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Check out the Cass District Library
I’ve had many opportunities this summer to use the services of the Cass District Library and have been ...
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Thank you Pokagon Tribe
Back in April, Cass County Council on Aging’s Front Street Crossing in Dowagiac, launched its “Open Door” campaign ...
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Vote for a hardworking mom
When I was 9 years old, my parents, Charlie and Kim LaSata moved my three siblings and me ...
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Niles thinks Brad Paquette is the right candidate for state representative
It’s time. It’s past time.
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Thank you for our safety
I would like to thank Dowagiac Public Safety Director Grinnewald and the Dowagiac Police Department for allowing me ...
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Going silent on us
Fred Upton is a personification of Edmund Burke’s famous warning: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of ...
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Benac has my vote
Aug. 7 is a very important date for residents of Michigan’s 6th Congressional District.There are four Democrats on ...
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Efforts on saving the Cass County courthouse
I just read Judy Ashley’s letter about the Cass County Courthouse. I applaud the efforts to save the Cass ...
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Vote for David Benac
One out of every 12 teenagers attempts suicide every year. Eighty percent of those young people attempting suicide ...
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A candidate with integrity
I have been saddened to see that one of the candidates for State Senate, Kim LaSata, has chosen to ...
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LaSata is fiscally irresponsible, not conservative
Thank you for providing side by side profiles of the two candidates running for the 21st District State ...
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Do you care about saving the Cass County Courthouse?
A few years ago, Cass County residents in a survey voted overwhelmingly to keep the Cass County courthouse. ...
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Vote for Dana Daniels
Many of you know me as the former superintendent of schools in New Buffalo, Bridgman, and/or Niles. I ...
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Vote for Maria Moen
On Aug. 7 voters in the 79th District have the opportunity to vote for a candidate who is ...
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Vote for Kim LaSata
Tax cuts, record low unemployment, superb Supreme Court Justice nominations. I was proud to vote for Donald Trump ...
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Primary elections are important
There are times in politics when the primary election can be as important as the general election.
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Let’s continue to be lead by the best
In order to continue to be led by values that best define southwest Michigan, we are fortunate to ...
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Competing for a seat in the seat on the Cass County Commission
In the upcoming Michigan Democratic Party primary election on Aug. 7, incumbent Clark Cobb is being challenged by ...
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Vote John James for GOP Senate
In this upcoming election cycle, we have two candidates trading shots about their views on immigration, Trump, and ...
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Vote LaSata state senate
As a lifetime hunter and shooting enthusiast, the 2nd Amendment is a constitutional right which I cherish. This ...
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LETTER: Vote LaSata
I have lived in Niles for more than eight decades. I love the City of Four Flags and all ...
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LETTER: Please keep this piece of history
I grew up in Cassopolis, attended CHS and my children started to school there until we moved to California ...
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LETTER: President Trump meets the queen
President Trump met the queen in Windsor Castile for tea during his European trip. I don’t tweet, but ...
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LETTER: A rocket scientist for governor?
Michigan has long said that it does not take a rocket scientist to solve its problems. I strongly ...
