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After 9/11: The towers that still stand
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After 9/11: The towers that still stand

Sixteen years ago, the Twin Towers fell. Shattered glass and broken paradigms littered the streets of New York City.  Pedestrians gazed at the descending rubble in disbelief. Brick by brick, their naive notions of a safe and good world splintered as each stone hit the cement.  A torrent of cement, steel, and glass hit the...

Reusable thermoses replace paper cups
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Reusable thermoses replace paper cups

  Paper to-go cups are now a no-go in the Knorr Dining Room. Instead, Bon Appétit Management Company, the college’s food service, is providing 1,600 reusable thermoses to students, faculty, and staff as a replacement to reduce waste, said David Apthorpe, Bon Appétit’s Hillsdale manager. Discarding the paper cups aligned with the food service company’s...

Hillsdale County Fair to feature monster trucks
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Hillsdale County Fair to feature monster trucks

The Hillsdale County Fair has entertained thousands of people with big name country concerts, but this year, the Fair’s headlining entertainment will be taking a new direction. Instead of bringing in a top artist like they have for the past several years, the Fair will be hosting a monster truck motorsports event. The decision to...

Bringing history to life
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Bringing history to life

Dozens of community members attended a ceremony to honor the heritage of Winona, the daughter of Potawatomi chief Baw Beese, whose statue was revealed in Mrs. Stock’s Park on Friday. The Heritage Association organized the statue’s reveal, and Hillsdale College faculty members, donors who contributed to the Winona project, and city and state officials all...