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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The pride of a team

The Pride of a Team… Some will call it a Cinderella story. Sure there are similarities, but this ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thoughts on gun control

I am not anti-gun. My father was an army sharpshooter and taught ALL his children how to shoot ...

Letters to the Editor

Cass County featured in Michigan History Magazine

Thank you to our local newspaper for keeping abreast of the happenings of our area.  We are so ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: More than ‘thoughts and prayers’

We need more than thoughts and prayers. The Mass shooting at Michigan State University is another wake-up call ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Getting a grip on gun safety

Dear Editor, Michiganders can finally get real gun safety measures passed and signed into law, but only if ...

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 ...

Opinion

Column: A Chill and a Cheer

As Old Man Winter beckons his fight,

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A post-Thanksgiving day margin of error

DOWAGIAC — At the time of this writing, my family Thanksgiving Day celebration will not have yet begun.  ...

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Thank you to poll workers, election officials

I wish to express my deep appreciation for the poll workers and election officials who spent untold hours ...

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 ...

Opinion

OPINION: Vote Daniels, Weber for Niles school board

Over the past decade, my three children have attended elementary, middle and high school at Niles Community Schools. ...

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote “Yes” on Michigan Proposal 3

Editor, A “yes” vote on Proposal 3 would introduce a right to women’s reproductive freedom into the Michigan ...

Opinion

Fame or meeting fame?

In 1966, a crowd gathered around Andy Warhol as his photographer was trying to take photos for a ...

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OPINION: In Defense of Reproductive Rights

Voters in our state are faced with the freedom of choice when they vote in November. But the ...

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OPINION: Vote Brewer, Turner-Badgero for Dowagiac school board

This is the season of political ads, most of them negative, and most focusing on national and regional ...

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OPINION: Vote Democrat this November

Republicans want to privatize everything, just google it. If you want to keep Social Security, disability, Medicare, Medicaid, ...

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OPINION: Michigan 5th Congressional District Election

Dear Editor: First, I am a lifelong Republican and former Chair of the Cass County Republican Party.  However, ...

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OPINION: Vote Jamie Turay for Niles school board

Editor, Jamie, the youngest of three children, is from a family that takes great pride in our nation ...

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OPINION: Vote ‘no’ on Proposal 3

Dear Editor, Important things to know about Proposal 3: The Proposal language is very confusing and extreme. Passage ...

Opinion

OPINION: Vote Jean Rowe for Cass County Commissioner District 1

I am writing to endorse the candidacy of Ms. Jean Rowe,  the Democratic candidate for the office of ...

Education

APPLEGATE: Supporting students’ academic abilities in Niles and beyond

At Niles Community Schools, our students embark on an academic, social and emotional journey of growth and exploration. ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote for Proposal 2

Editor,  Voters have an opportunity in this election to put key voting rights  directly in the Michigan Constitution.  ...

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