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Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Big Tech. . .
Big Tech Is the New Feudalism. How to Fight Backby Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com “If you find that you’ve dug yourself into a hole, the very first thing to do is quit digging.” That old country saying has a newly-urgent relevance to us today, for Big Tech, Big Finance, and Big Government are colluding to […]
Village of Marcellus Council Proceedings, Regular Meeting, December 3, 2024
Please note: The 2025 Marcellus Village Council meetings will be held at 7:00pm in the Village Council Meeting Room, 177 E. Main, Marcellus, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. The first meeting in November will be held Wednesday, November 12, 2025, due to the Veteran’s Day holiday and the second meeting in […]
Newberg Township December 2024 General Meeting
The December 9, 2024, Newberg Township General Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm at the Newberg Township Fire Department. Present: Covey, Blackburn, Harvey, Griffiths, and Duff. Motion made by Covey, supported by Griffiths, to approve the minutes from the November 11, 2024, General Meeting. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Reports:Assessor- nothing to report […]
Marcellus Township Regular Board Meeting Minutes – November 19, 2024
Supervisor Koshar called the meeting to order at 6:00pm and The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Cass County Under-sheriff, Clint Roach. Roll Call: Koshar, Hess, Mroz, Schick, and Plummer Koshar amended the agenda to add Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator, Manny DeLaRosa, under new busi-ness. Motion by Schick, seconded by Hess, to approve the […]
Renewables Ready Communities Award supports Marcellus Township
Funding accompanies the build-out of enough utility-scale solar and battery storage to power more than 800,000 Michigan households LANSING, Michigan —Today, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the second round of Renewables Ready Communities Awards(RRCA). The second round of awards from the program will support the deployment of over 808 megawatts (MW) […]
Adams named MHS Athlete of the Week/Basketball Recap
#14 Parker Adams is the MHS Athlete of the week. Adams scored a career high 30 points in the ‘Cats game against White Pigeon, December 10. -Photo courtesy of Amberly Ware Photography by Wendell Hughes, MHS Athletic Director The Wildcats split games against White Pigeon, Tuesday, December 10, with the JV earning a 10-point […]
MHS Wrestling Team Picks up Win
submitted by Wendell Hughes, MHS Athletic Direc On Wednesday, December 11, the Wildcat wrestling team welcomed the Covert Bulldogs for a team dual, picking up the win 54-9. Then on Saturday, December 14, the boys wrestling team travelled to Eau Claire for an individual tournament. Brock Woodhouse, pictured above second from right, brought home a […]
Turbo Talks Sports: The College Football Playoff Bracket is Set!
The much awaited first ever 12 team playoff bracket is set. Now this doesn’t come without its fair share of controversy, but I think we all kinda saw this coming. In sports, decisions like this never go without someone being upset. Even look at the March Madness tournament. There are now 68 teams that make […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine The federal government recently granted threatened status to monarch butterflies after a decade of petitioning by green groups. Dear EarthTalk: What is the status of the monarch butterfly in the U.S. and is it listed as threatened or endangered? — M. Smith, Raleigh, NC The monarch butterfly, known […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Once Upon a Christmas
by John Mooy The other day I received an email from my editor. The greatest editor in the country managing a small town newspaper. At any rate in her email, she indicated if we had a Christmas story, we should have it submitted before the 19th of December. So, I’ve been thinking about what I […]
Bits & Pieces: Interesting and Unusual
by Paula Johnson Sometimes as I read information that includes dates, I think about the date in relation to a member of my family (usually deceased at this point in my life). It gives me a sense of time and what things were like for my family member at some stage in his or her […]
