Columns
Education Foundation honors alumni legends
The Niles Education Foundation was created in 2010 by a group of community leaders and in just a ...
Columns
Aliens: they walk among us
Big John Hudson burst through the front door of Sarah’s Diner (just like he usually did), tossed his ...
Letters to the Editor
More evidence in Trump-Russia collusion scandal
Donald Trump Jr. recently revealed that, in June 2016, he accepted an email invitation to meet with a ...
Leader Columnists
Creative approaches to celebrating history
Any given Saturday this summer, a handful of volunteers can be found working their magic to bring history ...
Letters to the Editor
Underground Railroad Days keeps on rolling
Underground Railroad Days, the eighth annual collaboration between the Village of Vandalia and the Underground Railroad Society of ...
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for supporting our Grand Old show
The following is written on behalf of the members of the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac. For the ...
Columns
Vietnam veterans invited to upcoming ceremonies
Michigan’s Vietnam veterans served our country with honor, yet they were often forgotten when they returned home. In ...
Columns
We are in a truth drought
Who is telling the truth? How would we know? Someone once said, “A lie can travel halfway around ...
Columns
Will Wile E. Coyote ever find happiness?
The Democrats’ efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2016 election remind me of the old Roadrunner cartoon ...
Columns
Open government action is needed
In February, I joined a majority of my colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, in rolling out landmark legislation ...
Columns
Malcolm Thornwhistle: leaving it alone
Malcolm James Thornwhistle (of the Downhampton Thornwhistles) was a world renowned adventurer and Olympic water balloon shot-put contender. ...
Leader Columnists
A grey area in the marijuana madness
Drugs are bad. This was the basis of countless lessons repeatedly enforced at home and at school throughout ...
Letters to the Editor
More citizen support is needed for our veterans
The Senate Republican “health care plan,” like the House Republican plan, would be very damaging to many groups, ...
Columns
Proud to honor good Samaritans for aiding state trooper in need
The parable of the good Samaritan has profound lessons applicable in our life today. In short, the story ...
Letters to the Editor
Congress should rethink plans for summer vacation
There are two valid reasons for Congress to leave Washington for vacation in August: D.C. heat and humidity ...
Columns
P.D. Beckwith’s impact on Dowagiac
When P.D. Beckwith started manufacturing stoves in the late 1860s, he had four regular employees. By 1879, he ...
Columns
Be active to fight diabetes
Many of us have loved ones who have become diabetic in their later years. In fact, type 2 ...
Editorials
New cannabis laws strike a good balance
Last week, we published our latest set of stories in our Closer Look series, in which our news ...
Columns
Arnold fixes the roads
The following gobbledygook pile of satire was written way back in 2015, when I was busy making fun ...
Editorials
Support for SMC nursing building great for the region
Earlier this year, leaders with Southwestern Michigan College asked the community to help support its $9.6 million transformation ...
Leader Columnists
Expectation: The root of all heartache
“You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an ...
Editorials
Can everyone start acting like adults?
If the “drama” the last several days have proved anything, it is that there is no limits to ...
Columns
Awareness vital in stopping aquatic invasive species
Aquatic invasive species, such as Asian carp and zebra mussels, pose a real threat to the health of ...
Letters to the Editor
Refuse to settle for inadequate healthcare bill
The Republicans are negotiating. They have proposed a medical care bill that is about as bad as you ...
Columns
For the Fourth of July, let’s have some common sense
In the course of human events it is necessary, now and again, to renew our commitment to the ...
