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​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  A grocery store near my house employs a man with a medical condition similar to that which afflicted Stephen Hawking. He uses a motorized wheelchair, is...

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Rural Ohio was a relatively safe place to grow up in the '60s and '70s. Sure, there was petty crime like shoplifting, and occasionally one of my relatives...

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Fifty years ago this week, one of the most iconic films in the history of American cinema debuted in theaters. "Deliverance" put Burt Reynolds on the...

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  In July 1980, I received an invitation in the mail. It was from someone named Rod Smith, who introduced himself as my residence hall adviser for the upcoming...

This is John Marek’s seventh and final Field Notes “Summer of Sustainability” article focusing on  sustainable living, community agriculture and food security.   Anyone who lived through the Great Depression as anything older than a toddler is pushing 100 years old....

This is the sixth of seven Field Notes articles by John Marek focusing on sustainable living, community agriculture and food security. These "Summer of Sustainability" columns feature practical advice on growing, harvesting and preserving your own foods, as well as...

This is the fifth of seven Field Notes articles by John Marek focusing on sustainable living, community agriculture and food security. These "Summer of Sustainability" columns feature practical advice on growing, harvesting and preserving your own foods, as well as...

This is part four in a series of seven Field Notes columns by John Marek focusing on sustainable living, community agriculture and food security. These "Summer of Sustainability" columns feature practical advice on growing, harvesting and preserving your own foods, as...

This is the third of seven Field Notes articles by John Marek focusing on sustainable living, community agriculture and food security. These "Summer of Sustainability" columns feature practical advice on growing, harvesting and preserving your own foods as well as...

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. This is the second of seven Field Notes articles focusing on sustainable living, community agriculture and food security. These "Summer of Sustainability"...

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Author’s note: For the next seven weeks, Field Notes will focus on sustainable living, community agriculture and food security. These "Summer of...