$12,008,149. That’s how much money Hillsdale County paid for local administration of Michigan’s Food Assistance Program in fiscal year 2012. The money was paid out to a total of 11,867 recipients, according to a Michigan Department of Human Services report — roughly a quarter of a population of 46,514, according to the Census Bureau’s most...
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February 23, 2012July 12, 2022Opinion
A man for all seasons?
At Hillsdale College, we have erected statues of historical individuals to honor the principles and courage of those memorialized. Our most recent honoree is President Ronald Reagan, whose wonderful likeness was dedicated this past fall.
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February 14, 2013July 12, 2022City News
A study in Hillsdale’s economics
Less than a mile from Central Hall and adjacent to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church stands a series of stone buildings. Known to students as the “old mill,” these decaying structures once served as the F.W. Stock & Sons Mill, founded by a Prussian immigrant. For a time, it was “the largest family owned plant east...
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February 7, 2013July 12, 2022City News
Council approves clerk, dump truck
At a meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, the Hillsdale City Council approved a new city clerk and the purchase of a new dump truck, and discussed the maintenance of contaminated former industrial sites. The council required a new clerk due to the resignation of Julie Kast, the previous clerk, before the expiration of her term....
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February 2, 2012July 12, 2022Opinion
State of the citizenry
If the events of the past few years have demonstrated anything, it is this: America’s politicians, sadly of both parties, have contributed more to the creation of problems than to their solutions.