In October, Tastes of Life, a locally-owned restaurant ministry announced it will close because the increased costs it will incur from raising wages surpasses its revenue. The business employed 12 people struggling with terminal illnesses, family problems, or criminal records. These employees, whom Tastes of Life provided counseling, job experience, and a small income, all...
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December 4, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Remembering Aleksandras Shtromas
Former Hillsdale Professor of Politics Aleksandras Shtromas lived under two of the greatest tyrannies in the history of mankind. The horrors of the Nazi regime and Soviet Union were matched only by his courage, intelligence, and perseverance. Shtromas brought this unmatched, firsthand experience to his students. “After everything he had been through, he used to...
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December 4, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
In Focus: Books that read us
I have on my desk a beautiful, decaying pamphlet with “Grey’s Elegy” faded into the fronting green, mottled paper in a looping type that still displays some of the original gold. It’s spine has fallen off during one of the 101 years since “Mary” received it as a present on Dec. 25, 1913 — the...
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November 21, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Things To Do And See This Week
Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 19 through 22 The Misanthrope, by Moliere Tower Players Production Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., matinee Saturday at 2 p.m. Markel Auditorium The classic comedy of manners and morals by the greatest French playwright of them all. What’s the best way to get along in the rarefied splendor of life...
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November 21, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Sauk performing “Charlie Brown”
Are you looking for clarity about the true meaning of Christmas? Are you a fan of local theater? How about live jazz? Look no further than the Sauk Theatre’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” a new stage version of Charles Shultz’s 1965 animated TV special, which will run from Dec. 4 through 7 and 11 through...