Mrs. Stock’s park used to be property owned by the Stock family who owned the factory across the street from it. It wasn’t until the 1800’s that it was turned into a park by Wilhemina Stock. But then it fell into disrepair again until 2004 when Councilwoman Mary Anne MacRitchie was determined to restore the...
With photographs of babies and families, and a speed painting presentation from Even Struck, the Jackson/Hillsdale chapter of Michigan Association of Infant Mental Health, hosted an event on Oct. 22 at Rough Draft for “Celebrate Babies Week.” The Michigan Association of Infant Mental Health is a non-profit professional organization that promotes optimal infant and...
A poor, uneducated white boy from Missouri runs away from his drunken father and hops on a raft to head down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. It is a story that most Americans know. It is Mark Twain’s classic American novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and until recently, it was a...
After many years of faithful service as Episcopal Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, Bishop Peter Beckwith, Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Reserve and the former Hillsdale College Chaplain, died on Oct. 4 at the age of 80, just one day after the dedication of Hillsdale College’s dedication. “In the chapel there is a dedication...
Surrounding its one-year anniversary, the Jamal Khashoggi murder scandal has been resurrected, haunting Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) again. Though he has continually denied any direct connection to the murder, he is having a hard time putting Khashoggi’s ghost away. But the United States should not be too quick...