NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Vice President Mike Pence reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s promise to build a security wall on the United States’ border with Mexico while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday. “Make no mistake about it, we’re going to build that wall,” Pence said. Immediately following the statement, the crowd at...
Tyniec Abbey When I was a junior in high school, I witnessed evil writhing on the stone floor of a Benedictine monastery about an hour outside of Krakow, Poland. I hardly ever tell this story, but in light of the Parkland tragedy, it seems appropriate. Every year during the first week of March, my high...
The City of Hillsdale adopted its first-ever tagline at a Feb. 5 city council meeting. The new slogan — “Family. Tradition. Opportunity.” — will appear on city signs and documents as well as its website. It also could be added to city vehicles such as police cars in the future, as well. Chosen by...
Like all Paul Thomas Anderson films, “Phantom Thread” is a study of a family and the love its members share. At the center of the film, which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, lies the relationship between Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), a couture dressmaker in 1950s London, and his muse, Alma (Vicky Krieps). All...
Hillsdale Fire Chief Scott Hephner announced at a Feb. 5 City Council meeting that the city’s fire department has placed a security deposit for a new ladder truck. The new truck will replace the city’s current 1983 Pierce LTI ladder truck, which cannot safely operate its ladder. Because of structural corrosion, the current truck’s...