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Leveling the playing field

Letters to the Editor

The reality is we live in a world of plenty. The sad reality is that “the plenty” is held in the hands of a select few who want to keep it that way. Far too many people struggle to simply survive from day to day while a well-oiled machine wants us to think that things like health care, Social Security, and public education are entitlements not investments for the common good. Meanwhile over the last 50 years, there has been a massive wealth grab, 79 trillion from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. If we the people begin to call out the senseless imbalance, we are labeled extremist. ...

Make Minnesota great again

Letters to the Editor

Do we elect politicians to represent us? Or do we elect politicians to create programs that take our property and give it to those to whom it does not belong? Nearly half to two thirds of the Minnesota budget provides benefits to citizens and non-citizens that are “dependent” on a government program. Unauthorized legislation by the people we elect requires the taxpayers to provide these benefits. There is no clause in the U.S. Constitution that grants authority to Congress to provide benevolence; therefore, the states do not have that authority. The congress of the United ...

Anxiety over my PET scan

Community Voices

My finger hovered over the mouse button. Did I really want to read this report? No matter what it said, it would be life changing. The report contained the results of my latest PET scan. I tried to beg off the procedure, telling my medical team that I’d been thoroughly inspected by our dog, Bella, and our cat, Sparkles. The doctors replied that didn’t count. It all began in March of 2024 when I noticed an odd lump at the base of my jaw. Thinking it might be cat scratch fever (don’t play tag with a cat unless you’re faster than a cat), I was prescribed an antibiotic and ...

A balance act when it comes to promoting Marshall events

Community Voices

In my opinion, the Eats and Beats events held on Third Street in downtown Marshall this summer were widely welcomed by the community. Eats and Beats was held every Thursday 6-8 p.m. for five weeks. It featured a variety of food and drink vendors and live music. Tables were placed on Third ...

Cemeteries offer valuable clues to the history of Marshall

Community Voices

The city of Marshall is blessed with two great cemeteries (Calvary and the Marshall Cemetery), two places that offer many windows into the community’s past. They should be visited, even by people who don’t have a loved one buried in them. They should be enjoyed. They should lead to learning experiences. All of that will happen today with cemetery walks at the Marshall Cemetery. Walks planned for 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. will feature information collected by project coordinator Maureen Keimig. In between the walks there will be a presentation at the Marshall Lyon County Library by ...

November election an opportunity to change course

Letters to the Editor

Well, gas prices have doubled since the war started. To justify what has happened with the sharp increase, we hear about how high gas prices were in 2022, from the same people that were complaining about it then. Only now we are hearing from these people that it isn’t that bad. First let’s see what caused the gas price increase in 2022. Russia invaded Ukraine and their oil was sanctioned to stop the invasion. Then the pandemic was coming to an end and a massive increase in driving and jet fuel consumption started, combined with closures of refineries and reduced operations by the ...