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There was a time when the newspaper was not just something you read… It was something you waited for.
Before smartphones and social media, when it came to news, the local paper carried the …
Opinion | Venezuela’s Turning Point A Venezuelan-American living in Marshfield shares her personal perspective on recent news from Venezuela. By Geraldine Thomas
The year had barely begun when …
Once upon a time in Webster County, my pet longhorn Norma lived the dream life… 40 acres of grass, daily pond soaks, and a specialty diet of donuts, Taco Bell cinnamon twists, and Chips Ahoy cookies. She was literally just a girl.
My grandfather, Joseph Aloysius Bodey, immigrated to Southwest Missouri in the early 1880s. There he met Margaret, a daughter of immigrants, married her, and together raised four children. One was my father. Over the last few hundred years this is the story of America. With hard-work and determination, immigrants have made our country better.
We always planted potatoes on March 17, St.Patrick’s Day, when I was a boy on the farm.
I took advantage of the snow cover and light north wind recently to burn a brush pile.
Continued from “A Deplorable State of Outlawry” published February 5, 2025, available online at marshfieldmail.com.
AI is rapidly becoming a prominent topic in workspaces, political views, and schools as we enter 2025. New ideas, inventions, and stories have led people in our country to have a split opinion about AI, but with all the information about AI at the click of a button there is no reason that anyone should be wondering about the capabilities of artificial intelligence in our country. The small group of engineers, entrepreneurs, and other technology driven jobs are always trying to grow, enhance, and find new ways to use AI. Meanwhile, the less informed part of our country is under the perception that AI is going to end up “taking our jobs.” This idea has mainly been the cause of worries about AI in our future. There must be something that the technology experts must know that causes them not to be bothered about the hypothetical AI-controlled world that modern sci-fi movies and Facebook comment sections have persuaded millions of Americans to believe will come true. It doesn't take a master degree from MIT or years in the tech field to understand their “secret.”
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