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Brushing up on the fine arts
A group of area teenagers have found a colorful way to beat boredom this summer. Over the last two ...
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Providing a quality retirement to teachers
The Senate has approved a reform to the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System to address a nearly ...
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City should take Lincoln down
Last week, city leaders took the first steps toward another project that will literally transform the landscape of ...
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Dumb art is still art
Another day, another outrage that has captured headlines and sent social media into a feeding frenzy. On Sunday, ...
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A reporter’s obligation
In a guest column recently published by conservative news magazine The National Review, a student journalist at Portland ...
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Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
As has been demonstrated all too often over the years, acts of senseless and wanton violence can occur ...
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Be safe while cruising the open road
With the recent upswing temperatures this week, the weather may have some thinking we’ve skipped over spring and ...
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Freedom of speech does not have limits
Judging by the insanity seen in recent months in Berkeley, California, the battle for free speech is becoming ...
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Public has right to White House logs
As you may have noticed by our general manager’s column next to this one, the Leader Publications staff ...
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Good governing requires openess
It’s nearly impossible to get Republican and Democrats to agree on almost anything these days, especially in today’s ...
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U.S. continues to head down scary path
A rather bizarre video has been making its way around the internet over the last few days, highlighting another ...
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Service clubs need a big comeback
Last week, Dowagiac mourned the loss of one its most influential leaders. Southwestern Michigan College founder Fred Mathews ...
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A positive sign for Dowagiac
Last week, the Dowagiac Union Schools tipped its hand on yet another project its leaders have in the ...
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New businesses bringing unique tastes to our downtown districts
One of the strengths of any city’s cuisine scene is the diversity of its offerings. In most major ...
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Community should support SMC project
Last week, Southwestern Michigan College announced its latest — and largest — construction project yet. The community college’s ...
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Facts about black history Month
For more than 40 years, February has served as an opportunity for our nation to recognize the history ...
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A refreshing break from politics
While there is increasingly little that people on both side of the country’s political divide can agree upon, ...
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Local firefighters thrive off support of the community
For the last several months, members of the Indian Lake Fire Department have been hard at work preparing ...
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Happy birthday, Wolverine State!
Blow out the candles — all 180 of them — and make a wish, because it is your ...
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Inauguration offers demonstration of good, bad protesting
While the new president may argue as to whether or not the rain stopped or started as he ...
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Tell us about your heroes
Over the last several months, the staff of Leader Publications has been hard at work on Horizons, our ...
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‘Fake news’ is now old news
Although the press conference — the first President-elect Donald Trump has hosted since November’s election — last Wednesday ...
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City makes rash decision in vote to privatize plant
In a meeting wrought with tension and acrimony, members of the Dowagiac City Council voted in favor of ...
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Investing youth in art a winning idea
While the wall the art will eventually be placed on remains barren, the people responsible for planning the ...
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Civil tongues have better conversations
As the old saying goes, “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” Most politicians are aware of ...
