Letters to the Editor
Republicans and science don’t mix
House Republicans, including Representative Fred Upton, recently voted to prohibit the defense department from providing funding for research ...
Editorials
River Valley patience
It is tempting, but now is not the time to take that first ride on the Indiana-Michigan River ...
Columns
Police encourage taking proactive safety measures
This week’s Do 1 Thing tip discusses what to do if you or someone in your household has ...
Columns
Entering the 21st Century of communication
I recently entered the 21st Century, more than 14 years after everyone else. I didn’t want to. I ...
Columns
Let the police control the guns
In Texas, a group of gun rights extremists known as Open Carry Texas have been carrying their rifles ...
Letters to the Editor
VA Hospital choices not pleasing
I heard in the news the other day a Veteran’s Administration Hospital did not want Christmas cards sent ...
Columns
When you know better… part 1
There are situations in life when not knowing is perhaps, not better, but certainly more tranquil, as in, ...
Leader Columnists
Summer for kids
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of seeing an adult man pretend, just for a brief instance, ...
Editorials
SMCAS assessment needs an increase
Do you like the service you have been receiving from the Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service?
Columns
Choose the ‘good part’
Choosing the “good part” can sound self-serving, and apart from the context it is. Jesus speaks of the ...
Leader Columnists
Maybe there is a young adult in all of us
Everyone knows that you should never judge a book by its cover, but you also shouldn’t judge it ...
Letters to the Editor
No need to ‘beware of the Tea Party’
I read Mr. Crandell’s letter titled, “Beware of the Tea Party,” in the Leader, and was more than ...
Columns
Is social promotion good for Niles students?
Imagine how difficult math will be in the fifth grade if a student does not understand what he ...
Columns
Fireside chats in the backyard
Our group of friends has a knack for finding places to meet and discuss the world’s problems, who ...
Columns
Some 1950s gadgets are still in use
At the beginning of the 1950s the imagination of inventors was awakened.
Editorials
Let’s make graduation season safe
All our high schools have held their commencement exercises and graduation celebration season is now in full swing.
Leader Columnists
Businesses have to do more than open doors
The 1989 film “Field of Dreams” took the phrase, “If you build it, he will come,” and etched ...
Columns
I’m a Democrat, not a socialist
I’ve been accused by some of my conservative readers of being a socialist, even though I don’t consider ...
Columns
The future is looking good
We had a great graduation ceremony on Sunday at Brandywine. As I sat and looked at the senior ...
Leader Columnists
Faith and real estate
So my wife and I are selling our house. Although we have been thinking about it for more ...
Columns
The power of positivity
There was a time when I thought I could write. In the fourth grade, I wrote a story ...
Columns
Keep unique needs in mind when planning
June will be an exciting month for the Do 1 Thing theme, Unique Family Needs: Talk with family ...
Columns
Build it, and they will come
A lot of people think that if you build a really good selection of new businesses customers will ...
Letters to the Editor
Another V.A. complaint
I heard in the news the other day a V.A. hospital did not want Christmas cards sent to them. ...
Letters to the Editor
The wrong time for politics
Several years ago, I submitted a letter to the editor in reference to politicians riding in the Memorial ...
