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Local GOP leaders react after North Adams clerk stripped of election duties by secretary of state

Hillsdale Republicans expressed concern over the removal of North Adams Township clerk Stephanie Scott from her duties, following her refusal to turn over election equipment. On Oct. 25, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson relieved Scott of her duties for the Nov. 2 election, alleging that she failed to comply with the Bureau of Elections, and...

A Michigan State Police car at the Lansing post. Courtesy | Twitter
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Police execute search warrant for North Adams election equipment

Hillsdale County Clerk Marney Kast will oversee elections in Adams Township, following the seizure of voting equipment by Michigan State Police. Officers executed a search warrant at the Adams Township Hall on Oct. 29, recovering voting equipment that went missing last week, according to Fox 47 News. This comes after Adams Township clerk Stephanie Scott...

‘Read the Constitution’: Mayor Stockford sends message to Pres. Biden on vaccine mandate
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‘Read the Constitution’: Mayor Stockford sends message to Pres. Biden on vaccine mandate

“I’ll die on this hill. I don’t care if they strip us of everything.” This is how Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford responded to President Joe Biden’s mandate that employers with at least 100 workers require their employees to either take the COVID-19 vaccine, or  submit to weekly COVID tests. Stockford said he thinks the government...

Hillsdale students must fight the vaccine mandate
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Hillsdale students must fight the vaccine mandate

In the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October,” Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius defects to the United States in the thick of the Cold War with one of the USSR’s most powerful ships.  During the harrowing mission, Ramius’ co-conspirator, Captain Borodin, dreams of arriving in the U.S. to enjoy freedom. “I will have a...

Learn the lasting lessons: Read more classics
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Learn the lasting lessons: Read more classics

We were excited to see the sign at the Lansing Mall: Barnes & Noble Booksellers. My roommate and I, on our spring break excursions, were shopping outside the small town of Hillsdale, when we spotted the national bookselling chain. We envisioned a long hour of perusing the great books — from Cicero to Tolstoy, Shakespeare...