Over the hump
Grace Ehlers places 12th at 3AA meet
BUFFALO LAKE — Marshall senior Grace Ehlers led the way for the Tigers in day two of the 3AA girls golf tournament at Oakdale golf Club ...
A final thank you to our carriers
From the first issue of the first paper published in Marshall, carriers have been the mainstay of the Independent’s distribution system. Every day, through rain ...
Time for state to pick up special education costs
For years, Minnesota school districts have swallowed the cost imposed on them by unfunded state and federal mandates — rules and programs the ...
Science revealing fingerprints of first cause
To the editor: Gazing out at the massive macro and peering in on the minute micro we observe an obedience to order crafted into creation such that each has a place ...
Keeping freedoms of speech, religion free
To the editor: Memorial Day is for remembering those who gave their lives for our country, the country we sing of as “the land of the free ...
Mason City music
The main thing my wife and I did to prepare for our recent trip to Mason City, Iowa was watch the 1962 movie “The Music Man.” This wasn’t just because my ...