Letters to the Editor
Depot donors keep on shining
As of April 1, we have $4,690 in the bank for the “Light Up The Depot” campaign. We ...
Letters to the Editor
Some facts that will blow you away
Like me, anyone driving their vehicle in open places last Thursday afternoon can attest to the fact that ...
Columns
Easter is a time for renewal of purpose
Just as spring is the season of rebirth and renewal, Easter is a time for spiritual rebirth and ...
Columns
Helping kids choose healthy eating
Imagine this: you have just come home hungry after a long day at school, and a fresh apple ...
Brandywine Education
The three R’s and beyond
After spring break, our kids come back to testing season. As many of you know, the Michigan tests ...
Columns
The Orphan Train and The Grand Old City
The Orphan Train and Dowagiac’s connection to it will be fully explored in 2017, through a series of ...
Letters to the Editor
Where are the true progressives?
To my fellow in habitants of this very fragile planet — we are faced with a monumental choice. ...
Columns
The, as yet, unfinished history of politics
Part 3 This is a history lesson, told in three parts, contrived in the truest sense of fabricated ...
Letters to the Editor
Where are the true progressives?
To my fellow in habitants of this very fragile planet — we are faced with a monumental choice. ...
Leader Columnists
Finding the next generation of leaders
Throughout the next several weeks, Niles and Buchanan will celebrate its business community at the respective chambers’ annual ...
Letters to the Editor
Environmental regulations create jobs
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans, including Rep. Fred Upton, are waging a highly destructive and misguided war ...
Letters to the Editor
We are in big trouble
As president, we have a gentleman who has always had money. He expected people to do what he ...
Letters to the Editor
Art is vital to our community
According to Americans for the Arts, the nonprofit arts industry (museums, theater and dance companies, performing arts centers, ...
Columns
Agriculture makes a tremendous impact in our daily lives
We celebrated National Agriculture Day last month. It is a time to talk with Michigan farmers about the ...
Columns
Sears, Kmart, malls: my new worry list
My wife and I met on a blind date at a Bonanza restaurant in a nearby shopping mall ...
Editorials
Good governing requires openess
It’s nearly impossible to get Republican and Democrats to agree on almost anything these days, especially in today’s ...
Letters to the Editor
Gerrymandering kills democracy
According to CountMIVote, a group of Michigan citizens working for non-partisan redistricting reform, “Gerrymandering is the process of ...
Columns
The, as yet, unfinished history of politics
Part 2 This is a history lesson, told in three parts, contrived in the truest sense of fabricated ...
Leader Columnists
Summer is a great time to explore Michiana
Believe it or not, summer is right around the corner. I know, I know. I shouldn’t say that ...
Editorials
U.S. continues to head down scary path
A rather bizarre video has been making its way around the internet over the last few days, highlighting another ...
Letters to the Editor
A bipartisan approach is needed to improve health care
The demise of Paul Ryan and Donald Trump’s misguided effort to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act ...
Letters to the Editor
Actions speak louder than words
I read that Fred Upton wouldn’t say he supported Trumpcare. But Fred was on the committee that wrote ...
Columns
Encouraging small businesses to hire veterans
We owe our veterans a tremendous debt for their selfless dedication and the enormous sacrifices they made in ...
Columns
Fred Mathews: mentor to all
Like thousands of other citizens of southwestern Michigan, I like to think that I knew the late Dr. ...
Editorials
Service clubs need a big comeback
Last week, Dowagiac mourned the loss of one its most influential leaders. Southwestern Michigan College founder Fred Mathews ...
