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Bobcats rally to help their own

Several years ago, a new administrator approached my sister and me about a volunteer opportunity.

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Volunteerism turns cities into communities

At the beginning of the year, I wrote a column about wanting to get more involved in the ...

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Warming up to cold embrace of winter

As a born-and-bred southerner, I am still coming to terms with these confusing feelings, but I have come ...

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Now is the time to ‘clarify the win’ in our lives, communities

Have you thought about — and I mean really thought about — what would make 2016 a great ...

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Bowie music transcends generations

I’ve written plenty of times about my love for literature. I love words probably more than anything, but ...

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Regulations aren’t about taking your guns away

Don’t be misled by the hyperbole and rhetoric from gun lobbyists and politicians. President Barack Obama is on ...

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Getting to know you

This year, I am breaking my own tradition and setting my first ever New Year’s resolution. I’m a ...

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Unsung Heroes might be right next door

“Hero” is a word that sometimes gets tossed around far too freely nowadays, but there are truly hundreds ...

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Reflecting on stories, changes in 2015

This week, our staff has been counting down the top stories of the year in our daily newspapers ...

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Dissolving tourism organization is a step in the wrong direction

An old colloquialism says, “Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater,” but unfortunately that seems to be ...

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Christmas not just about the ‘stuff’

Nothing reminds you of the magic of Christmas like hearing it from a child.

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Niles school district has clear sense of priorities

Leaders within the Niles Community Schools are doing their part to ensure that the middle word in the ...

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Small towns, big news and a passion for reporting it

A couple of weeks ago, I saw “Spotlight,” a movie that depicts the true story of a group of ...

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Trump political circus has been in town long enough

Trump’s antics, ongoing for months but really culminating with this week’s call to essentially ban Muslims entirely, continues ...

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Plenty of ways to spread love this holiday season

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a good friend of mine and his efforts to visit ...

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Plenty of ways to spread the love this holiday season

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a good friend of mine and his efforts to visit Syria ...

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Trump political circus has been in town long enough

The sight of the brightly colored tents brings smiles to our faces. The smells of peanuts, cotton candy ...

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Social media has its role, but please tread carefully

Let me go ahead and offer up what is probably the understatement of a lifetime: Social media has ...

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Ready for the tipoff

For the next few months, Friday nights (and several others) across southwest Michigan will be filled with sounds ...

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Thanksgiving kicks off the season of giving

I think my favorite part of Thanksgiving is that it kicks off the season of giving.

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Reasons to be thankful haven’t changed

Do you want to force yourself to think about something? I mean cause yourself to really put some ...

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Think local as shopping season approaches

It may not quite feel like it yet but Christmas is only about 30 days away, meaning the ...

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Proud to be an American

In the wake of so much tragedy, I’m grateful to be an American.

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Speaker understands ties between families, teams

Justin Maust is all about family.

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Bullying prevention starts in our homes

A little more than a decade ago, the assistant principal at Brandywine Jr./Sr. High School gathered all of ...

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