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Do 1 Thing: Store extra water bottles
February’s goal for Do 1 Thing is to have enough water on-hand for your family to last three ...
Columns
Cardinal Charlie: Shakespeare, the village that never was
Not many know, but in 1836, the village of Shakespeare was plotted southwest of Dowagiac. It was in ...
Columns
William Crandell: Agema reflects the attitude of many republicans
Over the past year, former state representative and current Michigan Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema has made a ...
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Trooper Rob: Keep snow out of roadway
The Michigan State Police would like to remind all to think of winter and cold weather preparedness with ...
Columns
Cardinal Charlie: Clippings from the Dowagiac Daily News
Here are a few things I’ve picked up in some of my old Dowagiac Daily News papers that ...
Columns
Proos: Bill would help keep health care information secure
Our state is leading the effort to protect people from security breaches, yet the breach of personal and ...
Editorials
Our View: Thoughts on utility hike
Even in the midst of a snowstorm, the show, or rather, the meeting, must go on. On Monday, ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: People demand campaign finance reform
As the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 approaches, I have a question for Sen. Carl ...
Columns
William Crandell: The true state of the state
In Governor Rick Snyder’s State of the State address last week he referred to Michigan as a “comeback ...
Editorials
Our View: Parks plan needs our suggestions
It’s important to have a say in the decisions of our elected officials, especially on the local level.
Columns
Michael Caldwell: Believe the billionaire over the pessimists
Mark Twain famously quipped several variations of the remark that, “The rumors of my demise have been greatly ...
Columns
William Crandell: The true state of the state
In Governor Snyder’s State of the State address last week he referred to Michigan as a “comeback state,” ...
Columns
Jack Strayer: Health savings accounts, high deductible plans
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also know as Obamacare, has been in the news lately and those familiar ...
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Cardinal Charlie: Reflecting on letters from a Civil War soldier
Jim Riley’s diary ended abruptly, for on Monday, June 19th, 1865, troop boat started up the Mississippi River, ...
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Trooper Rob: Make a plan for winter weather
January’s theme for “Do 1 Thing” is Make A Plan.
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William Crandell: One time tax break is cheap trick
Last week it was announced by Michigan’s Department of Treasury that our state will generate a budget surplus ...
Columns
Rev. Dan Puckett: Let us have hope
To hope is to want something to happen or want it to be true, or to think it ...
Editorials
Support the ice festival with raffle ticket purchase
The Hunter Ice Festival is one of the best — if not the very best — events put ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Thank you Niles street department
I would like to say thank you to our wonderful street department for a very good job doing ...
Columns
Michael Caldwell: Unity, uniqueness aren’t mutually exclusive
Every community in southwest Michigan seems to stand pretty strong on its own, but it is exciting to ...
Columns
Trooper Rob: Make a plan for winter weather
January’s theme for “Do 1 Thing” is Make A Plan. Our second tip for the month is to ...
Columns
Proos lays out priorities for 2014
We accomplished much over the last three years to re-energize Michigan and we can make 2014 a year ...
Columns
Trooper Rob: Making a plan for emergencies
Your Michigan State Police wish you and yours a Happy New Year. We hope everyone had a safe ...
Columns
John Jarpe: School board members should be commended for hard work
Some of the most important elected officials are members of local school boards.
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Michael Caldwell: Postage increase treats ‘symptoms’ instead of ‘disease’
Have you ever heard the expression, “It is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken arm?” Well, that ...
