that can change the life of someone in an instant. For Angie Marsh, it was not any different. Marsh was first diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer in 2017 at 42 years old. “It was very scary at first. I didn't have a...

I’ve been helping a former colleague with a problem and it’s had me thinking about my oldest son. So, Silvia (what we’ll choose to call her) is dealing with a workplace bully. Silvia has told me many stories about the bully, the wrongs...

Rodney Watson had wanted to join the military since he was a child, so when he decided to enlist at 17 years old, few were surprised. Basic training was a challenge for Watson. The training was tough, and the fear of being cut from the program was a...

On March 14, 2019, 26-year-old Alma Jones received a call that would forever make an impact on her life. "I’m at work I remember it was March 14. I got a call, and it was the clinic, the lady tells me: 'It’s cancer. I’m so sorry honey.' I...

There’s a phrase you’ll run into sometimes: “things happen."  I believe the phrase doesn’t start with, “things," but whatever the phrase usually starts with…you get my meaning. So, what do you do when “things” happen and you have...