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Three honest questions answers needing three honest answersby Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com   In yet another effort to explain the 2025 changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs), a mid-June headline in a widely respected farm newspaper carried this news: “Milk pricing explained: ‘New negative’ is actually a positive.”    Astonishing as that reality-defying headline is, […]

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com High-dollar corporate executives and Wall Street bankers keep telling us that it’s lonely at the top. Well, they should try toiling at the bottom of America’s pay scale.    The radical rise of inequality in our society is a function of the vast political inequality separating the working class from the power […]

by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com President Trump and Vice President Vance spent most of last week trying to convince Americans the “Memo of Understanding” (MOU) with Iran is a good deal for the United States and world peace. That’s not what Iran believes.    Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah […]

Without state-of-the-art pollution tracking technology and communications infrastructure, we don’t stand a chance in reducing pollution. EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why is real-time or near-time tracking of pollution and other environmental markers important today and who is leading the charge? – Barry Jenkins, Erie, PA Pollution tracking is […]

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Join us on Friday, July 3rd at the Marcellus Township Library to Celebrate the USA! From 10 AM- 7PM, kids can learn to sign their names in cursive and then sign the Declaration of Independence. Piece together USA-themed puzzles and get a USA temporary tattoo. From 4-7 PM, enjoy Treasures from the Archives as we […]

“Training for service is not a training to become rich but to become voluntarily poor; not to fulfill ourselves but to empty ourselves; not to conquer God but to surrender to his saving power. All this is very hard to accept in our contemporary world, which tells us about the importance of power and influence. […]

Hey there, Book Lovers! We are back with our recommended reads for the month of June. As always, if you have a book to recommend, send the title, author’s name and short summary to the editor to include it in next month’s reading list!   Sarah Essex recommends: The Lost Family by Jenna Blum.  This […]

Partnerships and funding made possible by the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture are helping pork producers prepare for disease threats, strengthen emergency responses and advance farm innovation. EAST LANSING, Mich. — Research from Michigan State University is helping shape the future and success of Michigan’s pork industry, starting with how pigs are housed.   Recent […]