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Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968 and a message for today
The year 1968 was a year desperately in need of a Merry Christmas. The year had seen student ...
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PROOS: Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to everyone in southwest Michigan. I hope you are all able to ...
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PUCKETT: Why not believe in Santa Claus?
Within all of us, there is a deep yearning for something beyond what we see — a power ...
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WILSON: Political upheaval (revisited)
Big John Hudson burst through the front door of the diner, tossed his ball cap down on the ...
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PURCELL: I’m dreaming of a debt-free Christmas
Merry debt-fueled Christmas, America!
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PROOS: Give the gift of a college education this Christmas
Continuing education and higher education are important for students’ future careers.
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NOVAK: Time to address domestic violence in sports
I cannot imagine how it feels to be a woman who has been assaulted by a man. I ...
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KAUFMANN: Finding our winter ‘get up and go’
Winter is cold. On dark mornings, I often feel like emulating a hibernating bear. However, I have work ...
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PROOS: Lauren’s Law helps increase organ donor registrations
There is a tremendous need for lifesaving organ transplants — with over 115,000 men, women and children nationwide ...
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One more reason to celebrate this holiday season
In a time when folks are carrying out traditions of baking cookies, singing carols, trimming the tree and ...
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Letter to the Editor: Stop the disrespect
During his campaign, and through the first 23 months of his term in office, Donald Trump has repeatedly ...
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Letter to the Editor: It won’t be the same as it was
I did some hiking in the mountains of North Carolina this summer. One day I climbed an access road ...
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LETTER: Congratulations, Rangers
As a former Cassopolis Public Schools student, I congratulate the Rangers not only on their recent impressive season ...
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APPLEGATE: Reflecting on Niles teachers this holiday season
The holiday season is a wonderful opportunity to cherish those around us and feel grateful for all they ...
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TYREE: Are you washing your hands correctly?
When I was a tyke, I always freaked out over the possible presence of “cat hairs and goims.” ...
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WILSON: A history lesson — The decade of so what
I wasn’t impressed with the 80’s. A lot of things happened during that decade — but I wasn’t all ...
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LETTER: Thank you, Edwardsburg
Ladies and gentlemen, your Miss Edwardsburg 2018 is… contestant #2, Amber Barnosky!”
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Column: Protect yourself and give wisely this holiday season
The holiday season is about celebrating with family and friends and looking forward to a new year full ...
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Letter to the Editor: Trump and his Republican enablers are threats to our democracy
Despite the epidemic of Republican voter-suppression schemes, participation in the 2018 election was the highest it has been ...
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Letter to the Editor: Deserving of praise
This note may be a little late, but the sentiment is not. Kudos to Martin’s for the dinners ...
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Column: Is there any common ground?
There is a story of the Old West about a place in the Rocky Mountains where there was ...
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MATHEWS: Your Cass County Friend of the Court: ‘What is a tax offset?’
Earlier this fall, letters started to go out from the Office of Child Support in Lansing to payers ...
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LETTER: Niles Board of Commissioners
I am more than a little shocked and disappointed that the City Board of Commissioners chose to call ...
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LETTERS: Floods and fires
Major hurricanes have cost the U.S. over $780 billion. All but one of the most expensive of these ...
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PROOS: Much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time to gather together with family and friends and give thanks for our many blessings.
