Sitting at a table that includes two real estate agents during a Rotary meeting, one question is bound come up? How many homes are for sale in Marshall these days? One of the agents came up with an average figure of 15 to 20 at any given time. Returning to the office after the meeting, I did ...

Spring is always an exciting and fastpaced time across Marshall Public Schools, and this year is no exception. As we move toward the end of the school year, our buildings are buzzing with celebrations, performances, learning experiences, and milestones that showcase the great work happening ...

Everyone knows that we need sleep. If we do not get enough sleep, we also know that it can have a variety of negative consequences. The same may be said of getting too much sleep. I suppose that. Too much, or too little, of anything can have consequences. One word for too little sleep is ...

“Unusual weather we’re having, ain’t it?” – the Cowardly Lion, upon awakening to a snowstorm after a poppy party in the docudrama “The Wizard of Oz.” We denizens of the prairie know that you don’t have to go somewhere over the rainbow to enjoy — or endure, depending on your ...

Pam and I have a nice house. It’s one of those old farmhouses that’s been remodeled a hundred different ways. Since the kids left, it’s just Pam and me. And a few thousands of ladybugs. Several times a day, I go around the house sweeping ladybugs into a dustpan and tossing them outside. ...

Eric Miller with Suite Liv’n sent me an email a couple weeks ago inviting the Independent to cover a community outreach event involving apartment residents. The email stated that volunteers would be gathering to paint small flower pots and then add the soil and seeds. The pots were ...