Columns
School year off to a great start
The new school year began several weeks ago, but I can still sense the excitement as I walk ...
Columns
Parents’ words key in preventing underage drinking
“Talk, They Hear You” is a new underage drinking prevention national media campaign.
Editorials
Investments in STEM were wise choices for institutions
While not the most exciting courses for many students, lessons in math and science are critical pillars of ...
Letters to the Editor
No such thing as free breakfast
An article in last week’s Daily News, “Free Breakfast Offered,” stated that “the meals would be offered (to ...
Letters to the Editor
Beckwith players succeed again
The current play “The Last Five Years” is much more than a conversation between two people. This is ...
Leader Columnists
Horizons is, well, on the Horizon
Considering we just marked the official start of fall a few days ago, February may seem like a ...
Leader Columnists
Happy National Newspaper Week!
Next week, when companies all across the United States celebrate the 75th annual National Newspaper Week, they will ...
Columns
Decision 2016: Wake me when it’s over!
Those of you who read this column “Speaking from Experience” on a somewhat regular basis know that every ...
Columns
Initiative to help increase organ donations
More than 120,000 men, women and children nationwide currently need life-saving organ transplants, and every 10 minutes another ...
Columns
Making or breaking habits for a healthier lifestyle
I think we can all admit to a few bad habits we would like to break (i.e. smoking, ...
Editorials
Plenty of opportunities to celebrate harvest, fall season
Although much of the Michiana community seems to come to life during the summer with thousands traveling to ...
Letters to the Editor
A big thank you
Our Father’s Family Keeper Ministries undertook a enormous project this summer, trying to provide a six-week quality summer ...
Editorials
Local students, parents benefit from free breakfast programs
While it may be a cliché that kids wanting to sleep in those extra 10 minutes may roll ...
Columns
Looking back at the 1960s
When the Edwardsburg Museum opened this year it began the season with a Civil War display to coincide ...
Editorials
Project to restore county courthouse needs to involve more than just commissioners
The rooftop of one of Cassopolis’ oldest structures came alive with activity this week. Construction began on the ...
Columns
Prescription drug abuse is a growing public health crisis
The skyrocketing increase in prescription drug abuse, especially among our children, is both alarming and deadly. In fact, ...
Columns
Lessons learned while working in dispatch
I recently broke my ankle and am now on light duty, sitting at dispatch. I have always had ...
Leader Columnists
‘Do-it-all’ volunteer leaves legacy of service
John Willis was an optimist who stood out among Optimists, and the Niles native is most assuredly still ...
Leader Columnists
List of learning techniques just keeps growing
For quite some time now, research has shown that different students learn in different ways. When training to ...
Letters to the Editor
Upton choosing politics over security
Partisan politics should end at the water’s edge. It’s no surprise that our current Congress has thrown this ...
Editorials
Baseball great was a quote machine
Every once in a while we use our editorial space to publish famous quotes or words of wisdom ...
Columns
Driving back from the thumb
Harrison Winkle lives in the house on the corner, with the big wrap-around front porch. Since his retirement, ...
Editorials
New brewery offers great asset to Niles-Buchanan region
The craft brew industry has grown tremendously throughout the last two decades, and with it, so has the ...
Editorials
Food drive a great way for youth to discover joys of giving
It’s not a very difficult task to find a Dowagiac kid in orange. Heck, all you needed to ...
Editorials
Apple Festival pageant a great opportunity for young women
For the six young ladies who earned crowns Saturday night, it is clear that the Apple Festival pageant ...
