The income tax initiative, voted down in 2012, is back on Hillsdale City Council’s road-funding list. In order to fund fixing the city roads, council compiled a list of options and included an income tax as one that should be re-evaluated. “There are really only two options left: the millage and the income tax,” Councilman...
Year: 2014
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The Appeal of the Print
Newspapers have undeniably taken a hit due to the past decade’s technology spike. Last year, the Council of Economic Advisors reported that the print newspaper industry shed 28.4 percent of jobs in the field since 2007. It concluded that newspapers “show no signs that the downward trend will reverse itself in the near future.”...
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Students baffled cafeteria food tastes like cafeteria food
An anonymous complaint — presumably from a Hillsdale student — inspired an unannounced visit to Saga from the health inspector this week, according to a Saga employee. Both the dining hall itself and A.J.’s Cafe were found up to code. The anonymous tipster can rest assured that his or her food is prepared safely. What...
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Dezelski deserved the GLIAC player of the year
This Monday, college basketball will come to an end in Arlington, Texas with the DI national championship game. The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team ended play right before spring break, but the season officially wrapped up last Saturday at the team’s annual banquet. Among a strong senior class leaving the Chargers stands Tim Dezelski. Known...
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Baseball endures thrillers, finishes week 3-3
A runner on first, two outs in the 7th, the game tied at three, junior Nolan Breymaier launched a triple into center field, putting the Chargers up one. Hillsdale held on for another half-inning, winning the second of a three-game series against Ohio Dominican University on Tuesday. “That was playoff intensity baseball,” said head coach...