A year after Michigan voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use for individuals over the age of 21, Hillsdale College has neither changed its policies nor has it seen more usage among students, according to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. “Drugs can be a dangerous threat to our mission of developing the...
Author: Cal Abbo (Cal Abbo)
Impeachment does not require illegality
As impeachment proceedings begin, the Republican Party and conservative media are quick to defend President Donald Trump. Based on testimony and phone transcripts, we know Trump tried to leverage federal funds to pressure the Ukrainian government into investigating and supplying information that could damage 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. The specifics of the situation are...
GM strike ends, employees catching up on back orders
The General Motors Co. walkout came to a close on Oct. 25 after employees voted to accept a four-year labor agreement. The vote marks the end of a strike that lasted more than five weeks. Employees will also be returning to normal production schedules. “GM is proud to provide good-paying jobs to tens of thousands...
Newsweek ranks County Care Facility top in the state
The Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility earned the No. 1 spot in a Newsweek Report released on Oct. 9 listing the best nursing homes in Michigan. Denise Baker, the administrator of the facility, said she was happily surprised by the news. Now in its near-100th year of existence, the nursing home started out as a...
‘Joker’ dramatizes ordinary life and revels in the absurd
The most meaningful message the new movie “Joker” offers is that Arthur Fleck, who ends up becoming the Joker, is a homogeneous conglomeration of everything that happened to him. It’s impossible, and I believe intentionally so, to attribute his mental state to just one or two life events. “Joker” was released on Oct. 4 as...