A guy can learn a lot when he’s undergoing tonsil cancer treatments. For instance, I recently had an appointment with a woman named Tina, a speech therapist. I learned that it’s important to keep your mouth parts fit and healthy via exercises that help preserve the ability to swallow. ...

As summer draws to a close, Marshall Public Schools (MPS) is eagerly preparing for the upcoming academic year. This month I’d like to share some key highlights and initiatives that families and the community can look forward to. Elementary schools focus on reading This year, MPS will ...

Summer is winding down and the season ahead includes so much activity, it can be easy to forget the ABCs of safety, whether you’re harvesting or heading to school and fall activities. Here are some good reminders for this sometimes-demanding season of transition. At back-to-school time, ...

In the past week I’ve given some extra thought to the idea of “empty nests”. I’m not referring to bird nests, like the bluebird nests at Camden State Park that are empty now after a successful nesting season. Instead I’m thinking of the homes of many middle aged parents, whose ...

Postcards were very popular in the early 20th century as they were a quick and easy way for people to communicate with each other. Many people didn’t throw away the postcards they received in the mail. All over America and Europe, people pasted them in albums and then put the albums on coffee ...

Leon Mortland was born in 1946 in Tyler, to Hazel (Halsne) and John Mortland. Leon and his older brother, Dick, grew up on the family farm northeast of Tyler and attended Tyler Public Schools. Leon described how the Tyler Public School campus was laid out during his years there in the 1950s ...