Columns
Learn first aid for your pets, too
This is the last article for 2014 and that means the last Do 1 Thing tip. It has ...
Leader Columnists
True ‘reason for season’ is found in the Bible
Our national media keeps telling us that we are facing a “War on Christmas” by those wanting to ...
Columns
Christmas shopping at the diner
The morning of the day before Christmas found the usual breakfast crowd gathering at the diner. Sarah met ...
Columns
Memories of Christmas holidays of the past
If you have any doubt about which is our favorite holiday all you have to do is look ...
Columns
Expansion … think big, as in picture!
Sometimes just looking at the moon is comforting and feels secure but it doesn’t have the same impact ...
Leader Columnists
Remembering 2014
It has often been said that journalists write the rough drafts of history books. Living in the small ...
Leader Columnists
Bell ringing about what was seen not heard
Even on the way out the door most shopping carts aren’t piled as high as the one being ...
Columns
Make your own first-aid kit
I hope you have been considering the Do 1 Thing tips this year as we wrap up the monthly ...
Columns
A great time to give
The holiday season is about celebrating with family and friends and looking forward to a new year full ...
Columns
The wheels on the bus go round and round
The Dowagiac Union School District is made up of more than 170 square miles of land and is ...
Columns
Big John shares views on dating
“The Fairer Sex isn’t very fair!” Big John bellowed as he burst into the diner and slapped his ...
Letters to the Editor
The cost of road funding
What is the real cost of road funding? For the children in your local school district, the cost ...
Letters to the Editor
Christmas at the Bonine House draws more than 1,000
Our third Christmas at the Bonine House last weekend was a wonderful event.
Columns
Count your blessings before moving into the new year
After counting my blessings for the last couple of weeks and as we get near the end of ...
Columns
How can Niles schools move on next year?
By the way, the board looks very much scarier from the perspective of a citizen than I thought ...
Letters to the Editor
Another successful Bonine Christmas
Our third Christmas at the Bonine House last weekend was a wonderful event. Over 1000 people from all ...
Columns
On legal discrimination
Last week the Michigan State House passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, which allows for someone ...
Leader Columnists
Smallest of moments can have biggest impact
Although I am sure I am far from the first person to come to this conclusion, I was ...
Letters to the Editor
Hurrah for the police!
Thank God that we still have policemen and policewomen who will rush toward danger. On Friday a black ...
Columns
Using first aid at home
The last month of Do 1 Thing is finishing with first aid. This week’s tip is First Aid: ...
Leader Columnists
Why dating in 2014 is so difficult
Dating in 2014 is hard. I know what you’re thinking. Dating has always been hard, and always will ...
Columns
Not as ordinary as you think
Esquire is just an ordinary guy. He does things in ordinary ways. He looks at things through ordinary ...
Columns
‘Tis the season for holiday scams and identity thieves
The holiday season is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends. Unfortunately, it is also the ...
Columns
Discoveries … fear and trust issues
All great discoveries, like all monumental decisions, involve an unearthing of fear and trust.
Columns
A few more people to be thankful for
Last week, two important groups were left out of the thankful list.
