Business
Empowering Growth: Niles economic grants catalyst for local prosperity
By Ryan Boeskool Executive Director, Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce In a time when economic development is the ...
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Boeskool: Savoring the flavor – Niles Restaurant Week unveils a culinary extravaganza
By Ryan Boeskool Niles is quickly gaining a reputation for food enthusiasts seeking a diverse and delectable culinary ...
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COLUMN: We should approach the use of cannabis with caution
By Dr. James L. Wierman, D.O. With the legalization of marijuana in Michigan, in Cass County – along ...
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Lynch: 2024 and the cannabis industry
Season’s greetings and Happy New Year! As I write this, Niles recently finished one of its coldest winter ...
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Tobias: Let’s hope Michigan does better to reduce alcohol problems in 2024
By Mike Tobias, Michigan Council on Alcohol Problems Michigan is the best state in the country and we ...
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Guest column: An interview with an American rabbi
By Brenda Beadenkopf Guest Columnist, Niles resident I recently sought to find the background and history of the ...
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Boeskool: Unleashing Potential – EmergeSkilled and the future of work
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, the demand for skilled workers is at an all-time high. ...
Education
Applegate: The academic value of a positive parent-school connection
For the majority of the year, students spend each weekday dividing their daytime between home with their loving ...
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Cains: A Boeing in a garage
My father was a typical Indiana boy who loved baseball, dogs, and airplanes. All three of these loves ...
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Cannabis generating revenue for community
Well another Michiana summer is in the books! For the most part a truly beautiful one with a ...
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APPLEGATE: The power of regular attendance
The 2023-24 school year has officially begun, and with it comes the excitement of having students back in ...
Newsletter Opinion
OPINION: Bigotry is bad for business
Bigotry is bad for business. Us politicians sometimes employ catchy slogans that persuasively depict our own virtue, while ...
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A look at ‘420’
If you’re over the age of 21 and you haven’t heard or know the term “420” then you ...
Education
International Day of Education: Investing in the Future of Students
By Dr. Dan Applegate, NCS Superintendent Ten years from now, our students will be in a completely different ...
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Lynch: Musings from a pothead – Waking up
Shocked, bewildered, disappointed….this is insane. I had all the feelings plus the notion that our country is beyond ...
Education
The End of 2022: Looking Ahead to the New Year
With the calendar year coming to a close, we look back at Niles Community Schools’ 2022 accomplishments with ...
Columns
A post-Thanksgiving day margin of error
DOWAGIAC — At the time of this writing, my family Thanksgiving Day celebration will not have yet begun. ...
Opinion
COLUMN: Musings from a 70’s freak, not a hippy
By George Lynch, Green Stem Provisioning Boy oh boy, how things have changed in the world of cannabis ...
Opinion
Column: Modern cannabis
For 10,000 years, humans have had a relationship with the cannabis plant. While still hunter gatherers, the nomadic ...
Education
APPLEGATE: Extracurriculars can help students build new skills and gain experiences
It’s hard to believe that we are already at the start of the school year. While we have ...
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Cains: The good old days
As a child I was extremely lucky. I had two loving parents, four siblings and about fifty relatives ...
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Column: First light
I was not a very good grade school student, per se. My baseball skills, airplane and rocket building ...
Community News
Embracing the ‘heartbeat’ of our community
People often talk about the “pulse” of the nation or the “heartbeat” of a community, and it’s an ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Little H.O.P.E. for the Future
There are many things currently happening that can leave one’s head spinning. So, when it seems things are ...
