Opinion
PUTNAM: Time to promote open government
Transparency in government might sound like a yawn of a topic in usual times. But these are not ...
Newsletter Opinion
LASATA: Ag Day a tribute to southwest Michigan’s farming heritage
March 23 is Ag Day in Michigan. It’s a time we set aside each year to recognize our ...
Columns
APPLEGATE: Building a family-school relationship
There has never been a more important time for school districts — including teachers, principals, counseling staff and ...
Columns
LASATA: Beware of COVID-19 vaccine scams
More people are becoming eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination ahead of schedule with the availability of a ...
Columns
KAUFMANN: Tapping into the unexpected power of play
Imagine that an organization offered to put your name in a prize drawing, with one stipulation: you had ...
Opinion
LASATA: Calls for investigation into nursing home coronavirus-related deaths intensifying
The governor of New York is currently embroiled in multiple controversies, one of which is for the state’s ...
Columns
WILSON: Trying something different
At 10 minutes after 3 p.m. on a sunny spring afternoon, Big John Hudson stepped from the Amtrak ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Snow is freedom
Students want their snow days back at Dowagiac Middle School instead of the distance learning days the schools ...
Columns
MCKEE: Failure to pay child support could result in revoked DNR license
There is no way around it — the pandemic has put our way of living as we knew ...
Leader Columnists
NELDON: Looking back on a year of togetherness
One year ago, Leader Publications published its 39th edition of Horizons. Packed with stories about progress, innovation, forward-thinking ...
Columns
WILSON: Good fences make great neighbors
W alter Rego is a Master Wall Builder, specializing in International Perimeter Enhancement Technology. Recently, this reporter had ...
Columns
LASATA: Michigan Taxpayer’s Guide a helpful resource that could save time, money
Tax season is upon us and, as southwest Michigan residents are preparing to file their taxes, questions may ...
Columns
PUCKETT: What to do when you do not know what to do?
Have you listened to the news lately? Are you confused, discouraged, outraged? Maybe all of these, but regardless ...
Newsletter Opinion
WILSON: Leverage made simple
Somewhere, deep within the depths of the Never-Ending Forest, an easily agitated demigod and an equally easily agitated ...
Newsletter Opinion
CULTON: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, it’s not Christmas. It’s Horizons time! If you are ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Upton should wear censures as badges of honor
Congressman Upton should wear his censures by the Republican party as badges of honor and courage. Although I ...
Columns
WILSON: Basking in the light
These days, it might seem that our lives are filled with political tumult and social turmoil. It might ...
Columns
HAVLICEK: Breaking down the House’s COVID Recovery Plan
Michigan House Republicans have introduced and passed three supplemental budget bills which together comprise their $3.5 billion Help ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Upton censure is disappointing
I am truly disappointed in the Republican Party of Cass County’s recent censuring of Congressman Fred Upton. In ...
Newsletter Opinion
KAUFMANN: Moderation for a healthy heart
February is American Heart Month, and not just because of Valentine’s Day. Heart disease, which includes heart attacks, ...
Columns
SYTSMA: Make time for parenting
Time spent with children is some of the most meaningful time in a parent’s day. When parents separate, ...
Columns
WILSON: Challenges of pandemic retirement
As previously noted, I have taken on a new challenge; a lifestyle shift of all-encompassing proportions. I retired. ...
Columns
LASATA: Happy 184th birthday to the Great Lakes State!
On Jan. 26, Michiganders celebrated our state’s 184th birthday, marking the date in 1837 — after 30 years ...
Columns
APPLEGATE: Social emotional learning amid a pandemic
Working alongside families, educators help in building a foundation for their students so that they can grow academically, ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Well, it’s over
For 80-plus million Americans Inauguration Day was the beginning of America’s Great Catharsis. Perhaps the world’s, too. For ...
