Newsletter Opinion
PROOS: Give the gift of a college education this Christmas
Continuing education and higher education are important for students’ future careers.
Newsletter Opinion
KAUFMANN: Finding our winter ‘get up and go’
Winter is cold. On dark mornings, I often feel like emulating a hibernating bear. However, I have work ...
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PROOS: Lauren’s Law helps increase organ donor registrations
There is a tremendous need for lifesaving organ transplants — with over 115,000 men, women and children nationwide ...
Opinion
One more reason to celebrate this holiday season
In a time when folks are carrying out traditions of baking cookies, singing carols, trimming the tree and ...
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APPLEGATE: Reflecting on Niles teachers this holiday season
The holiday season is a wonderful opportunity to cherish those around us and feel grateful for all they ...
Opinion
TYREE: Are you washing your hands correctly?
When I was a tyke, I always freaked out over the possible presence of “cat hairs and goims.” ...
Opinion
WILSON: A history lesson — The decade of so what
I wasn’t impressed with the 80’s. A lot of things happened during that decade — but I wasn’t all ...
Opinion
Column: Protect yourself and give wisely this holiday season
The holiday season is about celebrating with family and friends and looking forward to a new year full ...
Opinion
Column: Is there any common ground?
There is a story of the Old West about a place in the Rocky Mountains where there was ...
Opinion
MATHEWS: Your Cass County Friend of the Court: ‘What is a tax offset?’
Earlier this fall, letters started to go out from the Office of Child Support in Lansing to payers ...
Opinion
PROOS: Much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time to gather together with family and friends and give thanks for our many blessings.
Opinion
KAUFMANN: The gift of saying ‘no’
The holiday season is coming! I can almost smell the pumpkin pie and hear the jingle bells. Family ...
Opinion
WILSON: Tommy Jones and dating in the 21st Century
The members of the Circular Congregation Breakfast Club met at Sarah’s Diner nearly every morning for hot coffee, ...
Opinion
What if comic strip characters aged normally?
Did you realize that November 24 marks the 100th birthday of the venerable (and still-published) comic strip “Gasoline ...
Opinion
Crisis preparedness key to nurturing school community
At Niles Community Schools, we often talk with parents about the fact our number one priority is the ...
Opinion
PROOS: Information for a safe, successful deer hunting season
Hunting has always been a favorite tradition and pastime of many southwest Michigan families. As deer firearm season ...
Opinion
WILSON: Problem solving without a problem
Sometimes, saying a lot requires very few words. Sometimes, rambling on and on says nothing at all. When ...
Opinion
COLUMN: Smaller American towns connect in ways Washingtonians don’t
After living in Washington, D.C., for nearly 8 years, I love being back home in Pittsburgh. I met ...
Opinion
PROOS: Celebrating STEM education in Michigan
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education is key to our future because it prepares students for careers in ...
Opinion
PROOS: Let your voice be heard by voting
The freedom to choose or reject our leaders makes us the beacon of liberty in the world, yet ...
Opinion
LARRY WILSON: Arnold Tobin can’t stop running
The breakfast cacophony at Sarah’s Diner refused to dim as Arnold Tobin made his big announcement. “I’m considering ...
Opinion
APPLEGATE: Niles Recognizes National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. At Niles Community Schools, we use this time as an opportunity to ...
Opinion
Column: Have a fun and safe Halloween
The streets will soon be filled with goblins, ghouls, ghosts and all manner of other scary and delightful ...
Opinion
MATHEWS: Physical custody v. legal custody: Is there a difference?
When most people hear the word “custody,” they often think that this term simply means who a child ...
