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Jessica Sieff: Scenes from a siblinghood »
Groggy from an early morning start and seated — thankfully alone — in my aisle seat, I rub at my eyes as our plane descends on Chicago.
“Oh my gosh Mark!” says annoying woman in seat 14D. “Look at that! Is that Chicago? Is Chicago right on the edge of Lake Michigan!? I had no idea!”
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John Eby: Malice in Wonderland and hope versus nope »
Even mainstream business leaders buy into overheated TEA Party rhetoric when it comes to President Barack Obama.
Last month the chairman of Blackstone told Newsweek that raising taxes on private equity firms smacks of Nazi tactics. “It’s war, like when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.”
This month in an editorial for his magazine, Steve [...]
Doris Higgins: Lend a hand at the Therapeutic Equestrian Center »
In cooperation with the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan, the Niles Daily Star will publish opportunities for volunteers each week. To find out about these or other volunteer opportunities, please call 983-0912 in the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor area, 683-5464 in the Niles area; visit our website at www.volunteerswmi.org; or e-mail us at volunteer@volunteers wmi.org for [...]
Read More »Lou Liebetrau: Take a crack at these unfamiliar recipes »
I am dismayed at some of the families who spend vast amounts of money on food supplements rather than spend some of those hard-earned dollars on sensible eating habits.
It some cases, interest seem to actually take precedence over the nutritional needs of our families. Not intentionally, mind you, but simply unintentional thoughtlessness. Having a social [...]
Jessica Sieff: Take inventory of yourself »
By the time this column goes to print, I’ll likely be packing a bag for a little mini-holiday weekend, hopping a plane or two and heading down to Texas.
When last we visited with my little brother, he was bound for a tour of duty in Iraq. As often happens in the military, that has since [...]
Tyler’s Take: We need to cut the strings to help out states »
As the budget deadline nears, the governor and many in the Legislature want the federal government to bail out the poor budgetary decisions made over the last several years. Some lawmakers are relying on a massive infusion of federal money to balance the budget, but while federal dollars solve the temporary problem of balancing the state’s [...]
Read More »Editorial: Here’s to a new school year »
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010
Think back hard enough to the tender ages of youth and remember the first day of school.
There was almost always a buzz, a level of excitement, of anticipation for the new year. Before the hardships of homework could set in, there was the thrill of a backpack filled with brand new folders [...]
John Eby: Fascinated by and waiting for Franzen »
˜Dogwood Fine Arts Festival folks, such as Visiting Author Chairman Rich Frantz, were understandably giddy when Dowagiac’s Saturday, May 14, writer popped up on Time magazine’s Aug. 23 cover.
Yes, Jonathan Franzen won the 2001 National Book Award for his third book, “The Corrections,” which I actually saw a woman reading at the beach, but this [...]
Editorial: Band reunion great idea, long overdue »
Organizers of the first-ever Dowagiac Chieftain band reunion outdid themselves. Not only did they pull off this magical time-traveling event, but it filled Wounded Minnow to capacity, created a 15-page memory book as a souvenir to savor after socializing and lined the walls with a gallery of memories, from one of those Chieftain headdresses the [...]
Read More »Kline: Don’t build mosque near Ground Zero »
Building a mosque near Ground Zero would be like building a museum dedicated to the history of the trench coat in Columbine, Colo.
There’s nothing technically wrong with it, but everyone with common sense not blinded by political correctness understands that the fact that it feels wrong should be enough to simply not do it.
I understand [...]