Letters to the Editor
Lack of jobs no reason for unrest
In listening to the two mouthpieces sent out by the U.S. State Department, we are supposed to believe ...
Leader Columnists
Dowagiac Union Schools students on a roll
Friday morning, perhaps the most exciting news of the year thus far broke — that Dowagiac Union High ...
Letters to the Editor
Customers deserve convenience of purchasing alcohol in supermarkets
We are a family-owned business employing some 3,400 people, operating 18 stores in Indiana and three in Michigan.
Letters to the Editor
Soup lunch was a success
The women of Beta Sigma Ohi, chapters, Masters, Xi Delta Mu and Kappa Beta are pleased to announce ...
Letters to the Editor
Economy is not the problem
In listening to the two mouthpieces sent out by the U.S. State Department, we are supposed to believe ...
Columns
Part one: The Witch and the Alchemist
Edna could not claim mystical royal lineage. She was not an enchanted princess that had been cursed by ...
Columns
Offering women the tool of self-defense
“Women must not depend on the protection of a man but must be taught to defend herself.”
Columns
Bills protect fair hunting practices, hunters’ rights
With an abundance of game animals and birds, Michigan attracts more hunters than any other state because our ...
Columns
Seniors beware of Medicare tactics
When the Clinton Administration began its quest for national health reform back in 1993, I had a front-row ...
Columns
Working together
Niles Community Schools benefits from having a community that is passionate and dedicated to the success of its ...
Leader Columnists
Horizons offers glimpse into why area is so special
Hopefully, by the time you read these words, you’ve already been drawn into our 34th annual Horizons edition ...
Leader Columnists
Something of which to be proud
This week, a Brandywine student made school history. The seventh-grader out-spelled 65 other students in a countywide spelling ...
Columns
Creating a strong community
In September I wrote about my beliefs as an educator and school administrator and my philosophy that we ...
Leader Columnists
Why free Internet matters
“Newspapers are dead, and the Internet killed them.” For years now, this has been the refrain spouted by ...
Columns
Integrity and extraordinary Fred
I first saw the extraordinary “Fred” practiced by my father, as a tool and die maker for one ...
Columns
Pencils and sharpeners disappearing too
Continuing from last week, the next object or set of objects disappearing from elementary schools is the hand-cranked ...
Leader Columnists
Relay for Life making difference one dollar, one person at a time
There are always lots of things going on across southwest Michigan. Communities from the Lake Michigan shore to ...
Leader Columnists
Heroes and heritage in our backyards
Who is your hero? I’ve been asked this question more times than I can count, and I’ve always ...
Columns
Looking for a job or considering a career change?
The Pure Michigan Talent Connect website offers a variety of tools to help connect jobs seekers with employers. ...
Columns
Big John and the break-up
“It’s time for a break up,” Big John Hudson burst through the front door, threw his ball cap ...
Columns
Blackboards have place in classroom
Recently I read an article about 10 things disappearing from elementary schools.
Letters to the Editor
Income inequality a priority
President Obama has presented a series of tax proposals that would reduce the federal income taxes of middle ...
Columns
And that’s the way it is
For those of us old enough to remember Walter Cronkite, we heard him say “And that’s the way ...
Columns
Snow removal in southwest Michigan
Snow has fallen — and fallen — and fallen. This is not an uncommon sight, in the middle ...
Columns
Enjoy Michigan’s free fishing weekend Feb. 14-15
With more than 3,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, 36,000 miles of rivers and 11,000 inland lakes, Michigan ...
