Leader Columnists
Words of wisdom energize leaders
“If you want instant, you can have it. Just know that instant will only give you average. Success ...
Editorials
A reporter’s obligation
In a guest column recently published by conservative news magazine The National Review, a student journalist at Portland ...
Letters to the Editor
A shining moment for Dowagiac
We have finely reached our goal to replace the lights on the Dowagiac train depot. They will be ...
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for your support, Niles community
Thank you does not come close to expressing how grateful the Niles Area Food Pantries are for the ...
Columns
A time to honor our fallen police officers
Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe and respond ...
Columns
There is tyranny in enslavement
Nothing invokes more outrage than the thought of a fellow human being forced into servitude. Wars have been ...
Columns
President Trump’s report card
During the election, I did not support Donald Trump, but I really, really didn’t support Hillary Clinton. I ...
Letters to the Editor
Upton’s vote for ‘American Horrible Care Act’ was immoral
How can anyone still vote for Fred “CorrUpton?” It’s remarkable that this guy still gets votes. I mean, ...
Columns
The rules and laws of real life
Graduation season is upon us. The annual emergence of bright and questioning minds, fueled by the exuberance of ...
Leader Columnists
The real superheroes
For several weeks this winter, thousands of people were glued to their screens watching a giraffe in labor. ...
Columns
Time to work together to fix U.S. heath care
The Founding Fathers purposely made it difficult for elected officials to pass sweeping legislation. Our Constitution’s separation of ...
Columns
Michigan Senate approves 2018 budget outline
I was proud to recently support a Senate budget plan for Fiscal Year 2018 that continues to help improve ...
Letters to the Editor
Health care vote was a failure of compassion
Last Thursday, House Republicans passed a truly awful health care repeal and replace bill. Public polls indicate that ...
Columns
P.D. Beckwith’s early years in Dowagiac
My late friend Grif Cook always said that without P.D. Beckwith, Dowagiac would have been like Pokagon. No ...
Columns
When you can’t see results
More than four months have passed since our well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions for better health. Are we encouraged ...
Letters to the Editor
Upton flips on health care bill
Congressman Fred Upton betrayed the people of southwest Michigan last Wednesday. After initially opposing the disastrous Republican health ...
Columns
Do it yourself: a guy thing
On any given Saturday morning — with the possible exception of college football season — the parking lot ...
Columns
It’s a tough job when you do it right
This week and next, it’s Teacher Appreciation Week all over the country. Evidently, there’s been some confusion about ...
Leader Columnists
We’ve got the power
This Sunday, catastrophe struck Niles, leaving many residents in sheer panic. There was not a tornado or a ...
Letters to the Editor
Clinton needs to look in the mirror
Bernie Sanders may be tired of hearing about Hillary Clinton’s “damned e-mails.” I’m tired of hearing her explanations ...
Letters to the Editor
We’re only human, after all
I read the news the other day and, oh boy, did it have a no-brainer story that Trump’s popularity ...
Columns
Congratulations to the spirit tournament champs
School spirit encompasses a wide range of school activities, such as band, drama, robotics, athletics and art, and ...
Editorials
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
As has been demonstrated all too often over the years, acts of senseless and wanton violence can occur ...
Letters to the Editor
Talented community orchestra provides joy to listeners
Our community is enriched by the Niles Area Community Orchestra. A couple Sundays ago, I attended a free ...
Letters to the Editor
Latest version of the Republican healthcare plan is worse than original
House Republicans are floating a new amendment to their proposed health bill, the American Health Care Act, that ...
