Jonathan Ray, an Air Force veteran, likes to say that he was born in Atlanta but raised in Indiana. He’s not shy about admitting to being a bit of a nerd, with a prized Batman tattoo. He’s also a husband, just recently married, and he has...
Adversity is a lifelong companion to Jessie Casas. Born in the South Side of Chicago, he’s lived in the Windy City, Hammond, Whiting, and now Valparaiso. As a kid, teen, and young adult, Casas struggled to get by, every day posed a new challenge....
After he started at Sauers Buick GMC on December 4th of 2017, Troy Protsman quickly carved himself a position at the local auto dealer – as one of the bubbliest, most outgoing salespeople they ever hired. And working at Sauers is not the only big...
In early January, Porter County Conference continued the 51 year tradition of their Sportsmanship Banquet. Every year they fundraise to provide student athletes with the tickets they need to attend the event, but even after raising money, many still...
Nonprofits are part of a community’s backbone, and Northwest Indiana is no exception. They fill all kinds of needs, medical, educational, career, financial, and more. What keeps many of those essential organizations running are their strong...
Nursing homes can often feel clinical or boring, and that may negatively impact the mindset of their residents. Park Place of St. John is looking to change all of that with their “Small House” model of care. In providing skilled nursing in a...
According the National Cancer institute, nearly 15 million people in 2014 were living with cancer of some sort. With those kind of numbers, just about every American knows someone or is someone impacted by the disease. It is important to give hope to...
Sometimes people make mistakes when they are growing up. It could be minor, maybe stress makes someone slip up and forget a homework assignment, or cut too many classes, but it can escalate. Crime or drug abuse are not problems exclusive to the adult...
Every cancer survivor tells a different story. Some wage long, patient wars of attrition against the disease, some fight a short and dramatic battle. No one story is the same. For people like Matt McCall, sharing their unique experience is one of the...