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August is Child Support Month in Michigan
Cassopolis, Michigan, August 9, 2024 – In recognition of the efforts and contributions of child support workers, employers, local prosecutor’s offices, court staff, hospitals, and community partners to the well- being of children and families, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared August 2024 as Child Support Month in Michigan.Through partnerships with the Michigan Department of Health and […]
Creative Kids earn multiple awards at Cass County Fair
What to do with an old trailer rotting among the weeds? Just ask Callen Breseman who received his first ever Best of Show in Recycling at the Cass County Fair. Callen repurposed the trailer and other discarded farm parts into a finely crafted vegetable cart. The Creative Kids 4H Club garnered numerous awards, accolades, and […]
Concluye curso de español para educación de adultos en Marcellus, MI – ¡Felicidades!
Adult-Education Spanish Course in Marcellus, MI Concludes – ¡Felicidades!Participants in the Adult Spanish class held this summer at Patch & Remington included, left to right, Carmi Essex, Sheryl Voege, Sarah Essex, Patti Kerr Green, instructor Bradley Smith, and Don Price. Marcellus, MI – The Marcellus community has recently concluded a highly successful 8-week adult-education Spanish […]
Cass County Equalization Department recognized as best in state
The Cass County equalization department, which includes Director Tami Stewart, left, and Equalization Specialist and Marcellus Township Treasurer LeeAnn Mroz, right, was recognized Tuesday, July 30, by the Michigan Association of Equalization Directors as the best in the state. CASS COUNTY, Mich. — The Michigan Association of Equalization Directors recognized Cass County’s equalization team as […]
Marcellus Memories
Marcellus Memories # 17by Willard RobinsonMHS Class of ‘49 This memory was triggered by the article in The News about the Ford Model T. When I was old enough to go to Sunday School, my Grandmother Davis took me to the Methodist Church. When I was about 8 years old, I was invited to […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: On Voting, On Mrs. Kirby
by John Mooy As a senior in high school, it was required that we take a government class and pass it in order to graduate and receive our high school diploma. Mrs. Kirby was our government teacher. She understood the process of government and how it worked extremely well. She also had […]
Bits & Pieces: Is Latin Really Dead?
by Paula Johnson Latin! Some have thought it a dead language, yet it lives. Some words we use often: like agenda and facsimile. The English word agenda comes directly from the Latin word agenda literally meaning “things to be done.” Facsimile comes from the two Latin words fac simile which translates to “make similar.” […]
Farm and Food File: You’re fired! Trump’s deportation plan would gut half ag labor force
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Nearly 45 percent of all agricultural workers in the U.S. today–950,000 of an estimated 2.2 million farmworkers–are “unauthorized” migrants working illegally on American farms and ranches. All would be deported under the plan former President Donald Trump has been trumpeting since before securing the Republican nomination for president two weeks […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental MagazineDoes sea level rise really vary much region to region, and if so why? Dear EarthTalk: Why is sea level rising more in some regions—like the U.S. Southeast—than others? Is there a way to reduce sea level rise in certain specific locales? – C.T, Tampa, FL […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist – J.D. Vance: Silicon Valley’s Fake Hillbilly
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Who is JD Vance, you might ask? Well, which JD? He keeps flipping his bio, politics, and persona, trying to advance his fortunes. A decade ago, he was posing as a Kentucky hillbilly spokesman – only, he’s not from Kentucky and expresses disdain for actual hillbillies. Still, he did […]
