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Earth Talk: Wine
The wine industry as we know it is on the ropes thanks to climate change. EarthTalkFrom the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Has climate change already had any significant impacts on wine production around the world? —Wendy Baumgarten, Dubuque, Iowa Eight out of the ten hottest years on record have occurred in […]
MHS Library celebrates Grand Opening, December 20
The MHS Class of 2025 had the honor of being the first class to officially enter the “new” high school library on Friday, February 20. Pictured with the class are English Teacher Melody Schneider, far right, and high school principal Lynn Wagner, seated center front in stripes. -News Photo […]
JV Wildcats on a 4-game winning streak with win over Bloomingdale
Freshman Matt Jansen, back on the court after being sidelined by an injury, takes it to the bucket against Hartford, December 17. Jansen added 9 points for the ‘Cats in the 40-29 win over the Huskies. Also pictured are #24 Gage Rumsey and #34 Zade Tyszka. -News Photo The boys JV basketball […]
Coffey pumps in 20 to lead ‘Cats in a 69-42 win over Cardinals
Sophomore Abram Coffey goes up for three of his 20 points against Bloomingdale, December 19. –Photo courtesy of Megan Schuur Photography The boys’ varsity basketball team got back on the winning track with a 69-42 win over the visiting Bloomingdale Cardinals, Thursday, December 19. Sophomore Abram Coffey led the ‘Cats in scoring with 20 points, […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: On Optimism
by John Mooy As you know we’re all getting ready to head into a new year. And each year we come up with our promises to ourselves to do better, be nicer and accomplish more. What often times follows is a year in which we didn’t necessarily do better, and those times when, YES, I […]
Bits & Pieces: Staying Current
by Paula Johnson If you’re getting older, you really don’t want to admit it. However, sometimes without realizing it – we shout it to the world. Remember when “cool, man!” and “groovy” were the “in” words that made us feel in the know and tried to make our parents seem old and out of touch? […]
Farm and Food File: With friends like this
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Before 2024 slides into history, some noteworthy farm and food updates, please, to ensure these stories go with it. First, on Dec. 10, two judges–one federal judge in Oregon, the other a Washington state judge–ruled that mega-grocer Kroger’s two-year-old, $24.6 billion bid to buy mini mega-grocer Albertsons won’t clear federal antitrust […]
Jim Hightower-America’s #1 Populist: Daddy’s Philosophy
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com This holiday season got me to thinking about America’s spirit of giving, and I don’t mean this overdone business of Christmas, Hanukkah and other holiday gifts. I mean our true spirit of giving — giving of ourselves. Yes, we are a country of rugged individualists, yet there’s also a deep, […]
News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library
The library has several new nonfiction books to help you go beyond the headlines to better understand a very complex and culturally rich part of the world: Mapping the Holy Land: An Illustrated Atlas by Neal Asbury and Jean-Pierre Isbouts. A stunning journey through the Holy Land, as told by the rare maps and prints […]
Contemplation Corner: “To love someone means to see them as God intended them.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pastor Donnie Brooks We like to see things to believe in them. This is our way. This is the west. Even if we don’t see things rightly, we’d rather see them and see them wrongly than not see them at all. Often we see people in such a way that helps […]
