Community Corner
It's National Hamburger Month - How Will You Celebrate the Burger?
May is designated as National Hamburger Month. Marion has a few choices to go out for a burger, and making your own is a perfectly acceptable way to honor the American delicacy.

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Any hamburger connoisseurs out there?
I like to patty my burgers by hand, throw a pad of butter in the middle and crumbled blue cheese, bacon and caramelized onions on top. But, that's just me.
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Going out for a burger is a good option, too.
So, while we are celebrating this American delicacy, where's the best burger in Marion? Maybe it's a local business or maybe it's your own personal creation. Tell us in comments and share a picture by clicking "upload photo and video"
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Last year we ran a Readers Choice survey and voters said Culver's.Â
The Chicago Tribune has compiled a list of facts you may not know about burgers.Â
Americans eat an astounding 48 billion burgers a year, or about three per week per person. While burgers are pretty cheap, getting them to our table isn't. According to the Center for Investigative Reporting, 6.5 pounds of greenhouse gases are produced to make one tasty quarter-pounder. Over a year, that's equal to 34 coal-fired power plants. If you were willing to give up one burger a week, it would be like not driving your car 350 miles.
And, Colleen Walsh Fong blogs about the origins of the hamburger on Patch.Â
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