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The News received the following statement just before going to print July 29. Benton Harbor, Mich.— Wightman & Associates, Inc. is aware of the community’s concerns regarding the Main Street/Downtown Beautification Project in the … [Read more...] about Wightman releases statement concerning Marcellus downtown beautification project

First Friday event!Free Candy Bar Bingo!Friday, August 1, 2025, 6:30pm - 8:00pmMarcellus United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall197 W. Main, Marcellus ### … [Read more...] about If it’s August 1, 2025, it’s time for First Friday in downtown Marcellus!

Water, the source of all life, is our most precious resource. When Nixie, a Finnish water sprite, comes Out of the Water, the Green World is almost destroyed. Will the Queen be released from the monster? Can the Dragonflies fulfill their … [Read more...] about Nixie Out of the Water: A Comic Operetta

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com That’s a great question and it was asked–and answered–by Jonathan Coppess, an associate professor of law and policy at the University of Illinois, in a “dismaying” July 17 farmdocDAILY analysis of … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: ‘Why would federal policy favor legal fictional entities over individual family farms?’

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Some outrages are so outrageous that I don’t even want to talk about them. But that’s when we must speak out.    Indeed, let’s rage against our government’s wholly-unprincipled embrace … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Gaza is a moral reckoning for Israel – and for you and me

by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com Following the resignation of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron after he was caught on a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston cuddling with Human Resources chief Kristin Cabot (who is not his wife), the company … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas: What standard? What scandal?

Hunter-gatherers continue to eke out an existence but it’s harder every year due to pollution and the encroachment of civilization. Credit: Pexels. From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Are there humans … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®

There’s plenty of summer left for a couple more beach reads; check out these new fiction titles! The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone. No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn’t ideal for a barista in a busy London … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library – July 28, 2025

“Politically speaking, tribal nationalism…always insists that its own people are surrounded by a ‘world of enemies’—‘one against all’—and that a fundamental difference exists between this people and all others, it claims its people to be … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: “Politically speaking. . .”

Dear Editor:    I am taking this opportunity to share my experiences as a “transplant” with James Thomas, Jr. of the Village Planning Commission regarding his reading of current results of the Master Plan Survey at the recent … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor – July 31, 2025

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