In yet another show of tyranny, President Joe Biden claimed on September 7, that 97 to 98 percent of the population must be vaccinated before society returns to normal. But there is no correlation between people getting the vaccine and normalcy: Normalcy depends upon those willing to take a stand against mandated nonsense. I went...
Tower Players open season with ‘Blithe Spirit’
Despite a rollercoaster of sickness and cast rearrangement, the Hillsdale Theatre Department was able to produce and perform its first play of the fall season on time. With a symphony of crashing vases and glasses, “Blithe Spirit,” a 1941 play by Noel Coward, comedically depicted a man’s deceased wife coming back from the dead and...
Don’t be disgusting, wear shoes inside
It’s 12:30 a.m. on a Friday and you’re exhausted. You just spent six hours in a classroom in Lane Hall cramming for an exam that you’re still woefully unprepared for. As you close the door behind you and get ready to head home, a less-than-desirable smell meets your nostrils. You quickly recognize the aroma of...
People, Places, and Plates: Jonesville’s Coney Hut Drive Inn
Just outside downtown Jonesville sits Coney Hut Drive Inn: a drive-in restaurant reminiscent of 1960s America with its bright, blocky color scheme and extensive menu of hot dogs, burgers, and more. Coney Hut Drive Inn is open seasonally from March through October and has been in business since 1958 under a number of owners. Suzette...
Gov. Whitmer’s approval rating sinks
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s approval rating has dropped below 50%, according to a recent poll of registered voters by the Glengariff Group. The Democrat governor’s approval rate fell to 47.9% in September. A year ago, it was 58.7%. Whitmer has faced backlash throughout the pandemic for issuing COVID-19 mandates and shutdowns, passing large spending packages,...




