Editorials
Commission serves Niles Township residents well
Tuesday night, the Niles Township planning commission unanimously denied a special land use application that would have permitted ...
Columns
Around the world adventure, part two
From the moment four American pilots took off from Seattle in April 1924 on their mission to be ...
Leader Columnists
Technology helping people get outside
Are you looking for a perfect definition of irony? Visit Riverfront Park in Niles this week — or ...
Leader Columnists
A lesson learned from Anne Frank
“It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling ...
Letters to the Editor
Beckwith Theatre gets ‘thumbs up’
My husband and I have been playgoers and have attended the Beckwith Theatre in Dowagiac ever since its ...
Columns
Initiative designed to thank a farmer
Michigan is home to more than 51,000 farms — more than 95 percent of which are family owned ...
Letters to the Editor
Vote ‘yes’ for Cass County COA millage
On Aug. 2, Cass County residents will have the opportunity to vote on the millage proposition for the ...
Letters to the Editor
Community shows support for sheriff candidate Behnke
I have been blessed to know the Behnke family throughout my life and have known Undersheriff Richard Behnke ...
Columns
Grandchildren make you feel young again
Mary H. Waldrip said, “Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old.”
Editorials
Shooting reminds us the value of law enforcement
Outside the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, two cardboard signs propped against a patrol car show the ...
Editorials
Steve’s Run a simple yet great way to volunteer
O rganizers with Southwestern Michigan College’s annual Steve’s Run are looking for volunteers from outside the college to ...
Editorials
An exciting time for Sister Lakes
Warm summer weather has brought hundreds of people to Dowagiac’s sister community in recent months, but we are ...
Editorials
Continuing the fight against drug crime
While there will be plenty of tough decisions in front of county voters during the upcoming state primary ...
Letters to the Editor
Trump has been a reckless, dishonest businessman
Fortune magazine (May 1, 2016) recently published a detailed analysis of Donald Trump’s business practices. The results are ...
Letters to the Editor
Cass County COA ballot proposal needs your vote
Cass County residents will have the chance on Aug. 2, to vote for the millage for the Cass ...
Editorials
Continuing the fight against drug crime
While there will be plenty of tough decisions in front of county voters during the upcoming state primary ...
Leader Columnists
Michiana Life’s third anniversary built on stories of amazing people
Life’s milestones come in all varieties, but when celebrating one for one of our publications it often feels ...
Leader Columnists
A generous generation
As part of a social experiment, a handful of children were given a dollar and pointed in the ...
Columns
Help make this year’s Cat Tracks the best ever
The 10th annual Cat Tracks 5K Run/Walk will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.
Columns
Celebrate the outdoors with a Michigan Activity Pass
We are blessed to have numerous ways to have fun in our great outdoors, and I encourage Southwest ...
Columns
Jimmy and the boar
Harrison Winkle lives on the corner, in the house with the wrap around front porch — the type ...
Letters to the Editor
Cass County COA goes the extra mile
Cass County residents will have the chance on Aug. 2, to vote for the millage for the Cass ...
Editorials
City sponsored contest gives residents of all ages chance to express themselves
Over the last several weeks, the walls outside the city’s chamber of leadership have been adorned by some ...
Editorials
History Center project will be great asset to Niles
A $24,000 grant will certainly go a long way in helping the Niles History Center uncover the history ...
