Kim Holmes, Ph.D., is a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and directs the think tank’s foreign policy and defense team. From 2002-05, Holmes served as Assistant Secretary of State of International Organization Affairs under Secretary of State Colin Powell. Interview compiled by Taylor Knopf. In your new book, “Rebound: Getting America...
How does it feel to be mayor? It feels good. I’ve been a little nervous lately, but I’m very excited. I think the first council meeting went pretty good. Moving into this new council session, what are your top three priorities at the moment? Getting council to work together is one of the priorities. Like...
Anika Bettinger and Johannes Krieger had an adventurous journey to Hillsdale when they realized the lack of public transportation in America. After landing in Chicago, the two German exchange students caught a train to Jackson, Mich. In route, they inquired about transportation to Hillsdale and realized it doesn’t exist. They eventually found a man who...
The historic Dawn Theater is closing its doors to public live entertainment, but the theater will still be available to rent for private events. “The theater is not closing,” said co-owner of The Dawn Theater Marcy Horton. “That is an ill-placed rumor.” The cost of live entertainment licensing and the lack of public interest have...
“Believe in better” is Hillsdale mayoral candidate Brian Watkins’ slogan going into this November’s election. “I believe, and I think a lot of people believe, that Hillsdale is better than people think it is. But at the same time, there are lots of things that we can do to make it better,” Watkins said. Watkins...