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Cal Thomas: Trump and the press boycott each other
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about healthcare in the Oval Office at the White House on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration’s Medicaid “most-favored-nation” drug pricing model will cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty […]
Molina Healthcare of Michigan and The MolinaCares Accord Donate $10,000 to The Cass County COA to Combat Social Isolation
CASSOPOLIS , Mich., March 24, 2026 – Molina Healthcare of Michigan (“Molina”), in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), announced a series of donations to organizations supporting seniors across the state. The primary focus of the grants is addressing loneliness and social isolation. Locally, the Cass County Council on Aging received $10,000 to pilot its Supper and Social program. The MolinaCares donation to […]
MDARD’s Farm to Family Program Announces New Grant Opportunity
Regenerative Value Chains Grant will support infrastructure, marketing needs for farmers using regenerative agriculture LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) innovative Farm to Family Program is announcing its next grant opportunity, which will focus on expanding market opportunities for farmers using regenerative agriculture practices. Selected recipients will receive funding for purchases that may include on-farm […]
Cal Thomas: The political instant replay
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) depart the White House on their way to Florida on March 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. Trump is spending the weekend at his private Mar-a-Lago Club. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com […]
Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: April 2, 2026
The Reality of the Virtual Metaverse by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Our future was pronounced dead last week. I mean that glorious future of The Metaverse, promised to us by Silicon Valley’s tech and financial geniuses. Just a decade ago, they were promising us that by now we’d all be playing, working, and relating as […]
Farm and Food File for the week of March 30, 2026
Spring is a brave yellow wave, a loud “’How’do!’ and a glint of gold by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com Spring often just burst onto the southern Illinois farm of my youth. One morning you’d see a green blade of something peeking through the bare ground by the mailbox and by the time you got off the school […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Rubber bands and kites
by John Mooy Several weeks ago, I met a fellow one evening and he told me a story that included a tale of believe it or not rubber bands. While his story contained information that was extremely familiar to me, I had never heard the story from anyone else. As it turns out his […]
Bits & Pieces: Getting Aboard 2026
by Paula Johnson This year the cruise was eleven days stretching six of the southern islands from St. Maarten (18ºN) to Barbados (13ºN) – the heart of the Tropic of Cancer to the Equator. I was in sheer heaven on Earth. The itinerary for this trip was three days at sea, followed by six […]
Contemplation Corner: “Pain that is not transformed is transmitted.”
“Pain that is not transformed is transmitted.” – Richard Rohr by Pastor Donnie BrooksMarcellus United Methodist Churchpastordonnieb@outlook.com We have all heard the expression, “hurt people, hurt people.” I would think that we all know it to be true. If open our eyes to the world around us with all the hate and resentment and […]
Earth Talk: Phantom Load
Leaving devices plugged in when not in use can tax the power grid beyond capacity. Credit: Roddy Scheer EarthTalk®From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What does “phantom load” mean with regard to energy consumption, how big of a problem is it, and what can we do to prevent it? — Jim C., […]
