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After 9/11: The towers that still stand
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After 9/11: The towers that still stand

Sixteen years ago, the Twin Towers fell. Shattered glass and broken paradigms littered the streets of New York City.  Pedestrians gazed at the descending rubble in disbelief. Brick by brick, their naive notions of a safe and good world splintered as each stone hit the cement.  A torrent of cement, steel, and glass hit the...

Meet the candidates: Sessions runs for mayor
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Meet the candidates: Sessions runs for mayor

When the Fasco DC Motors plant closed its operation in the Hillsdale Industrial Complex in 2003 to relocate to Mexico, Scott Sessions lost his job and saw that the city needed a better plan for economic growth. Though he landed back on his feet after getting an associates degree from Jackson College and becoming the...

Alumni come home to the Dale for art exhibit
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Alumni come home to the Dale for art exhibit

Featuring artwork from more than two dozen Hillsdale graduates, an exhibit wholly comprised of alumni art opened Sunday in the Sage Center Daughtry Gallery. It includes almost 50 works ranging from sculpture to painting, graphic design, drawing, and photography. Some alumni artists graduated in the 1970s, while others have been away from the college for...

Tragedies bring out true American spirit
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Tragedies bring out true American spirit

With the looming threat of hurricanes and tropical storms, some parts of the country have been impacted directly by physical and emotional devastation, while the rest of the country has had to bear the heavy burden of our fellow citizens.  When disaster strikes,  American’s forget all that divides us. We forget identity politics and renew...