Mark’s Remarks

When I was in college up north, I had several pals who were from farther up north. The city. You know the one. If you say you are from Illinois,…

Our grandparents’ homes are safe havens, places of unconditional love and indulgence. Most people hopefully are blessed with wonderful memories of their grandparents. My paternal grandparents lived in a two-story,…

After my wife recovered from COVID, she realized she had some lingering symptoms. Like many of you who have had it, she doesn’t have the taste and smell she once…

There have been a few times in my life where I didn’t take action. It was usually because I wanted to avoid something uncomfortable. One of my friends lost a…

In this day and age, teachers aren’t as respected as they once were. They used to be mysterious, highly revered people long ago. I can remember thinking my teacher lived…

I think Anne Murray had a song several years back called “A Little Good News.” It was all about how we’d like to hear some good news instead of the…

Ever since our kids have been little, Michelle and I try to steal away some place every now and then.   Rarely is it a lengthy stay, and we usually…

Anxiety, depression, stomach problems and insomnia seem to be running rampant these days. Have you noticed? The prescribing of medicine for such issues is on the upswing. It is my…

I wrote a couple of feature stories for this newspaper a few years back, talking about what life was like on Main Street in our surrounding small towns.  When I…

I still get excited and nostalgic about snow, but I am now the dad and I have to do things like shovel snow, make sure cars that aren’t in the…