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Fish TacosGet up, dressed, fed and on the boat early to drop a line before slack tide.Slack tide is right for fishing high or low when currents are slowest, making the least chance of losing your gear by getting it…

By Scott SullivanEditorAyatollah JoeAyatollah Joe warned They were coming for us.They? I asked.“Liberals. They hate that my $38K Mom-funded Ottawa Impact thwarts Their tyranny.”Any moss that grows on you, I said, is on just one side. Let me put my…

A mercifully short-lived fad swept the U.S. in the early 1960s. It seems one day an aide to President Kennedy discovered a memo from President Theodore Roosevelt to the Marine Corps stating all Marines should be able to walk or…

One good thing about hanging out way too long at Arbor Springs Rehab is meeting new people. Most every conversation I have with the staff ends with the following: grab a copy of the paper on your way out. When…

The thieves and scammers are getting more and more prevalent and sophisticated each day. Whether they are threatening to imprison you for monies owed or attempt to extort you with doctored photos, they are disrupting our tranquil moments with their…

Now that we are in the Dog-days of August, here are a few celebrity quotes that might cheer you up:•“Like almost all entertainers, I was out of work for most of 2020-2022. That was tough. At the same time, we…

Back in the days of Berry’s Sinclair Service, located at the corner of Main and Mill in Marion, Michigan, my dad was the chief mechanic as well as the proprietor. For fourteen years, he greeted customers at the pump, changed…

I often remind myself and my clients that the only day we have is today. Our goal is to make today a good day. If we can make today a good day, and the next, and the next, soon we…

By Maggie ConklinTravel Cooking HacksOne of many things that make a good artist or cook great is the ability and desire to never stop learning. New and updated information matters.My dear husband and I have found ourselves on an island…

By Scott SullivanEditorLight ShowClick goes camera, clique goes government, difference being shutter’s open a split second. Light passes through lens optics, body sensors articulate and transmit millions of color data points. When glass closes your mind sets up more art…

I commend publisher Mike Wilcox for keeping Michigan Newspaper Association plaques and awards gathered under past publishers Cheryl and Walt Kaechele in Allegan County News offices. It is good to appreciate others’ work.If you read articles, unless strictly business or…

Try making a list detailing the good things about getting old. It’s as short as my memory. But as a writer who has lived a long life, the good thing is I have plenty of material to re-run. As I…

I received a phone call a couple days ago about the Marion MI newspaper office having been raided by police. Being the owner, I was a bit perplexed, because I knew of no such raid. The caller, however, was adamant…

            It is common in our culture today to think of Satan as a mythological creature that doesn’t really exist.  We tend to think of angels and demons as projections of our own selves, kind of a yin and yang…

Old Fashioned Days 2023 was a resounding success! There were lots of events and lots of folks in the Village to enjoy them. The weather behaved itself and the highway department allowed the parade to cross M-66 for the first…

By Clare County Sheriff John Wilson Welcome to August Clare County.  The Clare County Central Dispatch has loaded 20,502 incidents for Clare County as of 31 July 2023.  During the months of June and July 2023 there were 6,152 incidents…

By Maggie ConklinCorn ElevationI can think of few things more delicious than fresh sweet corn, picked that morning, simmered as little as four minutes, but I like seven minutes, and slathered in real butter and salt.Once a year we have…

By Scott SullivanEditorA Head“Truth has consequences,” my shrink said. “Think a head.”Ahead?“In your head.”Where you’re crazy.“Argumentative,” she jotted.I mean the future, I said. Not what agitates all you see, hear, smell, taste, cogitate …“Don’t forget ‘say’ from your mouth.”You have…

    I am delighted to see that some of our elected officials have decided to spend at least part of their summer vacation time holding hearings to investigate UFOs – Unidentified Flying Objects. They are hard at work, and I appreciate…

Here’s an article from almost a year ago. Sadly, the whole thing still applies, especially the part about the government being catawampus…. Nightly the Yard Birds discuss subjects that fly right over my head. Joe Knows is always bringing up…