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Still Rock ‘n’ Roll: Tom Petty
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Still Rock ‘n’ Roll: Tom Petty

When I was about 13, my dad went through a phase of playing Tom Petty in the car on Sunday mornings. As we drove down the highway to our Presbyterian church in Middle Tennessee, I would whine in the back seat about how annoying Petty’s voice was. The rest of my siblings enjoyed Petty; I...

Market-run healthcare system puts profits over patients
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Market-run healthcare system puts profits over patients

Jesy Scherer-Radcliff probably didn’t think a Friday in June would be his last day on earth. Scherer-Radcliff passed away on June 28, 2019 at 21-years old from “complications of his diabetes,” according to his obituary, but the true story remains buried in interviews with family members: Scherer-Radcliff, a diabetic diagnosed 11 years ago, was unable...

City to celebrate 150 years of history
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City to celebrate 150 years of history

When Jeremiah Arnold arrived in Hillsdale as the first Europen-American settler, it’s likely he had hopes that the city would continue prospering more than a century later.  The City of Hillsdale will be hosting a sesquicentennial celebration to commemorate its 150th anniversary as a chartered-city. The event will take place from 12 to 6 p.m....