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Endorsing Allen, Brink and Green

Letters to the Editor

The Marshall Education Association, the proud union of nearly 200 Marshall Public Schools teachers and counselors, encourages Marshall voters to elect Julie Allen, Sara Brink, and Nathan Green to the Marshall School Board. Julie Allen was a teacher at Park Side elementary for over 30 years. She knows from first hand experience what teachers need to best reach our students. Sara Brink, during her first term on the board, sought to understand the needs of our students and educators. She has visited our schools during the school day to see how she can best support students. Nathan ...

A wet reminiscence

Local Columns

With the boggy grasp of the slough gripping at my loosened boot, I pushed my way through the last 10 yards of cattails with my large, lumbering lab behind me. Wedging my foot back inside, I pulled the boot free from the grip of the stinking mud and made my way to the edge of the slough and saw ...

It's time to...

Local Columns

On a road trip to visit Lake Pepin, I was reminded of something very important. Driving to the lake, we drove by a group of citizens demonstrating in support of our country's democracy. The activity was a part of a nationwide movement encouraging everyone to stand up for our democracy. It got me to thinking that it's time for me to get involved, too. We must always recognize when it's time for us to begin a new adventure, or to become involved in something that we are passionate about. For instance... Why not realize it's time to begin a new physical activity. Whether that new ...

Finding Laura

Community Voices

I’ve been reading the book “Prairie Fires” by Caroline Fraser. I chose it for a couple of reasons. First was that it involves Laura Ingalls Wilder who, along with her family, lived at De Smet, South Dakota for many years. De Smet is about 40 miles west of our farm, so it feels like a ...

Seifert a young man with experience

Letters to the Editor

It is always interesting to read candidate information before an election. A public forum article contrasting the two Senate candidates for District 15 appeared in the Independent, Tuesday, Oct. 13. The writer wrote in support of a “well qualified woman on the ballot.” This candidate, Andrea Boettger of New Ulm has 47 years of experience on various councils and boards and presently serves as the “Chair of the Region Nine development Commission.” Running for the same senate position is Braxton Seifert of Marshall, “just getting started as a 21-year-old.” The letter ...

Discerning candidates’ values

Letters to the Editor

As we go to the polls on Nov 3, we should assess the candidates we vote for and, party aside, consider whether they share our values. Remember one of many values John F. Kennedy stood for: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what can you do for your country.” The most basic value we expect from our officeholders is public service. Not self-service. Our President is taking from our country for himself. His tariff policies have hit farmers hard, destroying a marketplace that took years to build and escalating the price of farmers’ input costs which cripples the average ...