For the city, this time of year means budget presentations, levy discussion and finalizing upcoming projects. This time of year also means giving and offering thanks for what has been received. What follows is a brief overview of what a city can give and receive. For the city, to appropriate ...

Thanksgiving is behind us, and I am thankful for that. Between the pre-meal munching, the actual feast, the gratuitous post-feast noshing, I feel as stuffed as, well, a Thanksgiving turkey. And don’t get me started on the leftovers, which somehow taste better the second time around. Black ...

On Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving, one of the world’s most underrated holidays. Almost everyone stuffed themselves with turkey, potatoes, dressing, green bean casserole, cranberries, pie and whatever other food traditions are part of the family. Hopefully everyone also took plenty of ...

Thanksgiving week has come and again this year, we take time to pause and reflect on the blessings in our lives that we are thankful for. Marshall Public Schools has a lot to be thankful for, including the high levels of community support that enable us to continue to connect with our ...

It was a saturated summer, and large portions of the pasture on the dairy farm I was renting were inundated. Had they a mind to do so, my Holsteins could have dogpaddled right over the submerged fence and strolled onto the adjoining highway. They might have then tried to thumb for rides except ...

The phrase “use it or lose it” never applied to me, not until earlier this month. In October I took a hike on the lookout trail at Camden State Park. It was a hot day, but I never expected to get so tired from a half hour hike. The story didn’t end after I got home and rested. Instead ...