Saturday’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is special, something that’s truly historic. It calls for looking back on all that our country has accomplished. It went from being an experiment in democracy to a coast to coast nation and then a world leader. I’m ...

I attended the July meeting of the Marshall Downtown Business Association at the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce office on Wednesday. This group is made up of downtown business owners and they meet early in the morning on every first day of each month. According to Sam Lund, event specialist ...

If you’ve visited the clinic or engaged with your health care record lately, you’ve likely heard about MyChart. This is the new electronic health record (EHR) system we’ve now converted to at our local hospital and clinic. This is an exciting change. While it’s human nature to be ...

This is the time of year when Americans traditionally embark on extended journeys with their loved ones. Some of these journeys are so long that by the time they end there’s a good deal of fantasizing about leaving said loved ones at the next roadside gas station. It’s family vacation ...

It hasn’t been an ordinary summer for motorists who drive the streets of Marshall on a daily basis. It’s been a season of road construction on East College Drive between Main Street and Bruce Street. Both intersections at the ends of the construction zone have been closed for at least ...

Happy birthday to us! Next Saturday, our country will be 250 years old. I have been around for seventy of those. So, I’ve seen some things. We are just back from a trip to Europe. One of the advantages of traveling is perspective. Looking at America from across the ocean is like astronauts ...