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Disease strikes local deer

A plague has come to south-central Michigan. It has killed thousands, in up to 30 counties. But humans don’t have to worry about coming down with a case of Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, colloquially known as Bluetongue Disease. It only affects whitetail deer. “In most years, we get reports of about 1,000 deer dying in about...

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City council approves and applauds renovation efforts

Sandy Beach, a piece of Baw Beese lake-front property 3.4 miles away from campus, is undergoing some major changes. Many of them have already been completed, said Rich Moore of the Hillsdale Rotary Club and chairman of the renovation project. “We’re excited to start the next phase of the project next week,” Moore said. The...

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Citizens speak out over construction impacts

At a meeting on Monday, the Hillsdale City Council moved forward on several issues. Among other things, the council approved the Hillsdale Business Association’s street barricade request for its “Light Up Hillsdale” parade, and passed several traffic control orders for local streets. But the input of four non-councilpersons who attended the meeting accounted for much...

Q & A: Nathan Harden: “Yale is so very much in love with Yale.”
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Q & A: Nathan Harden: “Yale is so very much in love with Yale.”

“Nathan Harden is the author of the book Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad. He graduated from Yale University in 2009 with a B.A. in Humanities. He now works as the editor of The College Fix, a higher-ed news and opinion site, as well as a freelance...

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Republicans take Hillsdale

Republicans won big on Tuesday night — in Hillsdale, at least. According to Hillsdale County election returns provided by Election Magic, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won 61 percent of the total presidential ballots cast in the county. President Barack Obama won 37 percent, with the rest going to going to third-party candidates. Statewide, President...