We published several hundred featured stories to the PortageLife.com Features section this year. Stories written by local students and more in Northwest Indiana were fair game for good news.
Have a good story to share? It is still as easy as ever to share your story with us! Just send an email to share@nwindianalife.com and we’ll be on it!
Without further ado (and in no particular order), here are your Top 10 Featured Stories in Northwest Indiana from 2016!
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Noah Brehmer
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To stand up to wrongdoing around you and to do the right thing is a path that we all dream about and in our hearts, know we have to do. Yet so few have the courage to stand up to the challenge of doing what is right in certain situations.
IUN Allowed Me to Start LIFE without Worry
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Becoming an adult is not easy, plain and simple. Those last few years of high school are terrifying, and you are required to make many decisions that are going to affect the rest of your life at such a young, vulnerable age. Like many, when I was graduating, I had virtually no idea what I wanted to do the rest of my life. So I took the first step – furthering my education.
Tuesdays with Tom: It Takes a Team
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In my 32 years of life, I don’t think I have ever truly appreciated the power of people having your back as much as I have these past few weeks.
#1StudentNWI: A Look at Cool Experiences for Portage High School Students
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What’s Coming Up
In preparation for the upcoming dance season, the dance team has been practicing nonstop, but six certain dancers are putting in an extra 15 hours a week preparing for something else.
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Max Gill
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As of July 20, Portage High School has a new Principal roaming the halls, Mr. Max Gill. However, Gill is no stranger to these halls. He was the school’s Assistant Principal last year and has a 4 year streak as a school Administrator.
Czilli: Portage’s Future is Bright for 2017 and Beyond
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As 2016 comes to end, I have been reflecting on my first year in office as a Portage City Councilman. And boy, what a year it has been!
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Nina Rivas
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If you have to use one word to describe Nina Rivas, use “activist.” Every facet of her life, from her career to her family, is committed to social change.
Czilli: Learn About the Local Issues, Get Out and Vote
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With the Presidential election season in full swing and focused on New Hampshire and South Carolina, I remind you, there are local elections that Porter County residents should pay attention to as well.
#1StudentNWI: Success Found with Students and Teachers at Portage High School
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Student Spotlight
Junior Kai Watkins received the opportunity of being able to spend seven weeks in Spain this summer to study Spain and Spanish culture through the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Language.
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Michelle Cherry
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Michelle Cherry lives in Portage with her husband and son and works endless hours to help support premature babies and their families in our community.