State Rep. Eric Leutheuser, who represents Hillsdale and Branch counties, now serves as a member of the newly formed House Ways and Means Committee. “We’ll be looking at everything from health policy to education,” Leutheuser said. “Things that do have an impact on our local community and across the state.” Ways and Means Committee Chair...
The Palace Cafe is closing today, and — as the outpouring on social media suggests — it’s sad news for the people of Hillsdale. There’s a potential deal in the works that would reopen the building — and we hope that whoever does end up with the property will keep the old-school cafe running just...
This article has been updated to reflect more current information. Hillsdale College canceled Wednesday’s classes school-wide due to weather, though campus offices remained open. At the time of print, the administration had also canceled Thursday classes until 1 p.m. Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn warned students to bundle up in an automated phone call made...
Fully equipped with feel-good jokes and self-deprecating humor, Arthur “Art” Laffer, economist and former economic adviser to President Reagan, spoke on campus Monday night. Laffer is considered the “father of supply-side economics,” and is most well-known for the “Laffer Curve,” which can predict the ideal tax rate to maximize government tax revenue by modeling the...
Phillips Auditorium is the latest campus facility to receive an upgrade, but it’s not only Phillips’ structure that’s changing. The facility’s name will officially be changed to Plaster Auditorium once the renovation project is finished. The Phillips project had been in planning stages for five years before the college began demolition in late June 2018,...