“We got him, dad.” “Got who?” Billy Vaughn asked. “I’m not going to tell you over the phone,” Chief Petty Officer Aaron Vaughn said. “But go turn on the TV in an hour.” Billy Vaughn related the story of May 1, 2011 — the day his son, a member of the elite SEAL Team Six,...
Hillsdale alumnus seeks third term in Washington State House of Representatives
Hillsdale College alumnus Hans Zeiger seeks his third term for the Washington State House of Representatives. Zeiger was first elected as one of the youngest state legislators in Washington history in 2010. He beat a democratic incumbent by a narrow margin of 29 votes out of the more than 52,000 cast. “Things have come a...
Michigan 2014 gubernatorial election: candidate profiles
Michigan’s 2014 gubernatorial election pits incumbent Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) against Democrat Mark Schauer. Snyder is running on his record, pushing the number of jobs created in Michigan during his first term in office, while Schauer is focusing on Michigan’s 2012 Right-to-Work law and is promising to repeal the legislation if elected. Although he’s the...
Michigan senate race: Land now within 2 percentage points of Peters
As Nov. 4 approaches, Rep. Gary Peters, the democratic candidate vying for retiring Sen. Carl Levin’s senate seat, is widening his lead on republican opponent Terri Lynn Land, according to new poll results released this week. Mitchell Research’s Sept. 14 poll shows Peters two percentage points ahead of Land — a seven percent decrease from...
District court judge candidate profile: Neal Brady
Neal Brady has been a prosecutor in Hillsdale for 18 years, and announced his plan to run for district court judge in February. The support Brady has seen is enormous — having recently received the endorsement of former congressman Nick Smith, Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-MI) and Rep. Ken Kurtz (R-MI). “We worked together for many...
