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Letter to the Editor – September 17, 2026
First, this message from Kay Schten McAdamEditor, The Marcellus News Full disclosure: I’ve tried writing an opening sentence three times and three times have pounded back on the delete button. For whatever reason I was thinking when I bought The Marcellus News five years ago, I now, more often than not, find myself questioning […]
Farm and Food File: You’re not confused; up is down and white is black
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 mean. On March 2, according to Reuters, an upbeat President Donald Trump “alerted American farmers to coming U.S. […]
Fall Schedule at Van Buren County Museum
HARTFORD—This fall the Van Buren County Historical Museum at 58471 Red Arrow Highway in Hartford Township is open Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 12 Noon to 5 PM until the weather goes bad. If you’re planning a visit but worried about the weather, ask them first at their Facebook page or by phone at 269-500-1450. […]
Cal Thomas: Kathy H Hochul’s ‘principles’
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 … well, I have others.” Only last week, Hochul called on Mamdani to apologize to police […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Warning: Just Reading About Bayer’s Greed Can Cause Headaches
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 attacking Capital police. No, this is a very couth, richly-attired, well-mannered political mob laying siege on Congress. And look: Instead of fighting […]
Contemplation Corner: “When men are merely submerged in a mass of impersonal human beings . . .”
“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 men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently, […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library – September 25, 2025
“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. Our featured selections this week–a fiction and a nonfiction book–examine the lives and health of women in the […]
EarthTalk® – From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine – 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 forests? — B. Morgan, Chico, CA They may look lush and green, but some forests are already on borrowed time. These so-called “zombie forests” are made up of trees that are […]
Band Notes for the week of September 22, 2025
The Wildcat Marching Band joined eight other area bands Saturday, September 20, at the annual Cassopolis Marching Exhibition hosted by the Cassopolis Band Boosters. Drum Majors Ally Wright, left, and Ariah Evans hold the esteemed Exhibition Duck each band receives as a way of saying “Good Duck” at next month’s marching Festival. Sadly, the majority […]
Legendary Actor/Author/Activist George Takei Named Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week
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 Mogul. “Books are an essential foundation of democracy,” said Mr. Takei. “Our ‘government […]
