When Paul Ray woke up one morning and decided to be a lawyer, he had no idea he would one day clerk for an associate Supreme Court justice and serve in former President Donald Trump’s administration. “I didn’t start thinking about law school before my senior year. I was going to teach English and...
A historic locomotive made its last stop of the year in Hillsdale on Oct. 1. “It’s a lot of work,” said Carl Lyvers, the engine’s fireman. “It’s a labor of love, because you couldn’t pay me enough to do this.” The Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company’s Engine 765 left Edon, Ohio, at 9 a.m. and arrived...
During a banquet in honor of Christopher Columbus, a young Spanish nobleman pointed out that if Columbus hadn’t found the New World, someone else would have. According to legend, Columbus picked up an egg and asked the party which one of them could make it stand on its end. Every man at the table tried...
I am all for college football and always have been. In fact, I prefer it to NFL football. But I see problems with the emerging megaconference landscape. The rising formula makes sense in terms of markets, and there are certainly big winners financially in big football. Why wouldn’t the University of Southern California and University...
If you’ve worked in a restaurant, you’ve probably had a crush on a line cook. You know the type: he’s a little bit sleazy, smells like cigarettes, and probably has a criminal record, but he brings you free food with an irresistible smile. Hulu’s summer release “The Bear” captures the gritty details of the restaurant...