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Marcellus, MI – January 27, 2025 – The Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library is excited to announce the receipt of two generous grants that will significantly enhance its ability to serve the community. The library has been awarded … [Read more...] about Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library receives grants to enhance services and programs

From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Humans’ increasingly large footprint across the planet is forcing plants & animals to adapt and is affecting some species’ evolutionary path, such as in the case of up to half of … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®

by John Mooy As we head into 2025, I have had conversations with a number of people and we spoke about the idea that we are living during a time when we need good stories.  There just seems to not be enough of them.    … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The MBBA Project

Iron Lung Ward c. 1955 - Some people with polio whose breathing muscles were paralyzed were placed in large machines called iron lungs. These machines helped them breathe and may have helped them live longer. by Paula Johnson … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Childhood Diseases

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com My father began retiring long before the sale of our farm’s dairy cows in 1989.    Began is the appropriate word because his exit from dairy farming was “slower than molasses in … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: Heading for the exit slowly

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com The far-right potentates of Christian nationalism not only say they speak to God, but they now claim to speak for God.     They might, however, want to ponder a cartoon I recently saw. It … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: “What in the Name of Jesus is This?”

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Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Families at 30%, ‘Retirement Tax’ Rollback Continues LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Treasury today announced that the official 2025 filing season has begun and is processing … [Read more...] about Treasury: Michigan’s Individual Income Tax Filing Season Officially Begins

Tai Chi with Alyse Knepple Mason/Union Branch  - Mondays: 11:00am Join Alyse Knepple at the Mason/Union Branch for T’ai Chi. T’ai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Alyse will offer a free introductory class, … [Read more...] about Cass District Library – February 2025 Programs

When NFL player, A.J. Brown sent a book to the best seller’s list from the sidelines, his coach explained “Some guys pray in between, some guys meditate in between. A.J. reads in between. Whatever these guys need to do to put their mind in … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

“True silence is the rest of the mind; and is to the spirit, what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.” ~ William Penn, 1644-1718 by Pastor Donnie Brooks Quakers have left us a great legacy. Their numbers may be few in … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: “True silence is the rest of the mind. . .”