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Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: How inequality happens
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 […]
Juneteenth 2023
On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day. With the principles of self-determination, citizenship, and democracy magnifying […]
Marching Band Uniform Update and Band Notes
Wow! The Band Boosters’ Wildcat Stadium blankets sold like the proverbial hotcakes! No sooner than the Boosters offered them for sale, the 60” x 70” size sold out. Never fear! The Boosters still have plenty of the 50” x 60” available. They are reordering the larger size and should have them available next month. All […]
Inside the Marcellus Community Schools
Enjoying a festive send-off are teachers Amy Monroe and Ann Smith, Bev Jacques, food service; teacher Steve McCloskey, and bus driver Tammy Rogers. by Nanette Pauley, Superintendent With the 2022-23 school year end, Marcellus Community Schools’ faculty & staff bid a fond farewell to long time teachers Ann Smith, Amy Monroe and Steve McCloskey. Combined, […]
First Friday announces Big ‘Gill Dash for Cash Youth Fishing Contest
First Fridays are getting fishy this summer. The Marcellus Enrichment Initiative (MEI) is sponsoring a Youth Fishing Contest for kids ages 17 and under, Friday, July 7, 6:00 – 7:00pm, at the Farm & Artisan Market. Contestants may submit only one bluegill in the competition. The fish must be fresh, never frozen. The entrant with […]
Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library Receives National Grant for Small and Rural Libraries
$20,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents to Improve Access & Inclusion The Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and […]
Marcellus Memories
June 20, 1963: Marcellus P.O. Gets New Zip Code: Our five-digit ZIP Code is 49067, Postmaster Frank Townsend announced today. “Everyone in Marcellus, Michigan, will use this ZIP Code to speed mail deliveries,” Postmaster Townsend said. ZIP Code, the Post Office Department’s revolutionary new system of improved mail dispatch and delivery goes into effect nationally, […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The Ford Gardenby John Mooy Friends of mine have a son who just received his driver’s permit. Now he is able to drive if he has an adult in the car with him. I so recall those first days of being behind the wheel and putting into play everything we learned in driver’s training from […]
Bits & Pieces: Gift-giving Traditions
by Paula Johnson How to make learning interesting? What piques a person interest? Sometimes learning is like a banana cream pie – you do not always know the source or the direction. One of the things I enjoy about being retired is that banana cream pies come often, unannounced, and unrelated. Entry doors to homes […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com The Unreported News About Your “Newspaper” Why would your local newspaper not even mention an important local news story? Perhaps because it’s a damning story about the conglomerate owner of the paper. This month, hundreds of journalists working for major dailies in some two dozen cities across America joined in an extraordinary […]
