There is a saying that there are two things we can give to our children—our roots and their wings ...

This has been a holiday season filled with negative news. From the problems on Wall Street to those on Main Street, all we’ve heard these past months is that people are losing their money, their homes, and their jobs ...

Nathaniel Miller, superintendent of Marion School District 2 schools, writes a regular column for the Star & Enterprise.

The words “I should have listened to “what my mama told me’” rings loudly as I share these thoughts with other students who are tempted not to listen.

Marion is site of several Veterans Day activities, some of which are in area churches. The Veterans Day parade is in Marion on Nov. 8. Check this link on the Star & Enterprise page for other events ...

Due to the current hard economic times, our state, like your family, is facing a budget crisis. The Budget and Control Board recently met and assigned all state agencies budget cuts across the board of three percent. This cut has been and will continue to be extremely tough for our state agencies, especially as it impacts our local offices.

Though some say newspapers’ deaths are imminent, there may be a place for them in the technological future.