Despite what the National Treasure movies say, the Freemasons do not control the government — at least not any more. Hillsdale’s Freemason lodge, chartered in January of 1852, was among the first lodges established in Michigan and still operates today. The Masons have two main focuses in their work,community and morality, said Senior Warden...
In this Quick Hits, Coach John Tharp, talks Greece, meeting his wife, and competition. What is the greatest game you have ever witnessed? You are going to laugh at this, but I went to my first Red Wings game about three years ago, and I had such a good time. It was the first...
When WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale first aired, Dolly Parton’s national anthem opened the inaugural broadcast. Vince Benedetto, the president and CEO of Bold Gold Broadcast and Media Foundation, chose this opening. Benedetto helped to launch Hillsdale College’s radio station in 2015. He envisioned using the station for education and community engagement, hoping to develop...
Patricia Ransford has lived in the same white wooden house on Union Street for 47 years. Inside, it has all the color and tidy charm of a dollhouse. Hymns float through the sunlit rooms and a candle burns in her kitchen. Her walls are lined with bookshelves; Ransford loves historical fiction most. “Every room...
In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of Philosophy Lee Cole talks Earl Grey cocktails, Joni Mitchell, and his ban from board games. Do you like breakfast, lunch, or dinner best? If I may shift the paradigm here: brunch. You’ve worked up an appetite but aren’t exhausted from the day. It’s a meal at which...