By Emma Goos The government has shut down again. At midnight on October 1, 2025, Congress missed the deadline to pass a funding plan that keeps federal operations running. The result is hundreds of thousands of workers without pay, essential services delayed or cut, and families across the country left to absorb the consequences. It is a moment that should remind us of something simple and often forgotten: government exists to serve the people. When it fails to do that, it fa

As a proud member of the St. Joseph community,  I’m writing in strong support of the upcoming St. Joseph Public School $59.9 million bond proposal  on the November 4 ballot . Despite the rumors, this is a ZERO -mill increase  initiative—meaning it will not raise our current tax rate —but it will make a lasting difference in the quality of education and safety in our schools. Last year, the bond proposal that would have added so much value to the entire St. Joseph Public Schoo

In a time when civic unity and equal treatment under the law are more crucial than ever, the Berrien County Democratic Party is urging...

Throughout history authoritarian regimes have used dehumanization as a tactic, utilizing words like “vermin,” or “criminals and rapists”...

By Emma Goos Greta Thunberg has never been polite to power — and that’s exactly why they fear her. She has stared down presidents, prime...

Berrien County Democratic Party at the 2025 Benton Harbor Juneteenth Celebration Because I believe that everyone should pay their fair...

Photo by Taylor Flowe from Unsplash On June 30 the Trump administration announced that it would withhold nearly $7 billion in...

By Emma Goos This weekend, Americans caught a horrifying glimpse of what our immigration system has become when lawmakers toured the...

The Trump administration is planning to cut 83,000 Veterans Administration jobs, including jobs in the Veterans Health Administration and...