
Michelle Bemis, a self-described non-runner, blogs about her trek through training to run her first marathon.

Craig Farrand, a former managing editor of The News-Herald Newspapers, blogs about educational issues. As a former consultant to public school districts, an adjunct journalism professor and a part-time high school teacher, Craig has asked the question, "Why?" plenty of times. He hopes to elicit more of those questions - and some answers along the way, too - through this blog.

Matt Dudzinski, a stay-at-home dad, shares stories of raising his daughter and being not a homemaker, but a "domestic specialist." No advice or parenting tips here, just his stories. Some funny, some heart felt, and some raw and truthful.

Jennifer Pierson is a journalism student with a mission to record the goodness that lies within mankind, whether it be big or small. She hopes her blog will spread joy and enthusiasm through Michigan's hard times.