Columns
TYREE: Is your town bribing new residents?
The fact that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 17-year low does have a downside.
Letters to the Editor
Held accountable
I recently moved to the Cassopolis area, after I met my wife online and we were married.
Columns
PROOS: Celebrating Michigan wine, craft beverage industries
Winemaking is a thriving industry in Michigan — with wine production in our state more than doubling over ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Roadside cleanup
Over the last couple of weeks, spring, in all its flowering glory, has finally emerged and delicately colored ...
Columns
KAUFMANN: National Women’s Health week
Women often spend their time caring for those around them: children, spouses, aging parents, neighbors and friends. After ...
Letters to the Editor
Legislators should vote ‘no’ on cruelty
While voters are divided on many political issues, the humane treatment of dogs is not one of them. ...
Columns
PROOS: Honoring our fallen police officers
Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe and respond ...
Letters to the Editor
It is time to drain Trump from the swamp
During his campaign, Donald Trump liked to say he wanted to “drain the swamp” in Washington. He never ...
Columns
COLUMN: Your Cass County friend of the court: Parenting academy
More than 50 percent of our children in this country have biological parents who do not live together. ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Time to take a stand
The State of Michigan is a beautiful one and her people are important, especially the young ones. It ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Non-Homestead Millage Vote on May 8th
On Tuesday, May 8, Dowagiac Union Schools will have our non-homestead millage renewal on the ballot for a ...
Columns
APPLEGATE: Niles students engage in mental, physical activity in the summer
While the 2017-18 school year will soon come to a close, Niles Community Schools and local community organizations ...
Columns
TYREE: The Royal Wedding: Something for everyone
I'm an early riser, so I may very well watch the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ...
Columns
PROOS: Investing $18.65 million in school safety
As a parent of young children still in school, I understand the importance of ensuring that every Michigan ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: A letter received
I received a letter from lifelong politician Dave Pagel, asking for my support in his run for State Senate ...
Columns
COLUMN: Politics is the art of compromise
There are two words that every voter needs to fully understand before selecting the candidate they will support ...
Columns
COLUMN: Can you survive without reading these 21 books?
Not everyone appreciates being told to “chill out” about unmet goals. According to USA TODAY, “GQ” magazine has ...
Columns
Column: The space time continuum
At the opposite side of the Universe…the side where respectable carbon-based life forms are advised to avoid…sat a ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Congressional Republicans fail to resist Trump’s efforts to impose tyrannical rule
On April 19, a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Chicago ruled against the Trump administration’s ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Get it from the horse’s mouth
The November midterm election is approaching and will likely determine the direction of our country for a long ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Fuel for the people
When I first met Brad Paquette, it was as my freshman U.S. history teacher. I figured that he ...
Columns
TYREE: Should we lower the voting age to 16?
According to NBC News, the majority of the Washington, D.C. council as well as the mayor and the ...
Letters to the Editor
WALDRON: Are ‘sanctuary cities’ really safer?
Republicans generally do not support sanctuary cities and liberal Democrats generally do. There must be a reason for ...
Columns
PROOS: Michigan’s 2018 fishing license season underway
Every year, fishing on Michigan’s abundant waterways contributes billions of dollars to the state economy — money that ...
Leader Columnists
It is never easy to say goodbye
The past nine days have been the toughest of my life. For those who may not already know, ...
