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English translation of lyrics would have been helpful

To the editor: Andy Krzmarzick's "Weeds" column (2/21/26), "A Bad Bunny with a good message" supported the NFL's choice for the halftime show at the Super Bowl game. It was a unique choice as the Puerto Rican singer sang only in Spanish. As the writer pointed out, many Americans learn Spanish and in New Ulm, some songs are sung in German. I have an 8-year-old niece in California who has attended a German immersion school since kindergarten.Had an English translation of Bad Bunny's lyrics been provided, more people could have felt included in the performance. The column writer especially ...

Contact your school board members

To the editor: The Marshall Education Association (MEA) is the proud union of teachers and counselors at Marshall Public Schools. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to Russ Labat’s recent column in The Independent on Feb. 11 regarding the school board’s budget reductions. Foremost, the MEA does not share Mr. Labat’s opposition to the operating levy referendum. Stable school funding has been essential in making the Marshall Tigers a source of community pride. However, we do agree with several of Mr. Labat’s concerns about how our school board has approached the budget ...

Remembering our heritage

Dear editor: It’s easy to forget the actual birth dates this month of Lincoln (12th) and George Washington (22nd), since President’s Day became law in February of 1971. As the decades have passed, the wisdom and truth of the Founding Fathers has mostly been forgotten or claimed to be obsolete two centuries later. Washington, also known as the Father of our country, shared many simple reminders of the Republic that was set up and how to maintain limited government. In a letter to Major-General Robert Howe, dated August 17, 1779, Washington penned, “Few men have virtue to ...

When ICE came to my block

To the editor: I have lived most of my 50 years in Marshall. It was a great place to be a kid and is a wonderful place to raise my own children. Over the years, I have lived in multiple homes and apartments throughout our community. I have had Hispanic neighbors. I have had Somali neighbors. I have lived next door to international students. I have taken classes with immigrants at both Marshall Public Schools and SMSU. I have worked alongside immigrants, worshiped with immigrants, and attended community meetings with immigrants. I have shopped at and eaten in immigrant-owned ...

Support year-round E15

To the editor: I urge everyone to make the sensible decision to support year-round E15. Supporting E15 would be especially meaningful now, as corn farmers face the most dire economic conditions they’ve seen this century. As MCGA has noted for years, ensuring permanent year-round E15 is one of the most meaningful steps Congress could take to bolster family corn farms and rural economies. Unfortunately, instead of passing legislation for a nationwide, year-round E15 fix, lawmakers established a new E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council and tasked it with developing legislative solutions ...

SAVE Act ensures voting integrity

To the editor: Democrats, what are you afraid of? The SAVE act all ready passed in the House of Representatives and is heading for the Senate. The SAVE act is a move to ensure voting integrity and requires a valid I.D. Chuck Schumer says all his fellow sheep will vote no. That would include our esteemed senatorial delegation; Amy (Klobuchar) and Tina Smith). Ironically, Somalia; requires voter I.D. Think about that for a minute. As a country, shouldn’t we have higher standards than we currently have? Next time you buy alcohol, get a driver’s license, fishing license, airline ...