About 100 years ago, the cynical columnist H.L. Mencken wrote a two sentence piece that accurately frames Vice President Mike Pence’s conundrum as he prepares for his 2018 Hillsdale College commencement speech: “The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.” Pence can’t win...
Assistant Professor of Economics Peter Jennings has joined City of Hillsdale Ward I residents Ted Jansen and Dennis Wainscott as a candidate to fill in the city council vacancy left by Ward I City Councilman Brian Watkins’ resignation. According to City Clerk Stephen French, Jansen and Jennings have completed the paperwork to be...
In the middle of a nationwide debate over violence in schools, last week Hillsdale County Sheriff Tim Parker threw his support behind The Michigan School Safety Reform Plan, a proposal designed to prevent violence in Michigan schools. “Additional steps can be taken to help keep our schools safe,” Parker said in a press release....
Several business owners have asked the City of Hillsdale to rename Uran Street in the city’s industrial park, citing a common mispronunciation as their cause of discontent. “We don’t really know where the name Uran came from,” said Hillsdale Terminal Vice President of Engineering John Condon. “But we do know that we don’t like...
“Ready Player One” may be the best movie of 2018 — but only if you transform your theater viewing into a multi-sensual experience. Here’s a short list of things my girlfriend Hannah and I did to keep ourselves from leaving the theater during this latest Steven Spielberg sci-fi trainwreck: 1. Engaged in a knuckle-biting thumb...