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Texas bill shines a new light on abortion
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Texas bill shines a new light on abortion

The Supreme Court of the United States has considered dozens of abortion cases in the last half century, but Americans are still confronted with a confusing maze of rulings, legal jargon, and an utter failure to settle the matter. It all stems from a single problem: the court’s refusal to define a person as protected...

Organists: Please pipe down in the chapel
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Organists: Please pipe down in the chapel

I’m tired of doing the chapel dance.  It’s my near-daily routine of walking into Christ Chapel, hearing the blaring organ, and walking right back out.  The beautiful chapel was built to give our campus a spiritual center, a place for students to gather and pray. Instead, the chapel has become the nation’s largest rehearsal studio....

Contact Center to move downtown this summer
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Contact Center to move downtown this summer

The Contact Center will relocate to a new office downtown this summer from the basement of Kendall Hall to accommodate the college’s growth.  “The move was really necessitated by a shortage of space on campus,” Contact Center Director Mary Margeret Spiteri said.  The new Contact Center will open on Howell Street, about a 10-minute walk...

Local group offers to prepare taxes for free
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Local group offers to prepare taxes for free

Hillsdale County residents who earn less than $57,000 will be eligible for free tax-return services through a new program that begins on Jan. 31.  The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will also serve residents of Jackson and Lenawee counties. Eligible residents have the opportunity to seek assistance in person at the Arbor Church in Spring...

North Adams man charged with conducting criminal enterprise
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North Adams man charged with conducting criminal enterprise

A North Adams man awaiting sentencing for a probation violation is now facing a separate criminal enterprising charge, according to the Hillsdale County Prosecutor’s Office. The office charged Shane Edward Mitchell, 45, with criminal enterprise relating to his tree-cutting company, Mitchell’s Tree Climbers. His bond is set at $50,000, according to court documents. Prosecuting Attorney...