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Cal Thomas: Mother’s milk gone sour
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com “Money is the mother’s milk of politics,” said Jesse M. Unruh, who in the ’60s was a powerful Democratic politician and speaker of the California State Assembly. It is a disgrace, if much is disgraceful these days, that we spend so much on getting people elected to Congress, who do little or […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Uniting the United People of the United States of America
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com A headline on a recent news article caught my eye, for it declared, “Americans Disagree on Everything.” I said to myself: “I disagree with that!” Indeed, the untold story of today’s America is the good news that We the People fundamentally agree on more than what supposedly separates us. It […]
Farm and Food File – U.S. Labor Dept: Less pay means more farm employees–no, really
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Earlier this year, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Senate and House’s self-described “exclusive” research and analysis group, “estimated 680,000 farmworkers are illegal immigrants and make up 35% of the [U.S.] agricultural workforce.” That group is a “larger percentage than U.S. citizens (27%), foreign guest workers (16%) or non-citizens with authorization […]
Bits & Pieces: Feeling Pain
by Paula Johnson The human body is an amazing thing. As we get older, we sometimes joke and say things like, “When I wake up and stretch out, if my arms don’t touch the sides of the coffin, I know it’s ok to sit up.” Did you know that there is a part of […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Back in History
by John Mooy A weekend or so ago. we had a gathering of friends at our house and several things stick out in my mind as a result of having them here. They took great joy in conversation, food, a puppet show, puzzles and music. Needless to say, it wasn’t the typical weekend. In a […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
The library is hosting its big Halloween event Friday, October 31. Enter through the Burney St door for the scary option or Main St for the merry option. In honor of Halloween, our selections this week are spooky. If spooky isn’t your thing, no worries, we have plenty of new books in other genres. […]
Contemplation Corner: “First the fall, and then the recovery from the fall. . .”
“First the fall, and then the recovery from the fall, and both are the mercy of God.”– Julian of Norwichnce….” -Kwame Anthony Appiah by Pastor Donnie BrooksMarcellus United Methodist Churchpastordonnieb@outlook.com Christianity is, among other things, a faith of falling. This may go against the cultural grains of Christianity. American Christianity often seems […]
Have questions? Ask a Pastor for the week of October 27, 2025
Pastor Donnie Brooks of the Marcellus United Methodist Church answers your questions at pastordonnieb@outlook.com Pastor Donnie, is “Christian nationalism” Christian? Part III A 2023 book, Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies, written by a world-renowned British New Testament scholar, N.T. Wright as well as […]
Letter to the Editor – October 30, 2025
Editor: Millions of eligible voters in our state don’t vote, not because they are lazy or uninformed, but because they have become disillusioned and made the conscious choice to opt-out of participation. Our representative democracy only works when we all believe it works based on our lived experiences. This is one reason that […]
EarthTalk® – From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
Form Energy is one of the companies working on iron-air batteries that could revolutionize the technology of tomorrow. Credit: Form Energy. Dear EarthTalk: What’s new regarding more efficient batteries that can help usher in a new age of renewable energy? — Paul Beckman, Marion, OH Batteries are everywhere—in your phone, your car—even the artificial organs that […]
