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Defining moments
Our lives are filled with defining moments.
Columns
Transparency is the key to providing future accountability
Michigan is facing a looming problem that is already affecting our schools and all levels of state government: ...
Leader Columnists
Voting is a privilege Americans continue to waste
The citizens of Berrien and Cass counties should be disappointed with themselves and their neighbors after Tuesday’s election, ...
Leader Columnists
An ode to moms
If there is one thing every single person on this earth has in common, it is that every ...
Columns
Traveling the Sunset Coast
This is the beginning of my favorite time of year along the Sunset Coast. It is the start ...
Columns
‘A-C-T’ to prevent child heat strokes
In 2013, nationwide, 44 children died from heatstroke after being accidentally left in a parked vehicle, including three ...
Columns
Appreciate your teachers
This is Teacher Appreciation Week. Here at Brandywine, we expand that to Staff Appreciation Week, because everyone contributes ...
Editorials
A welcome improvement
As most Dowagiac residents have undoubtedly seen, the city has recently unveiled its latest additions to a handful ...
Letters to the Editor
Don’t let the government hold us hostage
The Michigan Legislature does not want to vote to raise taxes to fix our roads. They can, but ...
Editorials
A successful swap
Niles officials got two birds with one stone last week in getting an up-and-coming company into the Gallery ...
Columns
10 reasons to vote ‘yes, yes’ on May 5
10. For the average taxpayer, it will cost about $15.00/month. 9. If you are over the age of ...
Letters to the Editor
Support the bond and support our students
I have four signs in my yard supporting the local bond issue. Having done flooring work or volunteer ...
Leader Columnists
Focus on the solution, not the source
On my desk, I have a tiny piece of paper with a quote that I ripped out of ...
Columns
Veteran groups invited to participate in service
Memorial Day is a time to remember the valiant efforts of the brave Americans who put their country ...
Columns
April is Autism Awareness month
April is also Autism Awareness Month. All Community Service Troopers in the state were trained as instructors in ...
Columns
May 5 is all about the students
For the past several weeks, readers of the Niles Daily Star — both printed and electronic versions — ...
Columns
What should we do with our issues?
Issues . . . we all have them. Issues might be intrinsic to us as a person; they ...
Columns
Big John and women trouble
Big John Hudson — all five feet four inches of him — burst through the front door of ...
Letters to the Editor
Vote Done Vite for Bertrand Twp. Clerk
I would like to encourage you to vote for Don Vite for Bertrand Township Clerk on May 5. ...
Letters to the Editor
Community should support Niles schools
On May 5, I urge you to go to the polls and support our Niles Community School students ...
Editorials
Show you care by voting ‘yess’ for school bonds
It is easy to say we care about the community in which we live. It is even easier ...
Columns
Ensuring a skilled workforce
The world becomes more competitive every day, and our students need an equally competitive education so that they ...
Columns
We should honor our greatest generation
Next month we pay tribute to the men and women who fought to bring peace in Europe during ...
Columns
Research is key for displays at museum
When preparing a new display for the Edwardsburg Museum, research is an integral part of the design no ...
