Year: 2014

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Charger Chatter: Brad Mitzner

Hillsdale College senior Brad Mitzner is one of two captains for the new Hillsdale men’s golf team. He played golf for four years at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Mich. When did you start playing golf competitively? I didn’t start playing golf until freshman year of high school when I tried out...

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State grants city $36k for winter street repairs

Michigan State Sen. Bruce Caswell announced Tuesday that Hillsdale will receive $36,000 for costs accrued from the harsh winter. Because many Michigan municipalities overspent their winter budgets, state lawmakers decided to give money to cities like Hillsdale to help with the extra costs. Caswell told the Hillsdale City Council at its March 3 meeting that...

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Live yellow jacket found in A.J.’s salad

When a student bought a salad from A.J.’s Café on March 1, she found a live yellow jacket inside the container. A.J.’s Retail Supervisor Lisa Beasley said the yellow jacket appearance “was a very unfortunate incident that we regret has happened.” Kirwan said it was an odd occurrance. “Due to the time of year, we...

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City to move forward with City Manager contract

Despite a heated debate over Linda Brown’s first appointment as Hillsdale’s city manager three years ago, the decision to negotiate a new contract for her was approved during Monday’s council meeting. Brown’s contract ends May 15, and the council approved moving forward with a new one in a 6-1 vote. Councilwoman Emily Stack-Davis voted against the...

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Humans of Hillsdale: Richard Wunsch

Time seems to stop in Volume One Books, located in downtown Hillsdale. It feels as though everything were held suspended, as though – just maybe – this bookstore were a world unto itself; as though Lady History herself could walk in and feel perfectly at home. Cross the threshold. The change is palpable, the environment...