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Columns

Explaining my decision to resign from Niles school board

As most people know, Dr. Richard Weigel, former superintendent of Niles Community Schools, resigned about a month ago. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:08 am

Columns

Accountable care organizations

I received a letter from my Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in February, which offered me the choice of sharing my medical information with them or ... Read more

by Michael Waldron, Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:22 am

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Michael Waldron: Obamacare a legislative nightmare

Sometime this month, the Supreme Court should publish its decision whether The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or Obamacare, is constitutional. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:38 pm

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Michael Waldron: Jan Karski: Patriot

Jan Karski. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:24 pm

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Michael Waldron: Contract negotiations shouldn’t result in a district in deficit

First, let me disclose that I am the vice president of the Niles Community School Board. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:36 pm

Obituaries

Jackson Babcock, 76

Jackson  Babcock, 76 Jackson Lee Babcock, 76, recently of Niles, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Lakeland Hospital in Niles. In keeping with Jackson’s ... Read more

by Michael Waldron, Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:53 pm

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Michael Waldron: Our national debt a year later

One year ago, the Niles Daily Star published my first guest column. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, March 7, 2012 9:11 pm

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Michael Waldron: Romney versus Gingrich

I first became interested in current events in 1956 when I was just 10 years old. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:35 pm

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Michael Waldron: A look back and a look forward

I’m going to steal an idea made famous by the late William Safire, one of the best columnists of the New York Times. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:56 pm

Opinion

Michael Waldron: Are Occupy Wall Street demonstrations harbingers of things to come?

Two very serious things are happening in the United States. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 10:09 pm

Opinion

Michael Waldron: Should the United States apologize for Hiroshima?

Every month since the Niles Daily Star invited guest columnists to submit columns, I’ve been very lucky because something always happened or I read something ... Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 10:46 pm

Opinion

Michael Waldron: Sharia law suitable for the United States?

The title of Eliyahu Stern’s 2 Sep 2011 column in New York Times, “Don’t Fear Islamic Law in America,” caught my eye so I swallowed ... Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:47 pm

Opinion

Michael Waldron: The Super Committee

When I began to write a column for the Niles Daily Star last spring, I resolved to write about a variety of topics. Read more

by Michael Waldron, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:57 pm

Opinion

Michael Waldron: High inflation and high interest rates

I was reminded at this year’s high school graduation that recent high school graduates weren’t born the last time this country had significant inflation. I, ... Read more

by Michael Waldron, Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:12 pm

Opinion

Michael Waldron: Go Navy

Nothing ever happens late Sunday evening. That’s what I thought when my daughter called about 10:15 p.m. May 1 to tell me to turn on ... Read more

by Michael Waldron, Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:20 am

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