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 ...
Columns
WILSON: I went to the doctor the other day
I went to the doctor the other day — and when I say “the other day,” I am ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Asking the right question
In a recent interview, Nancy Pelosi was asked what guided her in making decisions. She said she always ...
Columns
WILSON: Chickadee splats
A rampant pestilence was about to overrun the Elven Kingdom of Harmonium – or so the Town Crier ...
Newsletter Opinion
KAUFMANN: Redefining resolutions: Trash, treasure, dreams
The new year crept in quietly this year. In previous years, after 10 solid minutes of fireworks noise, ...
Opinion
HAVLICEK: Whitmer veto jeopardizes benefits, harms businesses
On Dec. 21, the Michigan Legislature passed a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill, which provided help for small businesses, ...
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CULTON: Don’t shoot the messenger
The past few weeks — honestly, the past few years — have been tumultuous in America. Between warring ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Past incident provides roadmap
On July 28, 2012, three anti-nuclear bomb peace activists from the Plowshares organization broke into a supposedly impenetrable ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump incited mob violence against our democracy
On Wednesday, Jan. 6, Donald Trump incited a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. During the weeks prior ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, Congressman Upton
In past letters, I have been critical of Congressman Fred Upton because of his support of President Trump. ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you to a fantastic community
2020 took many events and traditions away from families, organizations and the community. “Shop with a Cop” pairs ...
Opinion
BEALOR: What access do parents have to children’s records?
Absent a court order to the contrary or other applicable law, parents in Michigan are granted equal access ...
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Democracy is under attack
Our democracy is under attack by Donald Trump and his corrupt enablers. Trump repeatedly claims (falsely) that the ...
Opinion
COLUMN: Remember our history
As I have sat and watched the events of the past few days unfold, I have found myself ...
Columns
WILSON: The way things were supposed to be: Part one
Once upon a time (because that is the proper way to begin all good fairy tales, flights of ...
Opinion
LASATA: Serving, helping southwest Michigan is my top priority
The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most difficult in many of our lifetimes. Issues ...
Columns
WILSON: The way things were supposed to be: Part two
The Kingdom of Individual Tribes of Harmonium was comprised of several elf tribes, with each Tribe comfortably living ...
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COLUMN: ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’
More than 100 years ago, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, ...
Opinion
NOVAK: Two surprises to start off my day
Not much takes me by surprise these days. But as I went through my morning ritual of checking ...
Opinion
CULTON: Shop local this Christmas
There might not be much snow on the ground, and many of us may be feeling less jolly ...
Opinion
KAUFMANN: Give the gift of hope
We all need a sign that life is going to get better. A few glimmers of hope are ...
Opinion
COLUMN: Christmas is still magical to me
You would think as I near the age of 60 and have a daughter who just turned 27, ...
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COLUMN: Finding the lights in the darkness
I grew up in a house that went all out for Christmas. My mom, who to this day ...
Opinion
WILSON: You can’t get there from here
Back when times were much simpler — long before traffic jams, expressways and LED traffic alert signs — ...
Opinion
NELDON: Leader Publications newspapers transitioning to weekly format
Eight months ago, Leader Publications made significant changes to how the Niles Daily Star and Dowagiac Daily News ...
