Democrat Gretchen Driskell is running against incumbent Rep. Tim Walberg, R-M.I., for the third time in five years, in hopes of flipping the seat for Michigan’s 7th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Driskell, who comes from a military background and has a son who is a naval aviator, said she knows patriotism well....
Year: 2020
The girl who never wore makeup: how one student became a special effects makeup artist
“You need to wear makeup to be like a real girl.” These words left an imprint on junior Emily Brickey and inspired her to take the stereotype of women needing to wear makeup in a completely different route. Brickey is self-taught in special effects makeup. She specializes in the different injury, gore, and Halloween elements...
Socha, Swan battle for Hillsdale Ward 4 City Council seat
Hillsdale resident Penny Swan says she’ll watch “every penny being spent” if elected to Hillsdale City Council. Swan, who has run for city council once before, is looking to make her role in city government official with a win in the Ward 4 city council race. In 2017, she lost to current councilman Ray Briner....
New absentee laws in swing states will increase voter fraud
Not many aspects of American life seemed to go untouched by COVID-19-related changes this year, and how states handle absentee and mail-in voting is no different. Certain battleground states have passed legislation to extend the deadline for mail-in votes past Nov. 3, meaning we probably won’t know the election results in those states on election...
Dedra Birzer accepts publishing job with South Dakota State Historical Society
Dedra Birzer, lecturer of history at Hillsdale College, has accepted a position as director of research and publications for the South Dakota State Historical Society as well as publisher of its press. “I am very excited about this role and hope to create a vision that will bring South Dakota to people who don’t live...



