Serving in the United States Navy for 26 years resulted in more than an intimidating demeanor for Jeffery “Chief” Rogers. He also became a Christian aboard a Navy ship and his military position brought him to Hillsdale College in 2011. While working as chief of the lab for the Navy in Tokyo three years ago,...
Year: 2012
“This is football,” and it’s too dangerous
A stadium packed with thousands of fans chanted, cheered, and screamed as the Ohio State University football team pummeled Penn State University. This was my first experience at a “real” football game, and I was overwhelmed to be part of a crowd larger than the entire population of Aruba. When I shared that...
Elections have Consequences: the first debate
M itt Romney dominated last night’s debate. He controlled it. Conservatives, libertarians, and MSNBC hosts agree: A sharp Romney won a decisive victory. Romney’s edge began from the first moment. When he congratulated President Obama on his anniversary, he made a lighthearted joke about how happy Obama must be to spend it “here with me.”...
Educate the People: Why Ryan should teach the math behind his tax plan
Paul Ryan could learn a lesson from the history of literacy rates in Turkey. During an appearance last weekend on “Fox News Sunday,” vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan said that he did not have the time to go through the math of the Romney-Ryan tax plan. “It would take me too long,” Ryan told Chris Wallace...
Council deals with obstacles facing State Street project
Two obstacles still remain in the completion of the State Street reconstruction project. For many weeks, State Street in Hillsdale, Mich., has been under construction, forcing through traffic to be redirected. But the project is now almost finished, with a final paving day scheduled for Oct. 3 and a completion date of Oct. 5, according...
