For those who have visited College Baptist Church recently and scrawled their names in the visitor’s log, Pastor Ben Cuthbert has probably committed it to memory. According to junior Alexander Green, who regularly attends College Baptist and occasionally helps lead worship, Cuthbert memorizes names in the visitor’s log. “He’s working very hard at getting to...
Townley reaching settlement with City of Hillsdale
Dawn Townley is reaching a settlement with the city of Hillsdale concerning a whistleblower lawsuit, after months of extensive negotiations, according to a document released before a city council meeting on Monday. The document — specified as a status update — is not an official court disclosure, but John Lovinger, the city’s attorney, said at...
Farewell to Tom Petty, the Great American Songwriter
The great American songwriter has died. Tom Petty, 66, died from a heart attack on Monday, leaving a void in American music. Through four decades of singing rock and roll, Petty established himself as the voice of the people, the consummate American. Petty’s earned fame as a rocker, and fairly so. After all, his biggest...
Freshman’s charity provides journals to victims of abuse
A journaler since age 6, freshman Taryn Murphy has long understood the cathartic power of putting pen to paper. For her, journaling has not only been a way to track her personal growth but to process emotions. So when she wanted to help victims of human trafficking and domestic abuse heal, providing them with journals...
Trump’s tax plan will benefit everyone
Trying to advocate his tax-reform proposal, President Trump insisted: “It’s not good for me. Believe me.” He shouldn’t have said that. His statement offered an easy target for the plan’s opponents, who promptly howled that his nine-page framework is a handout to the rich. “Trump’s tax plan benefits wealthy, including Trump,” cried a New York...




