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Veterans coalition unites local groups to serve community
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Veterans coalition unites local groups to serve community

A new nonprofit organization seeks to connect veterans with resources to find transportation, jobs, and support groups in Hillsdale County.  Hillsdale County Veterans Coalition’s mission is to “embrace, empower, and enrich the lives of military veterans within our community,” according to Melinda Eggleston, program director of the Hillsdale County Community Foundation. Eggleston said the organization...

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Book review: A new look at Civil War heroes

“What we now want is a country—a free country—a country not saddened by the footprints of a single slave—and nowhere cursed by the presence of a single slaveholder,” Frederick Douglass said, as recorded in “The President and The Freedom Fighter” by Brian Kilmeade. Kilmeade’s 2021 biography “The President and The Freedom Fighter” offers a new,...

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Education department revises early childhood education minor

The Hillsdale education department revised its early childhood education minor for the fall of 2022, focusing primarily on the history and philosophy of education.  Hillsdale College has a long history of training teachers, according to head of the early childhood education minor and director of the Mary Randall Preschool, Sonja Bindus. Bindus said the goal...

An interview with Arlie: 2022 CHP Band
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An interview with Arlie: 2022 CHP Band

Didya think Arlie would end up in the Dale? Arlie, an alternative indie-pop band based in Nashville, Tennessee, was founded in 2015. The touring group includes singer Nathaniel Banks, Michael Salabrino on guitar, Luke Saison on bass, and Aaron Umberger on drums. Their first full-length debut album, “Break The Curse,” will be released on June...