To the editor: In response to Rep. Chris Swedzinski’s Feb 7, 2026 fishing regulation proposal article: The best way to improve the quality of fishing in our local lakes is to improve the quality of our water. This will have a much greater effect than increasing the number of lines we can ...
To the editor: Democrats, what are you afraid of? The SAVE act all ready passed in the House of Representatives and is heading for the Senate. The SAVE act is a move to ensure voting integrity and requires a valid I.D. Chuck Schumer says all his fellow sheep will vote no. That would include ...
If a person were to attend, or watch on local TV the Marshall School District board meetings, one of the first items every time is an open forum. While the board specifically states that no action will be taken, they are there to “listen to what is brought up” during this open forum ...
Last week’s warm up has me optimistic, foremost that the old groundhog was wrong in his prediction of six more weeks of winter, but also just from the fact that temperatures soaring into the 40s and even 50s on some of those days following Phil’s prognostication, suggest at least an easier ...
The results of a recent genetic test shook me to the core. It seems that I’m not who I thought I was. Some years ago, I sent a spit sample to 23andMe. The test revealed, unsurprisingly, that I’m 100% Norwegian. All my ancestors came from Norway; the test simply confirmed that I’m the ...
We have been learning about Verlane and Lois Willard growing up with their three sisters on their farm in Sodus Township, Lyon County and attending the District 84 country school. Verlane described the girls’ fashion of the time. “Mom braided our hair every morning. Those were the days ...