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State candidates visit Marshall

Without leaving southwest Minnesota, I (like any local resident) have had the opportunity to question candidates such as Amy Klobuchar, Peggy Flanagan, or Steve Simon face to face. Last Saturday, Attorney General Keith Ellison, State Auditor candidate Zack Filipovich, Congressional candidate Erik Osberg, and local legislative candidates Nathan Schmig and Andrea Boettger all joined in the Sounds of Summer celebration in Marshall. Keith Ellison, the only incumbent in the group, discussed ways he and his office have been protecting Minnesotans, including more than 340 convictions in ...

Freedom or socialism is our choice

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” A quote from former President, Ronald Reagan. The choice is ours, freedom or socialism. One cannot exist simultaneously with the other. Some people seem to have a difficult time grasping that truth. This country and our freedom survived solely because of those who were and are still willing to fight and die for the privilege of living in the greatest country this world has ever known. The United States of America has long been the world’s most generous country, bar none. We have come to the rescue of those in ...

Fischbach supporting corrupt government

You are going to have a chance to cast a ballot in November to start the process to get the United States out of this corrupt despicable administration. First, Michelle Fischbach needs to be voted out of office. She is responsible for doing nothing when not a single soybean was sold to China for ten months. She was all for the tariffs that helped facilitate that. How about Fishbach’s war on Iran that was going to be over in two weeks? That was five months ago, eighteen dead American soldiers, 200 dead Iranian school children, and thousands of innocent people killed, 100’s of ...

Just a few divisive actions by Trump

I recently read a social media post by a Trump supporter bemoaning the fact that liberals characterized him as “divisive” while having no substantial information about anything to support their claim. There is not enough time and space to detail all of the obvious things the (Trump) has done that are divisive, starting with his first campaign in which he bragged about sexual exploitation antics like a junior high miscreant. A conviction in this area has had little or no impact on this man’s treatment of women. He continues to exhibit all the qualities of a woman hater in his ...

Do we really need proposed transmission lines?

Re: July 31, 2026 Independent) This letter is directed to those who might be attending the open house meetings Aug. 4-13 to discuss Xcel’s proposed 765,000-volt transmission line going across southern Minnesota. This project needs two permits from the state to start. 1. A ‘Certificate of Need’ from the P.U.C. stating why the project is needed. 2. A ‘Route Permit’; which is why they are holding these public meetings. They need public feed back concerning adjustments before they submit it in February 2027. So why is the line needed? They say because the coal fired ...

Is the upcoming primary important?

There is a primary election coming up Aug. 11 that will place on the ballot the names of candidates running for the office such as governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and US Senate of the Republican and Democrat party for the November election. How many people know or care? Sadly, too many. Historically, about 20% of eligible voters participate. Who are these people that are trying to become the nominee and have their names on the ballot this November? Most people don't know because they don't care or pay attention. Many people are tired of politicians when it has ...