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Alumnus donates rare book collection
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Alumnus donates rare book collection

On Friday, Oct. 26, the Mitchell Research Center opened up a new collection of books donated by Hillsdale College graduate John Pulver ’72. The collection of more than 5,000 books focuses on Michigan history and culture and includes books from 1812 to the present day. Pulver, a Hillsdale native, currently works as a purchasing agent...

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The 3-Minute Interview: Nancy DeBacker

DeBacker is the director of Alpha Omega Women’s Care Center, a life-affirming pregnancy resource center on Howell Street in Hillsdale, Mich. The center held a fundraiser called “Spice of Life” Oct. 19 at Hillsdale United Brethren Church with speaker Kirk Walden.   How did you personally get involved with Alpha Omega? I was a young...

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Professors, residents voice opposition to income tax

This fall, residents of Hillsdale will vote on a new income tax that will affect both residents and non-residents who work in the city. Though supporters of the tax claim revenue is needed to fix Hillsdale’s roads, opponents of the tax consider it wrong. “It’s grotesquely unjust,” said Paul Rahe, professor of history. “People living...

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2012: Worst apple shortage in six decades

Ninety percent of Michigan’s apple crop was destroyed in 2012 due to temperature fluctuations in the spring, bringing difficulty to orchards around the state and in the Hillsdale area. “We’re used to fluctuations in the weather,” Damon Glei, partial owner at Glei’s Orchards and Greenhouses, said. “But this is the most extreme case that we...

Halloween in Hillsdale
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Halloween in Hillsdale

All across town, shops and schools are gearing up for Halloween. Restaurants are rolling out fall-themed specials, and stores are bringing in truckloads of candy, all for the holiday. “When I’m done running candy, I hurt everywhere,” a Jonesville Walmart employee said. Walmart imports approximately 60 pallets of candy in preparation for the Halloween season....