NNN Editor Joe Costanza has lived in the Northwoods for 14 years. During a 30-year journalism career, he’s worked at The Wall Street Journal and The Arizona Republic as an editor, reporter and columnist.

NNN invites Northwoods video hounds to submit short videos, five minutes or less, for this section. Videos may be submitted for consideration to editor@newsofthenorth.net.

Wil Losch's blog is about how it feels to be a 36-year-old father and husband, a teacher, and after living many other places, to make his home in the Northwoods, where he grew up.

Bits 'n Pieces is a blog by Rhinelander native Jackie Cody, who writes about her many passions, including advocating for a healthy Rhinelander community, as well as the larger common good in society, and sharing the joys of scrapping and stamping, traveling and other life-enhancing arts.

Jeff Dabel riffs on houses, old things, food, jazz and more.

Harry Skye blogs about national and international issues, keeping an eye on, as Hemingway put it, "What is true at first light and a lie by noon."

Ben Bruso, a 10th grader, writes about breaking the boundaries of traditional education by attending NCSS, a project-based school.

Ron Parkinson's blog will encompass his renaissance life in the form of poetry.

Casey Gauthier will blog about her experiences as an AmeriCorps VISTA worker in Rhinelander, fighting poverty and improving people's lives in any way she can.

Connor Kuczmarski blogs about sports, stats, players and life.

Brittany Bonnell writes about what it's like to be a rising starlette trying to make her way to the top of the threatre/movie/fashion world, and what it's like to manage her daily life as a college student at Cardinal Stritch University.

Kevin Jenkins blogs about his service projects with Rotary International, most recently in Tanzania. "Karibu" means "welcome" in Swahili, the language of Tanzania.