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On the Porch

The Star Vaudeville House, which was located on West Main Street in Marshall opened its doors in October of 1907. It was the first theater in Marshall with a film projector to show motion pictures. The theater later became the Standard Theater in 1909 and then lastly called the Lyric Theater. ...

We all can be targets in a mean world

Just in time for Christmas, I looked like a freak. How festive. I came home from town, and wife Pam made a face at me. “What’s wrong with your eye?” Nothing that I knew about till I looked in the mirror. My left eye was red where white was supposed to be. It was what your teenager would ...

Our super power is to see Christ in others and that can change the world

There is a delightfully fun new Christmas movie out called “Red One.” Now, it’s not in the vein of Christmas movies of old. No Jimmy Stewart or Red Ryder BB guns. But it’s a cute premise: Santa (or “Red One”) gets kidnapped and his elf security team — think Secret Service ...

Let’s be patient

I looked out my window and was offered a lesson for life. The snow had fallen. The roads and sidewalks were covered with a film of white stuff and ice. Once again, the lesson learned years ago marched through my head. Be patient, take it easy, slow down! But being so darn sure of myself, I ...

Hindsight angler

With ice glazing the streets and an afternoon indoors ahead of the holiday stretch thanks to a rainy mix of early-winter weather, I had time in my mind to review all the great experiences and events on the water in the past year. Swiping through the photos on my phone, I smiled as the seasons ...

Ask a Trooper

With the holidays upon us I wanted to share a message about distracted driving. Here is some information we recently shared on our Department of Public Safety blog. “It was supposed to be a routine trip for 20-year-old Megan Severson. On Oct. 17, 2019, Severson was driving from Preston in ...