Leader Columnists
NELDON: ‘Those who tell the stories rule the world’
Sunday evening, I was one of millions who watched with tears in my eyes and arms full of ...
Columns
PROOS: New laws to help address opioid epidemic
The growing abuse of prescription drugs and heroin is now the deadliest drug epidemic in American history.
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Local leaders need to wise up about marijuana
Under Michigan Law, what the promoters of the marijuana dispensaries are proposing would subject them to 15 years ...
Columns
OUR VIEW: Share your vision with Cass County
Cass County has become a happening place the last several years. New businesses, serving a variety of customers ...
Columns
KAUFMANN: How to sustain our resolve
Many of us have proclaimed impressive health resolutions for this fresh new year of 2018. These resolutions usually ...
Columns
NELDON: New year, new goals
It’s that time of year again. We’ve flipped the calendar page, and set our sights on a new ...
Columns
TYREE: It’s winter — get with the program
Much of the nation has been suffering from a cold snap of epic proportions, but there are always ...
Columns
PROOS: A year in review, the year ahead
As we look back at the accomplishments of 2017, it is good to remember how far we’ve come. ...
Editorials
OUR VIEW: What’s your resolution?
It’s 2018. Whether the last 12 months have been fabulous for you, or if you simply want to ...
Columns
WILSON: All that will be, all that has been, part II
What has happened thus far: two curmudgeons, heretofore referred to as the Wizard and the demi-god, met a ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Proud history
When President Trump returned from his far Eastern tour, he said, “we should be proud of our history.” ...
Columns
APPLEGATE: Niles seniors looking to the future
With first semester coming to a close, the college application process is well underway for seniors at Niles ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: New tax law is an abomination
If you’re not angry, then you just aren’t paying attention. The recently passed Republican tax bill, which Fred ...
Leader Columnists
NELDON: Still time to recognize ‘Unsung Heroes’
For the past several weeks, countless people have stood outside department stores, voluntarily ringing bells in the freezing ...
Columns
STRAYER: Remember the woodshed when cutting taxes
I learned all I know about tax reform and tax simplification, supply side economics, trickle down economics and free ...
Columns
PROOS: How to protect yourself from holiday scammers
The holiday season is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends. Although Christmas Day has passed, ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Mueller is a patriot, Trump is not
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is an honest, honorable and patriotic man. He served as a Marine Corps officer ...
Columns
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun published what was to become the most widely read letter ...
Columns
WILSON: All that will be, all that has been
Part I Deep within a dark and dense forest, two mystical travelers made their way along a trail ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Donations will help make Cass County a more beautiful place
Deductions for charitable giving may be affected by the proposed tax bill, which is concerning to the Cass ...
Leader Columnists
NELDON: Remembering the magic of Christmas
After a week of traveling and business meetings in the south, I returned home grumpy Sunday morning, picking ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Donations will help make Cass County a more beautiful place
Deductions for charitable giving may be affected by the proposed tax bill, which is concerning to the Cass ...
Leader Columnists
NELDON: Remembering the magic of Christmas
After a week of traveling and business meetings in the south, I returned home grumpy Sunday morning, picking ...
Columns
PROOS: A Merry Christmas to all local families
I wish everyone in Southwest Michigan a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I hope you are all ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Republicans protect Trump, betray America
The House Judiciary Committee recently heard testimony from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ...
