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City residents and officials analyze state of Hillsdale at Rising Tide meeting
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City residents and officials analyze state of Hillsdale at Rising Tide meeting

Hillsdale residents ranked Hillsdale College and Hillsdale Hospital as the greatest strengths of the city and the pervasiveness of hard drugs in the community as its most damaging threat during an assessment for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s Rising Tide initiative on Tuesday night. The attendees also ranked the city’s lack of vocational training as both...

Trump hires James Sherk ’03 as labor adviser
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Trump hires James Sherk ’03 as labor adviser

Another Hillsdale College alumnus has joined the ranks of graduates working in President Donald Trump’s administration. James Sherk ’03 began serving as a White House labor adviser a couple of weeks ago. “It’s a tremendous professional privilege and a great chance to make a lasting change in America,” Sherk said in an interview with The...

Basketball falls to Ferris 87-84, knocked out of tournament
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Basketball falls to Ferris 87-84, knocked out of tournament

The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team outplayed the top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs for most of Tuesday night’s GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup, but it wasn’t enough in the end. Despite shooting 66 percent from the floor and leading by as many as 15 points in the second half, the Chargers couldn’t keep down No. 17 Ferris...

Reform Medicaid by simplifying its reimbursement process
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Reform Medicaid by simplifying its reimbursement process

Editors note: A previous version of the piece incorrectly stated that Allegiance Health in Jackson is part of the University of Michigan Health System. The piece has been changed to reflect Allegiance Health’s acquisition by the Henry Ford Health System. Washington pundits expect House Republicans to introduce legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...