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Community Voices

Dressing down

Well we now have a new catchphrase in politics, the “Fetterman rule.” This of course refers to Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s penchant for dressing like a slob in formal settings, such as when the Senate is in session. For reasons unclear Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

Grateful for our tomatoes

Does anybody need tomatoes? For most of you, that’s no. A hard no. You probably have a countertop full of them. Or your neighbor has set several boxes on your porch before ringing the doorbell and running away. After a couple of down years, we are back in the business of excessive ...

Fall at Marshall Public Schools

Fall is a busy time in the schools, and this year is proving to be no exception. This year has again proven a challenge to fill some of our open positions. As of right now, we still have five open paraprofessional positions, need for a part-time bus rider, and we always need substitutes in ...

Fall color and migration: two of life’s natural mysteries

Autumn is my favorite time of year because I enjoy the brilliant tree color, the crisp leaves that fall to the ground, and the geese that fly over on their way to a winter home. Part of what makes fall color and migration interesting is that we don’t know everything about them. We just know ...

Wisconsin controversy highlights differences in judicial philosophy

There is a story I once heard about two Supreme Court judges having dinner together sometime in the early 20th century. I can’t remember their names but one of them may have been Oliver Wendell Holmes. They took a horse drawn taxi home and when it dropped one off he waved good night and ...

Sliding into Fall

This is a delightful time of year, this slow slide from simmering summer into amiable autumn. There’s nothing like the cool crispness of a fall morning to put renewed vigor into your step. I think this is an evolutionary adaptation. Chilly nights are Nature’s way of reminding us that the ...