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NELDON: When life gives you lemons…
Even the most optimistic among us will concede that 2020 has been ridden with challenges. In less than ...
Even the most optimistic among us will concede that 2020 has been ridden with challenges. In less than ...
During happy hour at just about any pub in America, an observant person could look around at tables ...
The year 2020 has been a dark time for many. Since COVID-19 hit the country earlier this year ...
In boxing, when a boxer finishes a fight without being knocked out, it’s called “going the distance.” To ...
Last week, I explored a topic every modern-day philosopher has contemplated: Who let the dogs out? From the ...
The giving spirit is alive and well in southwest Michigan. In spite of growing challenges quite literally plaguing ...
COVID-19 has been hard on all of us extroverts. We miss our friends, going out and experiencing new ...
Last weekend, I learned a life lesson in the middle of a grocery store. With the sun shining ...
If there is one adjective I would use to describe my mother, it would be no-nonsense… and intelligent ...
Wednesday evening, a line of vehicles wrapped around Third Street and down Broadway in Niles for several blocks. ...
When you think superheroes, your mind probably jumps to images of caped crusaders, web-slinging fighters and masked vigilantes. ...
As another election cycle heats up, several seats long held by incumbent officials are now opening up due ...
During a time when graduating seniors are typically donning gowns and tuxedos for their senior proms, pulling senior ...
Right now, most of us are stuck at home due to the COVID-19 crisis. Instead of going into ...
In the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic has begun spreading across the U.S., a lot has changed. Businesses ...
Commercial districts across southwest Michigan are currently peppered with orange cones marking off space for pickup lanes, red ...
Sunday, after two days of exercising proper social distancing and going stir crazy within my apartment, I decided ...
It’s undeniable that now is a scary time. Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a “stay home, stay safe” ...
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say ...
Change is never easy, but sometimes it is necessary. Nobody understands this concept better than newspaper publishers. As ...
Former Washington Post publisher Philip Graham famously said, “journalism is the first rough draft of history.” This postulation ...
While southwest Michigan may be known for its history, Thursday, Leader Publications is looking toward the future. That ...
I had a teacher once who said, “If you want to see the importance of black history, look ...
Monday evening, thousands of people learned a lesson from a household broom: Don’t believe everything you read on ...
If you take a walk through any southwest Michigan downtown, you can typically find traces of history. These ...