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Home births are better for both the mother and child
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Home births are better for both the mother and child

Medicine can soothe excruciating pain, CT scans can spot cancer early, and ultrasounds allow mothers to see and connect with their baby while they are still in the womb. These revolutionary advancements have helped many people and brought about much good. But medical professionals should not treat a natural human experience as a medical procedure. ...

Hospital returns to pre-COVID visiting policy
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Hospital returns to pre-COVID visiting policy

Hillsdale Hospital has reinstated its pre-pandemic visiting policy due to the decrease in COVID-19 patients.   Rachel Lott, director of marketing and development, said as of March 23 there have been 12 consecutive days of no COVID-19 patients at the hospital. This is great news for the community, and it means that people are not getting...

SAB hosts first-ever faculty review talent show
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SAB hosts first-ever faculty review talent show

Professors will have the chance to share their talents with the student body at the Student Activities Board’s first-ever Faculty Revue at 7 p.m. on March 5 in Plaster Auditorium.  Zane Mabry, directory of student activities, said the event will include many different acts to keep the student body entertained.  “This is a pretty new...

County Commissioners seek to upgrade Lewis Emery Park with $224,000 state grant
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County Commissioners seek to upgrade Lewis Emery Park with $224,000 state grant

Hillsdale County plans to make Lewis Emery Park handicapped-accessible with more than $200,000 in grant funds from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. Douglas Ingles, a Hillsdale County commissioner, said former commissioner Bruce Caswell applied for Department of Natural Resources grants as part of a five-year plan for Lewis Emery Park. The grant application required...

People with disabilities host community dinner with Key Opportunities
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People with disabilities host community dinner with Key Opportunities

  Aspiring food-service workers with disabilities prepared a five-course Italian meal on Feb. 11 for community members. The dinner was hosted by Key Opportunities, a nonprofit that helps adults with disabilities find employment. Program Director Georgia Mason said the nonprofit plans to host more similar events in the future. “Our plan for this program is...