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Michigan voters approve marijuana legalization, other ballot proposals
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Michigan voters approve marijuana legalization, other ballot proposals

by Nicole Ault and Carmel Kookogey Michigan’s three ballot proposals passed in Tuesday’s election, though Hillsdale County voters weren’t on board with two of them. Nearly 52 percent of Hillsdale County voters affirmed Proposal 3, which will change several voting policies, and add an allowance for same-day voter registration. But 53 percent of the county...

Woodwind Quintet to perform a repertoire spanning centuries
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Woodwind Quintet to perform a repertoire spanning centuries

The Hillsdale College Faculty Woodwind Quintet will perform Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Conrad Recital Hall. The quintet will feature five adjunct instructors of music: Jaimie Wagner (flute), Kaycee Ware-Thomas (oboe), Andrew Sprung (clarinet), Cynthia Duda-Pant (bassoon), and Al Taplin (horn). James Holleman, professor and music department chairman, said this quintet is unique because...

Alumni run medical missionary base in Paris
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Alumni run medical missionary base in Paris

Five years ago, Olivia Allen ’13 was taking photos for Simpson Residence during homecoming week and snapping photos on the sidelines at football games. Today, Olivia and her husband Jonathan are full time missionaries for Youth With a Mission in Paris, France. While she was a student at Hillsdale, Olivia was on a pre-med track...

Let’s Fly: Inside the John James ‘War Room’
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Let’s Fly: Inside the John James ‘War Room’

Tucked away in a back room with televisions lining the walls and dozens of laptops displaying election results, I watched the numbers roll in on Tuesday night as John James’ campaign team sorted through various precincts to see if the Republican outsider would pull off an upset.  Although the night didn’t end the way I...

Hillsdale County welcomes clean energy with new plant
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Hillsdale County welcomes clean energy with new plant

Michigan Hub is bringing clean power to Hillsdale County. The energy company will invest $100 million toward the revamping of Endicott Generating Plant, the former coal power plant in Litchfield, Michigan. Michigan Hub’s various planned methods of clean power production are expected to provide businesses with low-cost energy solutions. “The core element of the company...