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‘Your appearance is actually your livelihood’
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‘Your appearance is actually your livelihood’

Anthony and Pat Manno run the 55-year-old family business. Courtesy | Anthony Manno College President Larry Arnn first met alumnus Anthony ’14 and his father Pat Manno at a Hillsdale open house event. Today, Anthony and Pat co-own luxury clothing company Manno Clothing in Plymouth, Michigan, and Arnn is one of their customers.  “He’s been...

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Township recommends CREO

New zoning rules could stop solar panels in Fayette. The Fayette Township Planning Commission passed a motion this week that could block the Heartwood II solar panel project.   The body approved a drafted Compatible Renewable Energy Ordinance, which will now go before the Hillsdale County Planning Commission and the Fayette Township Board. The CREO, if...

‘Bridgerton’ is smut
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‘Bridgerton’ is smut

Courtesy | Unsplash Netflix will release more episodes of the hit series “Bridgerton” today. You shouldn’t watch it.  Set in Regency-era London with modern twists, “Bridgerton” presents a world of attractive, well-to-do characters searching for suitable spouses. It can be easy to set aside the historical inaccuracies and predictable plotlines, given the gorgeous costumes, enthralling...

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Fayette eyes new rules to stop solar project

The Fayette Township planning commission is reviewing an ordinance that could prevent the installation of solar panels on 1,350 acres of farmland, the board said at a Feb. 17 meeting.  Chicago-based solar company Ranger Power is seeking approval to build the Heartwood Solar II project north of the City of Hillsdale, along U.S. 12 and...

For bathrooms, unisex is not a flex
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For bathrooms, unisex is not a flex

Courtesy | Unsplash Women deserve their own bathrooms. Since library construction began, the two previously single-sex, single-occupancy bathrooms on the top floor of the library have been unisex. We women used to have our own bathroom, and we want it back.  But now — how shall I say this? We often find the toilet seats...