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Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order to Support Farmers, Loggers as Skyrocketing Diesel Prices Collide with Harvest
Order provides temporary relief for Michigan’s harvest and logging operations by enabling farm and wood harvester vehicles to use dyed diesel on state highways LANSING, Mich.— On Monday, October 12, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of energy emergency statewide to suspend rules for certain farm and forestry vehicles in response to record-high diesel prices and ongoing supply chain disruptions stemming from the Iran […]
News from Marcellus TWP Wood Memorial Library for the week of October 5, 2026
The second presentation with The Zekelman Holocaust Center, Spreading Hate: Propaganda and the Holocaust, is Tuesday, October 13 at 6 PM at the Marcellus Township Library. A variety of books on the topic are available at the library. Many people chose to support the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, and propaganda played a significant […]
Contemplation Corner: The senseless have vain and false hopes. . .
“The senseless have vain and false hopes, and dreams give wings to fools. As one who catches at a shadow and pursues the wind, so is anyone who pays attention to dreams. What is seen in dreams is but a reflection, the likeness of a face looking at itself. From an unclean thing, what can […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: A Day in the Life of Autumn – Marcellus
by John Mooy An absolutely beautiful day today and earlier this morning I noticed I was able to see my breath in the cool of a frosty morning. Fall is on the way, or perhaps it’s already here. I recall so fondly growing up in Marcellus during this season of the year thoroughly enjoying […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Two-legged hogs
Two-legged Hogs Trying to Rule Ag Policy by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Warning: This is a sob story that might bring you to tears. Or make you upchuck in disgust. It’s about hogs – both the four-legged species and the more piggish, two-legged breed of agribusiness executives. The latter have long profited from cruel abuse […]
Earth Talk: LLM’s
Experts don’t think storing LLMs locally would do much to lighten the environmental load of data centers. Dear EarthTalk: Would storing the Large Language Models (LLMs) behind AI on our personal computers save resources from shared data centers and be better for the planet? – P.L., via email Huge computer buildings known as data centers use […]
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 […]
Cal Thomas: Britain bails out possible terrorists
Armed police man a roadblock while posted outside RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026, as UK counter-terrorism police investigate an incident near the base in the village of Whelford. British police on September 27 declared a major incident and evacuated villagers living near a base used by the US air […]
Cass District Library invites community to celebrate the season at inaugural Mistletoe Market
EDWARDSBURG, MI — Cass District Library (CDL) is excited to invite holiday shoppers to share in the seasonal cheer at its first annual Mistletoe Market on Saturday, December 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Mason/Union Branch, located at 17049 US-12, Edwardsburg, Michigan. This festive gathering offers a welcoming spot to celebrate the […]
Cass Swim Builds Water-Safety Skills as Community Works to Secure Program’s Future
CASSOPOLIS, Mich.— Fifty fourth-grade students from Sam Adams Elementary School spent time in the pool and on Diamond Lake in September building swimming confidence and practical water-safety skills through the YMCA of Greater Michiana’s Cass Swim program. Now in its 13th year, Cass Swim has served more than 750 students, providing over 4,900 hours […]
