Editorials
Civil rights resources should be redirected
Dowagiac Union Schools and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians were blindsided Friday by the Michigan Department of ...
Breaking News:
Cass County Sheriff Rick Behnke won’t seek re-election
Columns
Cutting edge reading on Horizon
As you can see by my photo, you must be asking yourself, “What was he thinking?” I ...
Columns
Did Cardinal Charlie make the grade in elementary school?
A lot of folks know that 83-year-old Charlie is a devoted pack rat collector — especially his wife. ...
Columns
John Jarpe: Rules of engagement apply to classroom
A touch of humor, a story to illustrate a point, a personable speaking style, the use of charts ...
Columns
William Crandell: Politics quickly becoming game only wealthy can play
I think the most troubling aspect of the Citizens United ruling is that in order to be elected ...
Columns
John Proos: Part-time legislature is common sense solution that could save taxpayers millions
Michigan is one of only ten states with some sort of a full-time legislature and one of only ...
Columns
Michael Bennett: Sit down with Niles administrator productive
Niles city administrator Ric Huff and I sat down this week and had a great discussion about the ...
Columns
Even whiskey rationed during WW II
Here are just a few more of my older-than-dirt memories. Many hours were spent making those 10-cent balsa ...
Columns
Cardinal Charlie: Snapping turtle trap didn’t pan out
Snapping turtle trap didn’t pan out Part three Here are a few more of Cardinal Charlie’s ...
Editorials
No quick fix for violent culture
Despite tragedies such as Newtown and Aurora, and politicians scrambling to appear responsive, the rate of gun murder ...
Columns
William Crandell: Republicans would rig vote ‘Red Map’ strategy
The Republicans have come up with a new way to suppress the votes of minorities and ignore the ...
Columns
Michael Bennett: Out of shape, 60 and still sledding
With all of the excitement for the Thrill on the Hill in Buchanan and the snow calling, I ...
Editorials
Our view: Small rate increase now better than big one later
It’s a lot better to have small increases spaced out over several years than to have a large ...
Columns
Jack Strayer: When government gets it right we all win
We complain about The Government and this is perhaps a benefit of democracy. The Government cannot please ...
Columns
Stephanie Salisbury: New Year about accepting life as it comes
January is the time of year when people begin to set their goals, make drastic lifestyle changes that ...
Columns
Some jobs cooler than others at ice fest
Volunteers of Leaderland came out to help produce a wildly successful Hunter Ice Festival in downtown Niles this ...
Letters to the Editor
Police officer goes the extra mile
To the editor: On Dec. 26 I rode the train from Ann Arbor to Dowagiac at night. When ...
Letters to the Editor
Band members made holiday memorable
To the editor: I would like to thank our Dowagiac band director, C.J. Brooks, and his six band ...
Letters to the Editor
Journalism’s slippery slope
To the editor: Whether Manti Te’o was an unwitting victim or a knowing participant in the “dead girlfriend ...
Cassopolis
Cass board improves efficiency
Cass County Apportionment Commission did taxpayers a favor when it convened last April in the Kincheloe room of ...
Columns
Burying barrels for winter vegetables
Here some more Cardinal Charlie memories. We used to dig big holes in the ground in the back ...
Columns
Niles envied Round Oak’s meat market
In going through a bunch of many years of my acquired notes, I found this one. It was ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Thanks for supporting benefit
To the editor: A special thank you to everyone in our community for such a generous amount of ...
Columns
John Proos: Cautiously optimistic about state’s projected ‘surplus’
By Sen. John Proos, R-St. Joseph State fiscal leaders from the legislature and the executive branch met with ...
Columns
Michael Bennett: Pick a contest, any contest
Contests abound in Leaderland, and we have something for everyone.
