Editorials
Hunter Ice Festival a hit
Niles put on a great Hunter Ice Festival this weekend.
Editorials
Info necessary for drug investigations
Earlier this month, detectives with the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team brought down two meth-labs located within the ...
Letters to the Editor
‘Thank you’ for removing tattered flag
A big “thank-you” is in order to the responsible party for taking down the torn and tattered American ...
Editorials
Hoffman touched the lives of many
It is easy to see how much Leo Hoffman meant to the community of Edwardsburg and to its ...
Columns
Thank goodness for Edwardsburg service club
Over the last 16 years I have been writing this column each week and from time to ...
Leader Columnists
Volunteerism turns cities into communities
At the beginning of the year, I wrote a column about wanting to get more involved in the ...
Leader Columnists
Warming up to cold embrace of winter
As a born-and-bred southerner, I am still coming to terms with these confusing feelings, but I have come ...
Editorials
One Story brings together reading and community
Dowagiac’s largest book club will reconvene next month, as the Pokagon Band and its partners launch the 2016 ...
Columns
Let’s get moving, baby!
Finding out you’re pregnant is exciting, overwhelming, emotional and with that can come the first trimester pregnancy symptoms ...
Editorials
Armored vehicle provides peace of mind for Niles
The Niles City Council made the correct decision when it voted to support a request from the city’s ...
Columns
Michigan partnering with colleges, manufacturers to make roads safer
Even though today’s vehicles are the safest ever built, the fact remains that car crashes are the leading ...
Columns
Winter warriors unite
Winter had hit, and nearly every able-bodied (and some not-so-able-bodied) guy in Harrison Winkle’s neighborhood charged down their ...
Editorials
Hunter Ice Festival shows love for Niles community
As ice blocks were unpacked in Niles Monday, we could sense the anticipation for one of the city’s ...
Columns
Supt. recognizes Niles school board members
In the midst of another successful school year, we at Niles Community Schools are pleased to recognize and ...
Editorials
New ballot proposal law needs to be ironed out
A recently signed law has resulted in the City of Dowagiac becoming one of several municipalities around the ...
Columns
I&M looks ahead at 2016
Indiana Michigan Power begins 2016 with a giant leap into the future by bringing the power of the ...
Editorials
Question of residence a matter of one’s own choice
A question about the residency of Cassopolis Village President Dianna McGrew has divided the council.
Columns
Taking a look at Edwardsburg 100 years ago
Most of the news at the end of the year either summarized what had happened in 2015 or ...
Columns
Middle school recognizes paraprofessionals
Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an entire school to educate a ...
Editorials
The future is coming
Hidden beneath the ground in Dowagiac is a vein of electronic gold — one that may soon provide ...
Columns
Common sense to mufflers
The view from the Dowagiac Area History Museum has changed dramatically in the past month. The tearing down ...
Columns
Protecting youth from powdered alcohol
Every year, families throughout Southwest Michigan, our state and the entire nation see the tragic effects of alcohol ...
Leader Columnists
Now is the time to ‘clarify the win’ in our lives, communities
Have you thought about — and I mean really thought about — what would make 2016 a great ...
Leader Columnists
Bowie music transcends generations
I’ve written plenty of times about my love for literature. I love words probably more than anything, but ...
Columns
A closer look at Muslims
Several people spoke to me after last month’s column on Muslims. Taking a cue from their comments, I’ll ...
