Letters to the Editor
Upton uses tele-town hall to reach 300 people
Hello neighbors in the 6th District: Fred Upton had a tele-town hall on Tuesday Feb. 28 and I ...
Columns
E-tracking helping in battle against meth
Law enforcement officers work hard and risk their lives each day to keep us safe. This includes the ...
Editorials
New businesses bringing unique tastes to our downtown districts
One of the strengths of any city’s cuisine scene is the diversity of its offerings. In most major ...
Letters to the Editor
Partisans need to come together to find common ground
I am a Democrat living in Cass County, and my granddaughter is a Republican who works in the House ...
Letters to the Editor
Local donors starting to light things up
I want to thank the following people, who have donated $100 or more to the “Light Up the Depot” ...
Columns
Dowagiac’s favorite barber
One of my favorite characters in Dowagiac history is Thomas Jefferson Martin, one of the city’s first African ...
Letters to the Editor
Congress should look into Trump’s ties with Russia
Republicans in the U.S. Congress, including Representative Fred Upton, are enabling President Donald Trump to continue hiding his ...
Columns
‘The moving finger having writ’
PART 2 What’s happened so far: Ragnar the Embellisher wrote a book about the history of lutefisk, a ...
Letters to the Editor
Recognizing a good deed
Last Friday afternoon (Feb. 17) I witnessed something in our county that almost brought tears to my eyes ...
Letters to the Editor
Council needs to address elephant in the room with marijuana question
I attended last week’s Niles City Council public forum regarding the “marijuana question.” After listening to impassioned words ...
Letters to the Editor
Our president is selling our environment
President Trump is selling our environment. One of President Obama’s last acts was to halt work on the ...
Letters to the Editor
Talk to your representatives about fossil fuel concerns
It can’t be said too often or too forcefully. The earth is heating up, and coal, gas and ...
Columns
Celebrate ‘March is Reading Month’
Reading is vital to a successful education, and lays the foundation to a rewarding future. Learning to read ...
Letters to the Editor
Bernie Sanders supporters can be most effective as Democrats
In the recent presidential primary election, Sen. Bernie Sanders was strongly and enthusiastically supported by millions of Americans. ...
Leader Columnists
Thanks for serving downtown Niles
For the better part of the last two and a half years, I’ve spent about an hour a ...
Columns
February Starfish Story
On Dec. 28, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a new law that could save many lives. This law will ...
Editorials
Community should support SMC project
Last week, Southwestern Michigan College announced its latest — and largest — construction project yet. The community college’s ...
Columns
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a dam
In the past few weeks, I have been asked more than five times about my thoughts on the ...
Columns
Construction continues across Niles district
In the nearly two years since the community supported the bond referendum that Niles Community Schools put forth, ...
Editorials
Facts about black history Month
For more than 40 years, February has served as an opportunity for our nation to recognize the history ...
Columns
‘The moving finger having writ’
PART I In a Denny’s parking lot located on the northern plains of Illinois, a contemporary scribe of ...
Letters to the Editor
Hometown support helped lead youth Chieftains to victory
Last Sunday, the Dowagiac Youth Wrestling Club hosted a Michigan Youth Wrestling Association wrestling tournament. This was the ...
Leader Columnists
Celebrating the faces of Michiana
PHEW. The sigh of relief was audible last Tuesday as our newsroom clicked the send button to ship ...
Columns
Help save a life by becoming an organ donor
Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed my legislation, known as “Lauren’s Law,” to help increase the number of registered ...
Letters to the Editor
EPA cannot be dismantled by current administration
If you are concerned with the direction the current administration is heading to dismantle environmental protections, I say: ...
