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Another free thinker in big trouble
The St. Mia Farrow Shelter for Starving Artists and Underpaid Academics was a place for downtrodden free-thinkers to ...
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Remember 9/11, honor our country’s bravest
On Sept. 11, 2001, we saw one of the greatest losses of life in our history — yet, ...
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Update on Big John’s job search
Big John Hudson was looking for a new job. He was concerned that his current position, discreet home ...
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New school year brings positive changes
On a plane home from Birmingham, Alabama, last week, an older woman seated next to me asked me ...
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Pure Michigan summer photo contest returns
Michigan is full of landscapes and summer activities that make our state one of the most picturesque and ...
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Preparing for the opening bell
In the blink of an eye, we will enter into the 2017-18 school year at Niles Community Schools. ...
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Further adventures farther up the St. Joe
Malcolm James Thornwhistle (of the Downhampton Thornwhistles) was a world renowned adventurer and former Chippendales dance instructor. He ...
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Gerrymandering foes need a big history lesson
The Michigan Election Bureau, a division of the office of the Secretary of State, has approved language for ...
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Increasing opportunities for a successful career
Over the last seven years, we have worked hard to create a positive business environment in Michigan, which ...
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Can we learn anything from Charlottesville?
God saddled humanity with a terrible handicap. That handicap is tribalism. We all suffer from it, and it’s ...
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Be careful how you pray
Have you ever said something and, even as it came out of your mouth, you wished you had ...
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Big John looks for a new job
Big John Hudson ambled through the front door of Sarah’s Diner, gently tossed his ball cap down onto ...
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CTE critical to state’s fortunes
It is hard to overstate the importance of manufacturing to Michigan. It directly employs more than 608,500 residents, ...
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Marie Antoinette, sit down, Mitch has something to say
I have come to the limit of my patience concerning Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In an address to ...
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Celebrating National Health Center Week
This week, leaders at the local, state and national level will join communities in celebration of National Health ...
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Now that is how you wage a water war
Last time, I shared with you how I started my “roughing-it” camping career by sleeping on the ground ...
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A special time to celebrate giving
Every month, hundreds of southwest Michigan children receive a brand new book in their mailbox: a special gift ...
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Nominate clergy to deliver Senate invocation duties
Several times a year, I have the opportunity to invite a member of the local clergy to deliver ...
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Nominate clergy to deliver Senate invocation duties
Several times a year, I have the opportunity to invite a member of the local clergy to deliver ...
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Be alert regarding phone tax scams
Scam artists are becoming bolder in their demands and cleverer in disguising who they are. Cybercriminals are increasingly ...
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When ‘This Is The Army’ came to Dowagiac
We recently opened a new exhibit at the Dowagiac Area History Museum that looks at wartime stories of ...
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Playing with fire: sun safety 101
If I had to pick a symbol for this August, it would be the sun. Summer heat, combined ...
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More protection needed for birds
In a blast from the past, state officials may soon try again to put our mourning doves in ...
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The joys and sorrows of camping
Summertime in the Great Lakes State is the perfect time to be in the midst of the “Up-North,” ...
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Parking is such sweet sorrow
Believe it or not, my only college-era clash with school authorities erupted because the campus was experiencing growing ...
