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...
Year: 2017
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
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...
North Adams library extends hours from 20 to 30 per week
Balloons, cookies, and a cheerful librarian greeted visitors at the North Adams Community Memorial Library on Tuesday — the first time in years that the library has been open on a Tuesday. The celebration marked the start of a new schedule for the library, which is now extending its hours from 20 to 30 per...
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...




