Columns
Forgiveness: The gift we give and receive
There are not many gifts that we give and receive in kind; neither are there many gifts that ...
Leader Columnists
On the other side of the table
At approximately 7 p.m. Saturday night, 19 young ladies will be waiting anxiously back stage for their turn ...
Columns
Is President Obama a leader or a community organizer?
In the first three years of President Obama’s administration, there were scandals that amounted to little more than ...
Columns
Emergency warnings save lives
I can only imagine what the inside of the Pentagon and World Trade Centers sounded like on Sept. ...
Leader Columnists
Michigan needs to make some changes soon
These are dark days at the University of Michigan. The once proud football program has fallen upon hard ...
Columns
A better chocolate
I have a dear friend in California who turned 96 years old in June. We were nextdoor neighbors ...
Columns
The challenge to engage students
If you’re reading this article, thank you! Chances are, many folks who got this paper mailed to their ...
Columns
Bring It Car Show a weekly treat
There are several great things about living in the Center of the Universe, as Niles, Michigan is commonly ...
Leader Columnists
Making dreams come true is hard work
The mouse is winning. Clearly it is his fault that I hear — on an almost daily basis ...
Leader Columnists
Why I shop local
Last Thursday, I ate lunch at the Paris Soda Shoppe. As is typical most weekdays at 11:30 a.m., ...
Columns
Take advantage of your education
This week most students start back to school. Their teachers have already been preparing for the year. My ...
Columns
It is important to be informed
This month’s Do 1 Thing asks you to be informed. Getting correct information during an emergency is the ...
Columns
Back-to-school tips for parents
As parents, many of us have said, “You need to behave better this year and get better grades!” ...
Columns
King of the hash slingers
Hannibal King is the Primary Hash Slinger at the shelter run by the Friends of the Grand Misconception. ...
Leader Columnists
Key part of report cards will be in the response
Classes aren’t even in session yet but the report cards have been passed out, not for students but ...
Leader Columnists
What they don’t teach you in school
Students all over Michiana are eating up the last minutes of summer vacation, laughing at the kids across ...
Columns
Promoting a warm, inviting learning environment
Incidents of bullying have plagued media headlines the last several years, so as we approach the first day ...
Letters to the Editor
Selling the rope to our own hanging
We acknowledge the value of the decision to eliminate individual septic systems around the area lakes and in ...
Columns
Popular 50s food items we still eat today
We have pretty well covered what was on a kitchen counter in the 1950s.
Columns
Hamas, Hesbollah, Iran, and ISIS
It’s hard to watch events in 2014 without noticing significant similarities between the pre-WW II Nazi movement and ...
Leader Columnists
Committee thanks community for support
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who helped us at our Annual Golf Outing ...
Leader Columnists
United Way magnifies dollars and impact
Ask any sports fan and they will tell you that the raw numbers do not tell the whole ...
Leader Columnists
Telling our stories
If there is anything I have learned about the Michiana region since I moved back home, it’s that ...
Columns
They threw a tea party and nobody came
Looking at this year’s primary results nationally, I determined the Tea Party faction of the Republican Party has ...
