A plague has come to south-central Michigan. It has killed thousands, in up to 30 counties. But humans don’t have to worry about coming down with a case of Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, colloquially known as Bluetongue Disease. It only affects whitetail deer. “In most years, we get reports of about 1,000 deer dying in about...
Year: 2012
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Carmack loses congressional race
Hillsdale College alumnus Brandon Carmack ’10 launched his campaign to unseat 16-year incumbent Rep. Michael Paymar of the Minnesota Statehouse last February. On Nov. 6, Carmack lost, 72 percent for Paymar to 27 percent for Carmack. The 45-point margin loss echoed what statistics projected would be an inevitable defeat for Carmack in a strong Democratic...
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‘Where our republic is being strengthened’
Fifty charter schools in the next 10 years. That’s the goal for Hillsdale College’s charter school initiative. Two schools in the Barney Charter School Initiative, a Hillsdale College project started in 2009 to start up charter schools, opened this fall: the Estancia Valley Classical Academy in Moriarty, N.M., and the Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville,...
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Hillsdale Co. lights up
Hillsdale County has one of the highest smoking rates in Michigan. A report released jointly by two national health institutes shows that from 2004 to 2010, 27 percent of adults in Hillsdale County reported currently smoking, compared with just 21 percent for all of Michigan. Of the 67 counties surveyed, just 12, including Hillsdale, had...
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Domesitc Harmony fundraises:
Domestic Harmony is spreading around Christmas cheer and raising money on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. American 1 Credit Union has offered to donate $750 to Domestic Harmony if volunteers on behalf of Domestic Harmony fill all the volunteer spots at the Hillsdale Women’s Expo. The credit union is overseeing the event, which is a...