Your mood impacts your thoughts and behaviors. This can have a snowball effect.   You may have an awful experience in the morning on your way to work, this puts you in a foul mood. By the time …

When I wrote about exercise fitness a few months ago, I had this to say about how it helps us continue to maintain our mental processes and good health:  “Regular exercise helps prevent …

What motivated first responders during 9/11 to run into burning buildings? What motivates doctors and nurses to put their own lives at risk in response to the COVID-19 crisis? What motivates an …

Now is probably as good a time as ever to talk about the social pressure you may experience to drink alcohol. You may feel significant pressure to have a drink for a variety of reasons. Maybe you see …

Last month, I wrote about the progress we have been making with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to address safety concerns on U.S. 30. In today’s column, I would like to give a …

There are a million things each day clamoring for your attention and it can feel like you’ve failed if you did not get to everything on the to-do list. How do we balance being both efficient …

Gossip may be easily overlooked as a little harmless entertainment, but the consequences can be far-reaching. It destroys both trust and credibility for the person spreading gossip. When family, …

Rejection hurts. It doesn’t matter whether it is a relational, romantic or work-related rejection. In fact, research indicates rejection activates the same parts of our brain as physical pain …

As was announced earlier this year, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has initiated a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study that will propose recommendations to improve …

Most of us will experience some anxiety or self-doubt when stepping into a new role or taking on a new challenge. When you have Imposter Syndrome, however, you have an overwhelming fear that someone …

It can be draining to deal with difficult people. Often times we are part of a system that is interdependent on each other for the final outcome or work product.  Simply attempting to avoid …

Human behavior is so very interesting. In observing others, there is a clear difference between confidence and arrogance. Confidence is a very attractive characteristic while arrogance can be quite …

These have been tough times. I don’t have to make a case for this statement. We are all feeling it and we are exhausted. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like the hard times are going away …

I cannot think of a more fitting way to honor our veterans and active military members than to acknowledge the true cost of deployment on service members and their families and offer support and …

According to the American Psychological Association, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience some form of mental illness every year. If you have a mental illness, you may have difficulty functioning in …

Meeting the broad housing needs of our community is a critical issue and high priority for the city. Fueling these concerns, among other things, are rising costs for new construction and the lack of …

Happy Fourth of July! I know we are all looking forward to our first “normal” holiday in quite some time.  My family comes together annually to celebrate Independence Day with as …

By Mike Bergen The pandemic has affected different people in different ways.   Some have used the time to get back in shape, while others have sought out comfort foods.    Some have …

Several months ago, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) committed funds to do a Planning and Environment Linkage (PEL) study of U.S. 30 from the Ohio state line west to State Road 49 in …

One of the questions we are most frequently asked is, “What should I be doing to save for retirement?”   The first step is to start contributing to your retirement plan, either …

The City of Warsaw is involved in many important public projects that benefit our community. We often give progress updates on those projects in this column.  As taxpayers, I feel it is …

“Thank you for calling the Dekko Foundation. How can I help you?” For any potential grantseeker desiring more information about our mission, for any grantee wanting to touch base and …

 While the market continues to be very volatile, it is easy to become paralyzed by inaction.   It is important to stick with you plan to achieve long term goals.   Will you be ready …

Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw is joining #CCMonth, a monthlong grassroots education and stigma-busting campaign coordinated by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). The primary …

This month’s article will serve as my annual “summer construction preview.” I do this to give a high-level account of all of the public projects that we try to coordinate each …