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Just another 'left-wing farmer' with Trump derangement

Community Voices

Last October, we were into soybean harvest, when I got a call from Fritz Busch. Fritz is a friend and a reporter for The Journal. Every so often he calls to see what’s going on with farmers. Right then, the destruction of our soybean market by the Trump administration was newsy. Fritz came out, we talked, and he took picture of me unloading beans. Next day that was on the front page under a headline, “Farmers fear they have soybeans nobody wants.” I thought I looked rather jaunty in the picture leaning against a tire. Fritz talked to a few other farmers for the article who had ...

Volunteers help local non-profits fulfill their missions

Community Voices

Volunteers are seldom seen and rarely heard from, but they make an enormous difference for many local non-profit organizations. Any amount of time someone donates is helpful. Just an hour a week doing a simple task might help to create possibilities. It might lead to accomplishments that wouldn’t happen otherwise. April is a time in which we recognize all volunteers for their contributions. Some organizations plan meals or recognition programs to thank everyone for serving. There are many factors that can keep people from donating their time. Some are just very busy with work and ...

Staying on track when markets feel uncertain

Local Columns

Geopolitical developments, economic policy changes, inflation data, and interest rate shifts regularly influence the markets. While recent headlines may feel unsettling, market volatility is not unusual — and uncertainty has always been part of investing. What often matters most during these ...

So it's been a few years....

Local Columns

It’s been more than six years since I’ve written a column. Let’s see if I remember how to write one. So let’s recap what has happened since then. We’ve been through a pandemic. I dealt with some tachycardia issues, fractured my fifth metatarsal in 2021, learned I had cataracts and ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

The following excerpt is from a bound book, “I Remember: Decade by Decade” by World War I veteran and one-time editor of the Marshall Messenger, Wilbur Peterson. Peterson was born in Marshall in 1898 and passed away in Nevada in 1988. Peterson also published his stories and letters from ...