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• Dyngus Day traditions live on, but some things have changed | Opinion

  By Jack Colwell| South Bend Tribune Verified Dyngus Day, celebrated the Monday after Easter, features Polish traditions like kielbasa, polka music and political campaigning. This year's Dyngus Day coincides with the Boston Marathon due to Easter's late date. The author recalls Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Dyngus Day visit to South Bend during his presidential campaign. Monday is Dyngus Day, with its funny name and traditions traced back over centuries to Poland.

  By Jack Colwell · South Bend Tribune

  Apr. 17, 2025

• 'Defund the police' wasn't decisive issue in election. But it didn't help Dems | Opinion

  By Jack Colwell| USA Today Verified Those words — three formed by 15 letters — weren’t decisive in the election. But they contributed negatively and significantly to the perception of a Democratic brand that a decisive number of voters found less appealing than the brand of Donald Trump.

  By Jack Colwell · USA Today

  Dec. 05, 2024

• Dyngus Day traditions live on, but some things have changed | Opinion

  By Jack Colwell| South Bend Tribune Verified Dyngus Day, celebrated the Monday after Easter, features Polish traditions like kielbasa, polka music and political campaigning. This year's Dyngus Day coincides with the Boston Marathon due to Easter's late date. The author recalls Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Dyngus Day visit to South Bend during his presidential campaign. Monday is Dyngus Day, with its funny name and traditions traced back over centuries to Poland.

  By Jack Colwell · South Bend Tribune

  Apr. 17, 2025

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The South Bend Tribune is the leading news source for north central Indiana and southern Michigan including the cities of South Bend, Mishawaka, Niles, Plymouth, Granger in Indiana and the cities of Buchanan, Dowagiac, Cassopolis and Edwardsburg in Michigan.