Senior citizens have more state-provided benefits available to them than they often know, state Sen. Mike Shirkey, R-Mich., said at a town hall specially designed for seniors on Monday. “You need to know if you’re a senior and have a legal problem and don’t know where to go, you can get help,” he...
Author: Nic Rowan (Nic Rowan)
City continues search for new fire truck
The City of Hillsdale’s Fire Department continues to search for a new ladder truck, Fire Chief Scott Hephner confirmed at a Jan. 15 city council meeting. “Our goal was to find a truck that would serve our community,” he said. “Hopefully we would find one that would serve us for ten years.” Hephner said the...
On the ground, in the streets, marching for life
WASHINGTON — “God have mercy on us all.” Standing at the pulpit in St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia, Fr. Chris Pollard addresses the congregation gathered for Mass before the 45th March for Life. Dressed for a day on the streets in downtown Washington, D.C., these soon-to-be marchers consist of students flown...
MacIntyre’s stepchild heralds doom of the West
O, you who turn the ship of state and look to windward, consider liberalism, which has failed. In his new manifesto, “Why Liberalism Failed,” the Notre Dame political philosopher argues that the dominating political project of the past 300 years has always been doomed to fail, that a political and social order designed...
Fireball rips across Hillsdale night sky
A flash of light and a ball of fire ignited the Midwestern sky Tuesday night, captivating the eyes of anyone who happened to look up at the sky around 8:10 p.m.. According to the Detroit Free Press, people reported seeing what scientists are officially terming a “fireball” in all parts of Michigan and in...




