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"Now we're cooking with gas!" by Paula Johnson Have you ever made a remark out of the blue?    Yep. Like that: “out of the blue.” It’s an idiom – a phrase or expression that has a different meaning than the actual … [Read more...] about Bits & Pieces: Idioms and Funny Words

by John Mooy In Marcellus during the fifties and sixties you would sometimes announce, “we’re going to the show.”  You weren’t going to the theater or the big screen or the cinema.  You were going to the show.  That took place on … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Showtime

by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com If you believe in striking while the iron is hot, you got to love Summit Carbon Solutions’ swift, decisive action on its multi-billion-dollar, CO2 pipeline just two weeks after Donald J. Trump, the … [Read more...] about Farm and Food File: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ may mean ‘lay pipe, baby lay pipe’

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com Is “corporate ethics” an oxymoron? Do you have to be a jerk to be a successful CEO? Is exploitation the only path to profit?   The good news is that many companies, big and small, in the food economy … [Read more...] about Jim Hightower – America’s #1 Populist: Can Corporate Profit and Morality Be Compatible?

From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine With the frequency & intensity of floods, wildfires & heat waves increasing due to climate change, housing prices have become more volatile. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear … [Read more...] about EarthTalk®

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While this is the season of good tidings and cheer, some of us may find it difficult to embrace the merriment; here are two new books at the library that you might find useful if you’re struggling. Worthy As You Are: Weed Out Unhealthy … [Read more...] about News from Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library

by Pastor Donnie Brooks “I can never forgive evil and lying and cruel means, and still less can I forgive fanatics that use that for an excuse! If I may imitate Romain Rolland, a country that tolerates evil means — evil manners, … [Read more...] about Contemplation Corner: “I can never forgive evil and lying and cruel means, and still less can I forgive fanatics that use that for an excuse!