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Annual fair service to return on Sunday
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Annual fair service to return on Sunday

The Hillsdale County Fair will host a service on the first day of festivities. Collegian | Kaylee McGhee The Hillsdale Area Ministerial Association will host its annual non-denominational service on Sunday, kicking off the Hillsdale County Fair.  HAMA will hold the event at the fairgrounds in the Nichols Bandshell this year on the fair’s opening...

AJ’s Cafe shuts down for breakfast after electrical fire
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AJ’s Cafe shuts down for breakfast after electrical fire

Smoke filled the AJ’s kitchen on Sept. 14 when a small electrical fire broke out around 7 a.m. from an overheated outlet.  “The entire outlet was on fire, like shooting fireballs and stuff,” said Madisyn Vanderpool, the AJ’s kitchen manager who discovered the fire. “Everything was burnt all the way to the floor.” The fire...

Kappa keeps lead midway through homecoming
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Kappa keeps lead midway through homecoming

Kappa Kappa Gamma still leads the overall homecoming standings after Simpson won Wednesday night’s trivia competition on a tiebreaker question. Simpson is now tied with Kno Way Man — an alliance between Koon, Galloway, and Waterman residences — for second, followed by New Dorm in fourth, and Niedfeldt Residence in fifth. In the trivia competition,...

Euthanasia isn’t compassionate
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Euthanasia isn’t compassionate

We have forgotten how to die well.  The euthanasia debate demands our attention. Twelve US states are considering legalizing euthanasia in 2023, and another 10 states currently permit it.  Euthanasia’s ever-growing place in the public sphere makes it an issue of concern for all of us. We need a consistent, compassionate response that is founded...