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Trump: the holy cause of a degraded campaign
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Trump: the holy cause of a degraded campaign

Donald Trump’s vocal opposition of the Johnson Amendment is a key factor of many Evangelicals’ seemingly confusing support of him.    The mainstream media has largely ignored Trump’s stance on the issue and instead spent time on his more controversial stances with protectionist trade, immigration, and foreign policy. But his stance hasn’t gone unnoticed Evangelical...

Winter is coming, and that’s not a bad thing
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Winter is coming, and that’s not a bad thing

As temperature drops, memories of wiggling toes in soggy socks and hobbling to class after slipping on icy sidewalks warn students of the forthcoming winter. To intensify our autumn chill-induced premonitions, according to a Collegian article from last week, Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, predicts colder-than-normal temperatures for Michigan...

Clinton ignores damning stats about late-term abortion
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Clinton ignores damning stats about late-term abortion

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton made an emotional case for late-term abortion in the last presidential debate: “I have met with women who have, toward the end of their pregnancy, gotten the worst news one could get. That their health is in jeopardy if they continue to carry to term. Or that something terrible has happened...

Letter to the Editor: Dr. Steele
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Letter to the Editor: Dr. Steele

Dear editor, As I listen to my fellow citizens debate the upcoming election, it strikes me that many regard voting and endorsing candidates – or refraining from this – as first of all an exercise in signaling one’s personal moral virtue, or perhaps an exercise in personal absolution. Well, it’s not, and potentially this is...

Voting no on Prop 8 is a vote for transparency
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Voting no on Prop 8 is a vote for transparency

While Americans will have to make a big decision at the polls Tuesday, Hillsdale College students may have an even bigger one to make Nov. 14-17, which involves the transparency of student fee dollars. Student Federation’s fall semester elections include eight amendment proposals (see newspaper insert) to its constitution that each require a two-thirds majority...