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Last month, I enjoyed a humorous mystery novel from the Niles District Library, called “Repo Madness,” by W. ...
Last month, I enjoyed a humorous mystery novel from the Niles District Library, called “Repo Madness,” by W. ...
As an American citizen, I am very disturbed by the statements made by the president that our news ...
Esquire, TFLAO, L.D., and Tom have been the closest of friends since the end of high school (also ...
We of the Judeo-Christian faith need to express our outrage at the detainment by immigration officials of American ...
Hello neighbors in the 6th District: Fred Upton had a tele-town hall on Tuesday Feb. 28 and I ...
Law enforcement officers work hard and risk their lives each day to keep us safe. This includes the ...
One of the strengths of any city’s cuisine scene is the diversity of its offerings. In most major ...
I am a Democrat living in Cass County, and my granddaughter is a Republican who works in the House ...
I want to thank the following people, who have donated $100 or more to the “Light Up the Depot” ...
One of my favorite characters in Dowagiac history is Thomas Jefferson Martin, one of the city’s first African ...
Republicans in the U.S. Congress, including Representative Fred Upton, are enabling President Donald Trump to continue hiding his ...
PART 2 What’s happened so far: Ragnar the Embellisher wrote a book about the history of lutefisk, a ...
Last Friday afternoon (Feb. 17) I witnessed something in our county that almost brought tears to my eyes ...
I attended last week’s Niles City Council public forum regarding the “marijuana question.” After listening to impassioned words ...
President Trump is selling our environment. One of President Obama’s last acts was to halt work on the ...
It can’t be said too often or too forcefully. The earth is heating up, and coal, gas and ...
Reading is vital to a successful education, and lays the foundation to a rewarding future. Learning to read ...
In the recent presidential primary election, Sen. Bernie Sanders was strongly and enthusiastically supported by millions of Americans. ...
For the better part of the last two and a half years, I’ve spent about an hour a ...
On Dec. 28, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a new law that could save many lives. This law will ...
Last week, Southwestern Michigan College announced its latest — and largest — construction project yet. The community college’s ...
In the past few weeks, I have been asked more than five times about my thoughts on the ...
In the nearly two years since the community supported the bond referendum that Niles Community Schools put forth, ...
For more than 40 years, February has served as an opportunity for our nation to recognize the history ...
PART I In a Denny’s parking lot located on the northern plains of Illinois, a contemporary scribe of ...