The City of Hillsdale expects to receive $51,000 less in state road funding than promised during its current fiscal year, according to Assistant City Manager Sam Fry. The State of Michigan planned to give $407,000 to the City of Hillsdale for road maintenance beginning in October 2025, according Fry, but that the city has not...
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‘Whiplash in the best way’: Student publishes second book
Jayden Jelso reads his latest book. Courtesy | K. C. Gaudet In a culture where popular young adult books are praised for explicit content and ambiguous morals, junior Jayden Jelso’s newly self-published book is just the opposite. “I often say, ‘Let’s bring art back to literature,’” Jelso said. “I want to be part of a...
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My postgrad plans? Rediscover hobbies.
Courtesy | Unsplash After more than 2,800 days of formal learning over my 21 years of life, I will soon accept my diploma and say goodbye to teachers, homework, classes, and essays — likely for the rest of my life. As someone who has loved being a student and is not pursuing graduate school, this...
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Hillsdale public schools pension debt totals $18M
Eighteen million dollars. That is how much unfunded pension debt burdens the Hillsdale Intermediate School District, according to official state audit reports. It’s worth nearly 80% of the district’s assets. For Chuck North, superintendent of the special education district, this number isn’t alarming — it is a sign of a teacher pension system being reformed...
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Hypnotherapy: It’s not mind control, it’s a new reality
Paul Taylor sits in a chair where he often hypnotizes people. Eleanor DeGoffau | Instagram Julie Karr knew how to lose weight. She knew she needed to eat less and eat healthier, but no matter how much she knew, she couldn’t quiet that urge inside her to eat quickly and reach for that bag of...