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NELDON: Despite changes, our mission remains the same

In the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic has begun spreading across the U.S., a lot has changed. Businesses ...

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WILSON: Breakfast of social distancers

It was all over the news, the one and only topic on every TV channel, radio station, Facebook ...

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LASATA: Resources, help available during coronavirus emergency

The governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order has been in place for two weeks. Many of us, ...

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APPLEGATE: Isolated together: Communities stand strong amid coronavirus closure

Before the realities of the coronavirus and its effects on Michigan schools had fully taken shape, school superintendents ...

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Good job, President Donald Trump

There was no Russian interference to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election. Democrats are at it again. ...

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BEALOR: Parenting time during a pandemic

Carol Bealor is the director at the Cass County Friend of the Court. On March 18, the Michigan ...

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PUCKETT: We are in a storm

The Old Testament prophet Nahum declared, in Nahum 1:3, “The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and ...

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NELDON: Support local business — at a distance

Commercial districts across southwest Michigan are currently peppered with orange cones marking off space for pickup lanes, red ...

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What should a leader do in a crisis?

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took decisive action early in this coronavirus crisis with directives aimed at protecting Michiganders while ...

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WILSON: Leave me alone

These are strange times…strange times, indeed. I have survived blizzards that left people snowbound and hunkered down for ...

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VANDENHEEDE: Message of hope

Dan Vandenheede is a Niles city council member who coaches in Dowagiac. He can be contacted by email, ...

Obituaries

CULTON: Be kind to your essential workers

Sunday, after two days of exercising proper social distancing and going stir crazy within my apartment, I decided ...

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PAWLOSKI: Don’t forget the nonprofits

Ric Pawloski is the executive director of the Ferry Street Resource Center in Niles. He can be reached ...

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WILSON: A metaphysical task: Part three

Previously: Quite inexplicably, a creature known as the Human, met up with a still, small, Voice at the ...

Opinion

LASATA: Online instruction should be counted during times of crisis

On March 12, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all schools in Michigan to be closed in response to the ...

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: President Trump is a threat to the health, safety of our country

From the beginning of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Donald Trump has repeatedly misrepresented the seriousness of this threat ...

Opinion

CULTON: We will survive this

It’s undeniable that now is a scary time. Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a “stay home, stay safe” ...

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Welcome to the future

Welcome to the future. This week we have witnessed societal and financial market disruptions caused by the coronavirus. ...

Opinion

APPLEGATE: Community appreciation during the coronavirus shutdown

With the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causing the governor to close schools and restrict gathering at ...

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NELDON: ‘Look for the helpers’

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say ...

Opinion

TARRANT: Sunshine is important now more than ever

“Sunshine is the best disinfectant,” so stated Justice Louis Brandeis. The Michigan Press Association feels strongly that transparency ...

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KUBATZKE: Don’t underestimate the education from community colleges

Community colleges have been around for almost 120 years, yet we’re still a little misunderstood. Our story began ...

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ARSENEAU: The suffrage movement in Michigan

March is Women’s History Month and 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most important milestones ...

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LYONS: Let us show our appreciation to those who serve for our country

Few people know that the National Guard is the oldest branch of the military service in America — ...

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WILSON: A metaphysical task: Part two

Previously: At the far side of the universe, in the crease of a small cosmic wrinkle, a cradle ...

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