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Dear Editor: I am feeling a bit like Rip Van Winkle. Remember him from childhood? He was the one who slept for 20 years and awakened to a transformed world.  Is this the same Marcellus I moved into over 30 years ago? Some of the … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: September 25, 2025

Cousin Kathy, Grandma Mooy, and The Furniture-Jumping Professional by John Mooy   I grew up during a time when the furniture in one’s home was there for years and years.  When I think about the neighborhood I lived in, I could still … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Couch

The former Hinrich homestead, 874 Academy Street, Galesburg IL by Paula Johnson Day Two of the family reunion began because last spring Chris called and asked if I could come down to Galesburg for Sunday, September 7, 2025. She … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Reunion Day Two

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Maybe the reason you see black when people see white or you say “down” when they say “up” is because–in these troubling times–black is white and up is down.     Here’s what I … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: You’re not confused; up is down and white is black

by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s endorsement of Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, reminds me of an old Groucho Marx line: “Those are my principles and if you don’t like them … … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas: Kathy H Hochul’s ‘principles’

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Here they come again! Another far-right-wing mob, spurred on by Trump, is storming our US Capitol!    Only, these are not uncouth MAGA marauders wearing buffalo horns, breaking in, and … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Warning: Just Reading About Bayer’s Greed Can Cause Headaches

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“When men are merely submerged in a mass of impersonal human beings pushed around by automatic forces, they lose their true humanity, their integrity, their ability to love, their capacity for self-determination. When society is made up of … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: “When men are merely submerged in a mass of impersonal human beings . . .”

“If you have yet to be called an incorrigible, defiant woman, don’t worry, there is still time.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés.     Often overlooked in storytelling and in medical research, women in midlife take a back seat. … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library – September 25, 2025

Zombie forests of standing dead trees are on the rise across the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere across the U.S. Credit: Pexels.com Dear EarthTalk: What are zombie … [Read more...] about EarthTalk® – From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine – September 25, 2025

CHICAGO – Pioneering actor, author, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which will take place October 5 – 11, 2025. Takei will be joined in leading the annual event by youth honorary chair Iris … [Read more...] about Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei Named Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week