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Bits & Pieces: Spider Web vs Sports Car
Triangle Weaver web by Paula Johnson What do high-performance sports cars and spider-webs have in common? Maybe this seems strange, but owners of HP cars of the 60s will recognize this, in spite of their gender. Both sparkle in the summer sunshine making them attractive. Both catch their prey in the trap. Both are […]
Farm and Food File: The ‘beans, beef and Boeing’ show sputters back to reality
by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Remind me to never take commodity market or stock market advice from the current resident of the White House. Two days before President Donald Trump’s quick “beans, beef, and Boeing” trip to China, November soybeans closed trading at $12.14 a bushel. Two days later, after the President announced a “big” soybean […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Public Protection
Shouldn’t Public Protection Be for, You Know, the Public? by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com A core role of the US Department of Justice is to protect people from abusees by giant corporations. But DOJ’s present inhabitants have twisted that mission bassackwards – using the agency to protect corporate abusers from people seeking justice. For […]
Cal Thomas: Hey, America: Stop complaining
by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com Whatever the outcome of the “deal, or no deal” scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing. Despite President Trump’s constant admonition that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon, a majority of those polled oppose the intervention. A side effect of the war has been complaints about […]
Bits & Pieces: Soda or Pop?
by Paula Johnson “Soda?” or “Pop?” “Coke?” or “Pepsi?” White or brown? Passions run high for Americans and their beverages. I remember, years ago, a man said that the brand of coffee didn’t matter – coffee was coffee. I asked him if beer was beer? He looked at me as if he was just […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: History repeats itself
by John Mooy I overheard my wife talking on the phone the other day and the subject of our grandson, Jack, came up. Apparently, he is working to improve his speed. He is doing this by having someone time him as he runs as fast as he can from his house to the end […]
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library for the week of June 1, 2026
Join our next Classic Conversations with Donnie Brooks featuring the book, “Passing” by Nella Larsen on Monday, June 15th at 5:30 PM. Larsen’s exploration of race was informed by her own mixed racial heritage and the increasingly common practice of racial passing in the 1920s. Praised upon publication, the novel has since been celebrated in […]
Contemplation Corner: The Lord showed me. . .
“The Lord showed me, so that I did see clearly, that he did not dwell in these temples which men had commanded and set up, but in people’s hearts…his people were his temple, and he dwelt in them.” -George Fox by Pastor Donnie BrooksMarcellus United Methodist Churchpastordonnieb@outlook.com This is a profound and not together […]
Earth Talk: Shoot to kill – Barred Owls
Barred owls are encroaching on the territory of the threatened northern spotted owl so federal wildlife officers can shoot to kill. Credit:Pexels.com EarthTalk®From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is it true the federal government is planning to slaughter 450,000 wild owls in the Pacific Northwest? How do environmentalists feel about […]
June 6 marks 82nd anniversary of the largest invasion fleet in history – D-Day 1944
The D-Day invasion map marking the Allied code names for the beaches targeted for landing along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied casualties. Saturday, June 6, marks the 82nd anniversary of the Allies landing in Normandy better known as D-Day. […]
