Education
International Day of Education: Investing in the Future of Students
By Dr. Dan Applegate, NCS Superintendent Ten years from now, our students will be in a completely different ...
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Lynch: Musings from a pothead – Waking up
Shocked, bewildered, disappointed….this is insane. I had all the feelings plus the notion that our country is beyond ...
Education
The End of 2022: Looking Ahead to the New Year
With the calendar year coming to a close, we look back at Niles Community Schools’ 2022 accomplishments with ...
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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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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
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Column: Modern cannabis
For 10,000 years, humans have had a relationship with the cannabis plant. While still hunter gatherers, the nomadic ...
Opinion
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. ...
Opinion
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 ...
Opinion
Fame or meeting fame?
In 1966, a crowd gathered around Andy Warhol as his photographer was trying to take photos for a ...
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OPINION: In Defense of Reproductive Rights
Voters in our state are faced with the freedom of choice when they vote in November. But the ...
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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 ...
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OPINION: Vote Democrat this November
Republicans want to privatize everything, just google it. If you want to keep Social Security, disability, Medicare, Medicaid, ...
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OPINION: Michigan 5th Congressional District Election
Dear Editor: First, I am a lifelong Republican and former Chair of the Cass County Republican Party. However, ...
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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 ...
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OPINION: Vote ‘no’ on Proposal 3
Dear Editor, Important things to know about Proposal 3: The Proposal language is very confusing and extreme. Passage ...
Opinion
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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Education
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 ...
