Columns
A post-Thanksgiving day margin of error
DOWAGIAC — At the time of this writing, my family Thanksgiving Day celebration will not have yet begun. ...
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Newsletter Opinion
Thank you to poll workers, election officials
I wish to express my deep appreciation for the poll workers and election officials who spent untold hours ...
Columns
COLUMN: Musings from a 70’s freak, not a hippy
By George Lynch, Green Stem Provisioning Boy oh boy, how things have changed in the world of cannabis ...
Columns
Column: Modern cannabis
For 10,000 years, humans have had a relationship with the cannabis plant. While still hunter gatherers, the nomadic ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Vote Daniels, Weber for Niles school board
Over the past decade, my three children have attended elementary, middle and high school at Niles Community Schools. ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote “Yes” on Michigan Proposal 3
Editor, A “yes” vote on Proposal 3 would introduce a right to women’s reproductive freedom into the Michigan ...
Leader Columnists
Fame or meeting fame?
In 1966, a crowd gathered around Andy Warhol as his photographer was trying to take photos for a ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: In Defense of Reproductive Rights
Voters in our state are faced with the freedom of choice when they vote in November. But the ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Vote Brewer, Turner-Badgero for Dowagiac school board
This is the season of political ads, most of them negative, and most focusing on national and regional ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Vote Democrat this November
Republicans want to privatize everything, just google it. If you want to keep Social Security, disability, Medicare, Medicaid, ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Michigan 5th Congressional District Election
Dear Editor: First, I am a lifelong Republican and former Chair of the Cass County Republican Party. However, ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Vote Jamie Turay for Niles school board
Editor, Jamie, the youngest of three children, is from a family that takes great pride in our nation ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Vote ‘no’ on Proposal 3
Dear Editor, Important things to know about Proposal 3: The Proposal language is very confusing and extreme. Passage ...
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Vote Jean Rowe for Cass County Commissioner District 1
I am writing to endorse the candidacy of Ms. Jean Rowe, the Democratic candidate for the office of ...
Education
APPLEGATE: Supporting students’ academic abilities in Niles and beyond
At Niles Community Schools, our students embark on an academic, social and emotional journey of growth and exploration. ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote for Proposal 2
Editor, Voters have an opportunity in this election to put key voting rights directly in the Michigan Constitution. ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support our schools
Editor, I have recently been seeing information about the group “We the Parents” and its issues with the ...
Leader Columnists
CAINS: ‘Tis the season of transition
Here we are in mid-September with 80-degree weather on one day and a brisk 49-degree temperature to kick ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Labor Day musings
The great Michigan tradition of closing out the Summer with a Labor Day drive to the lake or ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, President Biden
The Biden administration, working in collaboration with all of the Congressional Democrats and a small number of Republicans ...
Columns
APPLEGATE: Extracurriculars can help students build new skills and gain experiences
It’s hard to believe that we are already at the start of the school year. While we have ...
Columns
Cains: The good old days
As a child I was extremely lucky. I had two loving parents, four siblings and about fifty relatives ...
Editorials
Many thanks to Fort St. Joseph Open House volunteers, organizers
Touring the Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Open House last weekend was like taking a trip back in time. ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Monkeypox Awareness in Van Buren and Cass Counties
CASS COUNTY — Throughout the summer a new topic of conversation has emerged bringing about many questions and ...
letter to the editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Officer Lewis a great example of good police
I want to give Officer Thorn Lewis of the Dowagiac Police Department a heartfelt thank you!
