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Litchfield designs park catering to toddlers
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Litchfield designs park catering to toddlers

The City of Litchfield designed new public recreation facilities for a small, but important group of residents — toddlers. The city finished a new park in July designed specifically for 2 to 5 year olds and handicap children, in addition to approving plans to continue expanding the recreation area next to the park and updating...

Students find community in Harvey’s wake
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Students find community in Harvey’s wake

Two current students and one alumnus saw both the devastation and the resilient spirit of community as hurricane victims in Houston came together to clean up and rebuild. Sweeping through Houston and southeast Texas and dumping 52 inches of rain, Hurricane Harvey forced 34,000 people from their homes, caused damage in 130,000 homes, and led...

The Jet Skis are broken by Labor Day, anyway
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The Jet Skis are broken by Labor Day, anyway

Once again, Hillsdale College students labored away on Labor Day as the school continued its longstanding tradition of neglecting the holiday. Throughout its history, the school has waffled about closing on Labor Day. After staying open on the holiday for years, the college decided to cancel classes and close administration offices in 2000. In 2002,...

Parks of the hills and dales
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Parks of the hills and dales

Spring has arrived and as the weather warms up, parks are the perfect place to spend a day in the sun. Hillsdale has some really beautiful parks, all just a few minutes away from each other and from town. According to Michelle Loren, director of Hillsdale’s recreation department, the most popular parks are Sandy Beach,...

‘The rest is silence’: ‘Star Wars’ defeats ‘Hamlet’ in movie- and drama-themed Mossey Madness
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‘The rest is silence’: ‘Star Wars’ defeats ‘Hamlet’ in movie- and drama-themed Mossey Madness

While North Carolina celebrates its win over Gonzaga in the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, Hillsdale’s own March Madness just announced the winners. The winner of this year’s drama- and film-themed Mossey Madness is the original “Star Wars” trilogy, which triumphed over “Hamlet” in the championship round. The student bracket winners are senior Noah Diekemper...