Editorials
Business climate hot even for July
July has already been an unusually hot month on the local business scene. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton visited ...
Columns
Where are the ‘gem’ hiking trails?
Calling out to all of those in Leaderland: I need to know where the great trails are located ...
Columns
Cardinal Charlie/Mae’s Wahoo a portal to Reagan library
I’m sure a lot of my readers can remember Mae Rosemeier, who was a Dowagiac Daily News worker ...
Editorials
Tide turning on same-sex marriage
June 26 was a good day, and an historic one, for marriage equality regardless of sexual orientation. A ...
Columns
Cardinal Charlie/When boots were galoshes
Here is something I recall of my early school days at Oak Street School. When we got home ...
Letters to the Editor
County board needs more time to debate
To the editor: Thank you for your editorial in the June 27 edition regarding setting meeting times for ...
Columns
Stats reveal appetite for bad news
When I’m out and about meeting people in the community, I’m always hearing great stories I believe should ...
Columns
LaBre on Law: Challenge to speeding ticket takes unexpected turns
My wife, Stacy, and I were eating dinner with another married couple on a double date.
Columns
Hummingbirds get scarce
I don’t have the large numbers of hummingbirds I once had in my area.
Letters to the Editor
White Cane drive generates $2,000
To the editor: Dowagiac Lions Club wishes to thank the hundreds of individual contributors and our corporate sponsors ...
Editorials
If you care when board meets, weigh in
With a few months experience with its new consent agenda, the Cass County Board of Commissioners is evaluating ...
Columns
David Mann: Proposed brownouts: The American energy crisis
Recently, the city council received a memo stating that AEP/I&M is asking cities to begin planning for possible ...
Columns
Jack Strayer: Privacy no longer exists in America
We have recently learned what official Washington has known for years.
Letters to the Editor
Beckwith does amazing job
To all who like theater: Dowagiac Beckwith Theatre, almost a quarter-century old now, never fails to amaze ...
Columns
‘Humidifier’ used to be tea kettle on coal stove
Here are a few things I wrote about years ago: As I filled my modern humidifier that I ...
Letters to the Editor
Choirs gave concerts admirable early start
To the editor: In Tuesday night’s paper, there was an article about the Summer Concert Series kicking off ...
Letters to the Editor
Beckwith buoyed by raising $20,000
To the editor: The Beckwith Theatre Board of Directors and Dick Judd, fundraising committee chair, wish to ...
Editorials
Schools should turn critics into allies
It was an odd sight, a former superintendent scolding the current superintendent and Dowagiac Board of Education. On ...
Columns
Sen. John Proos: State should utilize Pure Michigan Business Connect
Gov. Rick Snyder initiated Pure Michigan Business Connect in 2011 to help connect purchasers with Michigan suppliers.
Columns
William Crandell: Gas prices make electric car attractive
When I was in high school, I worked at a full service gas station back when you could ...
Columns
Cardinal Charlie/trash hauler Alfred Falk
I receive all kinds of letters from people who read my weekly column, and I seem to run ...
Columns
Michael Bennett: Argus and Vigilant splitting up
Today marks a historic date, as today is the day that we separated the content of the Edwardsburg ...
Columns
The youth have spoken, now it’s time to take action
My parents have been married 60 years this June.
