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A statue all Christians can agree on
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A statue all Christians can agree on

St. Augustine can teach Hillsdale students many lessons on how to live — and how not to live. College students seeking boundaries in their Hillsdating relationship can empathize with Augustine when he prays, “Lord, make me chaste, but not yet.” Or, when they steal fruit from Saga, students can relate to Augustine stealing pears for...

Politics department offers new politics of health class
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Politics department offers new politics of health class

Poor diet costs Americans trillions in medical bills. Courtesy | Facebook While Associate Professor of Politics Kevin Slack ate Cheez-Its and drank Kool-Aid for breakfast as a kid, he doesn’t recommend students in his new class follow his example.  The new class, called the Politics of Health, introduces students to health issues and how government...

Opinion: If you want to be healthy, stop eating seed oils
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Opinion: If you want to be healthy, stop eating seed oils

Seed oils have been marketed as hearth-healthy since the 1960s. Courtesy︱Twitter With soaring obesity rates, spikes in allergies, and increasing rates of heart disease, it’s time for Americans to reclaim their health and stop consuming seed oils.  Seed oils, like canola, corn, safflower, soy, grapeseed, rice bran, and cottonseed oils, are high in polyunsaturated fats,...

Remembering Prestley Blake’s recipe for success
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Remembering Prestley Blake’s recipe for success

Stewart Prestley Blake’s rules for life were simple: don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t bed hop, work hard, and have dessert with every meal.   While his stepdaughter Susan Abello doesn’t recommend following Blake’s eating habits, she attributes his success as a father, friend, business owner, and philanthropist to these core principles. Blake, who died in 2021...