Voices

Family Express has been around for a while in the region. I am not sure when they started, but they seem to dot the map from La Porte to Monon and just about all points in between. I think it is great that they want to plant a flag on the social...

I am often accused of being hopelessly optimistic, even delusional at times. One who sees the silver lining in a storm cloud that actually contains a zillion watts of energy that is about to strike down on me in the rain, while I happily dance and...

I got out with a friend and caught a few bass on Fishtrap Lake in LaPorte. It was a beautiful evening 

When the moment finally arrives you can’t forget to enjoy it. I took it all in for a second yesterday when I walked by the entrance to Heinz Field. Of course I snapped a picture and moved on and as I sit in my hotel room the morning of game day I...

I think my mother would sleep a lot better on Friday nights if I hadn’t chosen to play football. She is making progress though – I haven’t seen her have to leave the stadium yet when she gets nervous. In the past, well actually, currently...

I bet many of you have not heard of The Chicago Force. It happens about three or four times a week, I get into a conversation with someone and it eventually comes out that I play tackle football for the Chicago Force - a team he or she has never...

What is it about people who have balls that attracts me so much? Growing up surrounded by traders and entrepreneurs gave me a tremendous appreciation for the men and women who put it all on the line every day, whether that was the position they were...

During the month of November, many people partake in “No-Shave-November.” The rules are pretty simple: do not shave for the entire month. Once December 1st hits, most of those itchy beards will be gone and mostly forgotten. A similar event not...

Funny how your mind can run with things once it gets going with a bit of coffee and banana bread from Blackbird Café after a long weekend. Sitting here on the couch, going through notes, schedules and some writing, I think about how great it is that...

Who Gets Along in Life? Who is working in Sync for the ultimate good that we can learn from? There is an endless stream of messages barraging all of us every day about the “officials”, “parties”, “sides”, “groups”, “participants”,...