Leader Columnists
Strong public voice makes democracy work
Want proof that America is still a government that is, as President Abraham Lincoln said in the Gettysburg ...
Columns
Take steps to avoid IRS scams this tax season
The growth of the Internet and email has increased convenience for consumers. Unfortunately, along with that growth has ...
Columns
Hannibal King and the members of the board
The hash-slinging participants, serving food at the Shelter for Starving Artists and Underpaid Academics is an eclectic group ...
Columns
Meals on Wheels salutes its legacy, volunteers
Celebrating its 43 years of volunteer service, the “original” Niles-Buchanan Meals on Wheels and its loyal volunteers continue ...
Letters to the Editor
Deserving of praise
Even with cold weather, the Niles annual Easter egg hunt went well. Around 200 children went through over ...
Columns
Initiative allows first-in-nation STEM certification on Michigan diplomas
To help meet the current need in Michigan for skilled workers, Gov. Rick Snyder has repeatedly called for ...
Columns
Road safety important topic to revisit
I would like to continue this week’s article with information from the 20th annual Traffic Safety Summit. Since spring ...
Columns
Arnold for president?
Breakfast at the diner was a little quieter than usual. Big John Hudson had not yet burst through ...
Leader Columnists
Mother knows best, and other lessons learned
Leaned forward awkwardly in the physician’s chair, my chin propped on a plastic ledge and my face pressed ...
Leader Columnists
Leadership about more than mission statements
A local community-building initiative had me sold right from the start, as its name consists of two words — ...
Letters to the Editor
Republican budget is dishonest, destructive
In addition to being dishonest, the Republican budget is an assault on the health and economic well-being of ...
Letters to the Editor
Sales tax proposal symptomatic of poor government
Study the content and structure of this proposal and you will find that earmarks abound for budget items ...
Columns
The meaning of things
Big John strolled through the front door of the diner and tossed his ball cap onto the circular ...
Letters to the Editor
Upton’s ‘fix’ for Affordable Care Act is no fix
On Sunday, March 15 Congressman Upton told WMUK that if the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare, “…in all ...
Leader Columnists
Liquid of life gets unjustly overlooked
It may be the biggest understatement of all time, but here’s a newsflash for you: Water is important. ...
Leader Columnists
What matters to you, matters to us
A college reporter friend of mine recently asked me what I like about working for a newspaper company that ...
Columns
Congress should build safe storage for nuclear fuel
Safe and reliable nuclear energy provides roughly 20 percent of the nation’s electricity and nearly a quarter of ...
Columns
God has been falsely accused … again
Almighty God gets blamed for a lot of things. Blaming God is so entrenched in our thinking that ...
Letters to the Editor
Plan B: A mule and a wagon
So, you aren’t happy with our roads? Neither am I. I am sure that when we need to ...
Columns
All about community service
“On my way to a meeting at Whirlpool in St. Joseph yesterday, I had a tire blow out ...
Leader Columnists
March Madness is about far more than just final scores
Today marks the true beginning of a special time of the year, those weeks when we cheer for ...
Letters to the Editor
School leaders show support for Proposal 1
Many residents across the state have heard about Proposal 1; a proposal to raise the sales tax by ...
Columns
Spring comes to the big wrap-around porch
In a fortuitously short amount of time, winter’s frigid, sub-zero grip loosened, and out slipped a seemingly balmy, ...
Leader Columnists
My favorite sounds of spring
All the traditional signs of spring are here — the melting snow, the warmer days, the birds chirping ...
Letters to the Editor
Elks thank community, businesses for help
Dowagiac Elks Lodge #889 wants to thank the following donors for their Wild Game & Auction night contributions. ...
