Leader Columnists
NELDON: Following this yellow brick road we call ‘life’
How often in your life have you thought to yourself, “I might be better at this, if only ...
Letters to the Editor
Retired teacher demands action for gun control
The “thoughts and prayers” of Americans must give cold comfort to families victimized by the current mass shooting ...
Letters to the Editor
Just a game
I just had a terrible thought. I can’t believe it’s true but I can’t think of any other ...
Columns
PUCKETT: Surely, somebody has an answer
Another mass killing . . . Will I be next? That question is not far from most of ...
Columns
PROOS: Punitive driver responsibility fees to be eliminated
Michigan’s driver responsibility fees are an unfair double penalty that makes it difficult for many residents who have ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Upton has repeatedly voted against gun violence prevention measures
Congressman Fred Upton voted to repeal President Obama’s executive order blocking gun purchases by mentally ill individuals who ...
Columns
WILSON: Snow removal: Battle of the lake effect
Snow has fallen – and fallen – and fallen. This is not an uncommon sight in the middle ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Drugs, alcohol, mental illness
Prohibition, the term used to describe the effort to end alcohol abuse, lasted less than 14 years. It ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Release the Democratic memo
I am writing to the men and women of Congress to show my support for the release of ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Illegal immigrants
The Republicans would have us believe that illegal immigrants are pouring into our country, stealing our jobs, lowering ...
Leader Columnists
NELDON: Thanks to our street departments
Just a week after the groundhog saw its shadow, Mother Nature gave us a big reminder that winter ...
Columns
PROOS: Enjoy Michigan free winter fishing this weekend
Michigan has celebrated free winter fishing every year for more than two decades in an effort to increase ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Investing Russian interference
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes and his staff are supposed to be investigating Russian interference in the ...
Columns
KAUFFMAN: In Pursuit of a Younger Heart
February is the month of hearts: red paper valentines, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, and those pastel candy sweethearts ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: President Trump equals Hitler, Putin, (fill-in favorite villain)
The title notwithstanding, this is not a defense of Donald Trump. I like what has happened to ...
Columns
WILSON: This could be Arnold’s year
“I saw the first sign of spring just the other day,” Arnold Tobin muttered quietly, as he pushed ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Trump’s actions spur fears about direction of democracy
I believe our republic is at a critical juncture, where a constitutional crisis is becoming very possible. The ...
Leader Columnists
YOAKUM: Thanks for all the memories, Dowagiac
Like so many others who embark on a new career, in a new community, I had no idea ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Trump, GOP are teaming up to undermine justice
House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Devin Nunes and his staff are supposed to be investigating Russian interference in the ...
Opinion
PROOS: Photo contest winner visits Michigan Capitol
Michigan is full of landscapes and summer activities that make our state one of the most picturesque and ...
Letters to the Editor
Do not take the rapture in vain
My name is Bruce Feltcher. I’ve lived in Niles since July 1, 1937.
Letters to the Editor
Correcting the record
Speaking from experience, I know that it is best to take ownership of one’s mistakes and errors ...
Letters to the Editor
Unacceptable morality
I have written about imperiling the fresh water of the great lakes with oil pipelines, about the top ...
Letters to the Editor
Moving forward past distractions
I regret that the recent controversy involving my service as a Cass County commissioner has taken attention away ...
Columns
MIDDLETON: Congress should act fast to fix health care funding cliff
Health care can be one of the more divisive political issues that any policymaker has to work on.
