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Guest column: In honor of Linda Pruett
Linda Pruett was born on Oct. 20, 1953, and passed on July 26, 2018 at 6:55 p.m. ...
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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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JOHNSON: What you need to know about REAL ID
It’s been a great summer for travel in Pure Michigan and around the U.S. That’s why we’re getting ...
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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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WILSON: The flip of a coin: Part 9
After reinstalling the window in the hotel room, I fled northern Georgia and whatever legal authority held jurisdiction ...
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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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COLUMN: Thank you from the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac
There is nothing like fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July, and the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac ...
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PROOS: Enjoy National Family Fun Month
Summertime may be winding down, but that does not mean an end to the fun.
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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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STRAYER: Trump cannot dim a thousand points of light
On July 6, 2018, at a political rally in Montana, the President of the United States created another ...
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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 ...
