In the May 7 Chronicle...

Yet another Marshall native is going off to war. See this week's front page story by John Hendler about James Todd Frohm, 44, who just became a father for the first time two years ago and how he now must leave that toddler behind, along with his wife and step children, to answer the Navy's call to Iraq. He leaves today for homeland training before heading overseas. Also in this week's issue, you'll read about how the cities of Marshall and Albion plan to proceed with their exploration of a combined dispatch authority to avoid duplication of services while keeping in mind that other communities may want to join them later. Both citys' councils met together in an historic joint meeting last week. And, read about two robberies that occurred in Marshall last week, one in which the perpetrator used a gun to get a bag of cash from the Cash Store while in the other, an unarmed man robbed the Admiral Gas station. Other stories rounding out the issue include the in-depth examination of how a 14-year-old boy whom school officials were told by police had been accused of sexually assaulting a student at Marshall High School was able to remain in school and do it to second victim six days later and why the mother of the first victim is being prosecuted for keeping her child out of school where she was being abused.
The superintendent said the boy had only been accused and not convicted and that the school was unable to complete its own, internal investigation. Why was this report not taken seriously by the MHS staff? Why was a teacher accused of similar charges but never convicted placed on administrative leave more than one year ago? The current case raises serious questions and exposes this potential contradiction.
It's also this week that we introduce our new, summer intern, Marshall native and Adrian College student, Corinne Kellogg.
And, see the Opinion page for a letter accompanied by a surprise photo with a local connection from half way around the world!