Opinion
BEALOR: Your Cass County Friend of the Court: Choice of school for your child — who decides?
Now that summer is in full swing, it’s never too early to start thinking about where your child ...
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EDITORIAL: Library renovation will add to the community
In Tuesday’s Dowagiac Daily News, it was reported redesigns needed to be made to planned renovations to the ...
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EDITORIAL: Children benefit from hands-on learning
As reported in Tuesday’s Niles Daily Star, the Buchanan Preservation Society has launched its new Junior Miller Program.
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CULTON: Drive safe this holiday weekend
With the Fourth of July holiday Thursday, we will all get to kick off our long weekend with ...
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LASATA: Yum! It’s National Ice Cream Month
Summer is, finally, in full swing in southwest Michigan. And as we dry out from the overly harsh, ...
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APPLEGATE: Engaging summer activities by Niles Community Schools
Summertime in Michigan is the perfect opportunity to refresh and relax. Whether you are headed north to the ...
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STUDEBAKER: Niles District Library will make its facilities even better
The Niles District Library Board approved the 2019-2029 Vision Plan at its June meeting. The plan’s first focus ...
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PAQUETTE: Roads, roads, roads…
An issue that has repeatedly come up in my district office and coffee hours is the topic of ...
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OUR VIEW: Sister Lakes growth is promising
Friday, open houses were being hosted for two new businesses in Sister Lakes: Libby Ann’s and Lakehouse Creations. ...
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BIDDLE: We are the salt and the light
“You are the salt of the earth…you are the light of the world. (Matthew 5: 13-14).”
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EDITORIAL: The good stories are worth reporting
So often we hear people complain about how the news is all doom and gloom. We listen to ...
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LETTER: Can I get an ‘amen?’
I want to say ‘amen’ to Derrick’s letter to the editor in the Niles Daily Star dated June 17, ...
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WILSON: Whitewater rafting with my grandson
I have been blessed with the curse of wanderlust ever since I turned 16 and bought my first car ...
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NELDON: Let’s all do a good deed this weekend
For the past seven years, Niles native Allison Hayes-Freeze Shelton has made a habit of doing good deeds ...
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STUDEBAKER: Niles District Library has an updated vision plan
The Niles District Library Board approved a 2019-2029 Vision Plan at its June meeting.
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CULTON: Fourth of July fun is just around the corner
It’s almost that perfect time of the summer when the smell of barbecue on the grill fills the ...
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EDITORIAL: It’s a high crime to betray a community
When Michigan State Police Trooper and Central Cass Fire Assistant Chief Jesse Binns was arrested in September 2018, ...
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LASATA: Fourth of July, fireworks safety
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Jon Hoadley is a breath of fresh air
State Representative Jon Hoadley is running for election to become the next U.S. Congressman from Michigan’s 6th district ...
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PAQUETTE: Highlighting key passed department budgets
Brad Paquette, R, represents the 78th District, which covers Berrien county. Last week in the Michigan House of Representatives, ...
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PUCKETT: Promotion without process is empty
The Bible, the Word of Almighty God, speaks in principles which never change. Context changes, circumstances change, but ...
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OUR VIEW: Best of luck to the new superintendent
Dowagiac Union Schools has settled on a leader. Following a second round of interviews Monday night, the Dowagiac ...
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OUR VIEW: Budget cuts should be made prudently
The Buchanan Board of Education may deserve an A for effort but an Incomplete when it comes to ...
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NELDON: New perspectives will serve us well in newsroom
On the way to St. Joseph last week, a colleague from Alabama pointed out that there were a ...
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LA SATA: Giving hope, fostering futures
There are about 13,000 youth currently living in foster care in Michigan. As one can imagine, being in ...
