For senior Nyan Paing Tin, coming to Hillsdale College three-and-a-half years ago meant leaving his family in Yangon, Burma behind and stepping into a strange new world. Before then, Tin’s only experience of the United States came from Hollywood movies, so the rural city of Hillsdale didn’t quite fit his expectations. “I always thought America...
Author: Taylor Knopf (Taylor Knopf)
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Lansing gun show attendance skyrockets
The threat that Congress could vote to reinstate the 1994 “assault weapons” ban has increased demand, diminished supply, and overpopulated gun shows. There was a consistent line to enter the three-day Lansing/ Mason Gun and Knife Show held at the Ingham County Fairgrounds in Mason, Mich., from Feb. 8-10. One gun dealer said there is...
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College program receives charitable grant
The Hillsdale County Community Foundation recently announced the winter adult and youth grant awards. There were eight adult grants awarded a total of $57,000, and six youth grants awarded a total of $20,945. The money goes to non-profit organizations that assist community residents. This year, Hillsdale College G.O.A.L. program A Few Good Men received a...
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Remembering Dorothy Bildner: a true citizen
Dorothy Bildner, 79, passed away from cancer Nov. 14, 2012, after a long life of loving her family and caring for her community. Bildner served on the Senior Center board, the County Fair board, the United Way board, the Salvation Army board, the Community Action agency, and on the city council in Hillsdale, Mich. Born...
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Meth plagues Southwest Michigan
You can do anything you set your mind to; it’s simply a concept of mind over matter. But what happens when the matter distorts the mind? What if the matter controls the person— keeping him active and awake for days, hallucinating while tearing at his own skin, and leaving him in a seemingly helpless depression?...