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CULTON: Fourth of July fun is just around the corner

It’s almost that perfect time of the summer when the smell of barbecue on the grill fills the ...

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NELDON: What is your ‘place,’ Michiana?

When it comes to dining out, we all have our “place.”

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CULTON: Thank you, Dad

My most cherished childhood memories feature my dad driving me down some back road with the windows down ...

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NELDON: Class of 2019, enjoy these moments

Ten years ago this month, I walked the same path that 54 young adults walked on Sunday, crossing ...

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CULTON: Outdoors is the way to get active

With summer just around the corner, the birds have been chirping, the sun has been shining down on ...

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NELDON: Plenty to explore right here in Michiana

At least once a week, I hear myself uttering the phrase, “I need to try that!”

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CULTON: Best of luck, 2019 graduates

This weekend and next, high school graduates from across southwest Michigan will walk across the stage at their ...

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NELDON: A fond farewell to a true journalist

On Sept. 21, 2016, a story published on the front page of the Niles Daily Star, informing readers ...

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CULTON: Local businesses make a community

Tuesday afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending the Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce’s 100th anniversary luncheon.

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NOVAK: Return to Mayberry — the front porch

While driving the other day, a song by Tracy Lawrence came on the radio called “If The World ...

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NELDON: Happy Mother’s Day to our first teachers and nurses

This week, Americans celebrate three important segments of our population.

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CULTON: May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Hey, how are things going? Are you doing OK?

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NELDON: Small fire shines light on power of community, community journalism

A lot of colleagues and friends have likely heard me say that I’ve spent my day “fighting fires” — ...

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CULTON: Let’s get ready for festival season

Festival season is almost upon us.

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NOVAK: Watching the draft has become a tradition

What a huge weekend of sports we just enjoyed. You had the National Football League draft, the National ...

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NELDON: Participation is key to a prospering democracy

The old saying, “don’t complain about what you refuse to change” has no better place than local government.

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CULTON: Let’s celebrate Arbor Day

There are few things I love more than watching the trees in southwest Michigan earn back their spring ...

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STAFF COLUMN: Hoppin’ down the bunny trail

I never could understand as a kid why the Easter Bunny had to be so terrifying — you know, ...

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CULTON: This Earth Day, let’s care for our planet

Despite Sunday’s snow, spring is in full force, and many of us are excited to get outdoors and ...

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NELDON: Downtown Niles on the cusp of something big

When Laura and Howard Tuthill cut the ribbon to symbolize the opening of their new business Wednesday, the ...

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CULTON: This April, let’s not run. Let’s stomp.

At 9 a.m. April 27, Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services, an organization serving St. Joseph, Van Buren and ...

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NELDON: Why should ‘Our View’ matter to you?

A couple of weeks ago, the Leader Publications news team began publishing a new standing feature: “Our View.” In ...

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CULTON: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This month, you are sure to see a trademark teal ribbon in the windows of local businesses, on ...

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NELDON: Spring a time of revival in southwest Michigan

Could it be true? Are those birds chirping outside?

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CULTON: Let’s have some fun with unofficial holidays

Everyone who is named Joe, today is your day — quite literally. Today is National Joe Day. It ...

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