To the editor: On Saturday, April 13, Marshall will be hosting an Out of the Darkness Walk to create awareness and understanding of mental illness and suicide. I (along with nearly 40 members of my extended family) participated in this walk last year in memory of my cousin who died by ...
To the editor: Shame on anyone who would suggest that if a person who is taken prisoner of war in defense of our country no matter the branch of service and the conflict is less than doing their duty and is not a hero. I was fortunate. I did not face this possibility during my time in the ...
To the editor: Letter-writer Phil Drietz believes that he can overturn more than 100 years of climate science. Ever wonder why we don’t see scores of angry letters asserting that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS? It’s because that scientific conclusion doesn’t threaten deeply held values. In ...
To the editor: Whether you are rich or poor, everyone has inherent worth and value as a human being. Unfortunately not everyone seems to take this to heart, as a program that has been providing essential health care services for more than 1 million Minnesotans is at risk. We can engage heads ...
To the editor: The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was recently passed by the Minnesota House which would put a measure on the 2020 ballot letting Minnesota voters decide whether to alter the state’s Constitution to say people have equal rights regardless of gender. This seems like a ...
To the editor: Wow! Did you see this in Saturday’s (March 9) Independent? Mr. Weedman’s advertisement appeared, appropriately, on the obituary page. He says “A baby born alive and is laid on a metal table and left to die. Is that neglect, manslaughter, murder or just the last part of an ...
To the editor: Did you see the “sundogs,” as I call them, in the east at sunrise in our cold, cold weather? What an expressive sight! I feel sorry for the people that missed seeing this dazzling, atmospheric, display of light. On Feb. 12, Lyndon LaRouche, philosopher, scientist, poet, ...
To the editor: Such nice words printed about Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar in March 11 issue of the “Independent.” However: Did you know that both Sen. Klobuchar and Sen. Tina Smith voted “NO” against advancing legislation to protect new babies who survive abortion? Please ...
To the editor: In my Feb. 19 letter I asked if anyone could show us from a thermodynamics perspective, how man-made CO2, which is so tiny, can send the globe into thermal disaster. The March 1 letter gave a reasonable answer, but neglected to show relative quantities to back his statement when ...
To the editor: I read with great interest the Independent’s March 5 editorial Kim needs new plan, regarding President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The editorial ends by stating, “This is precisely the strategy American leaders should have adopted ...
To the editor: Residents of Minnesota’s 1,781 townships have the unique opportunity to participate Township Day on Tuesday. The annual meeting on Township Day is what really sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, residents have a direct voice in how ...
To the editor: I want to take the opportunity to compliment the management of the Independent for two reasons: 1) Securing the writing of Jim Muchlinski. Besides being a very proficient writer, Jim’s writing often shows his interest in history which I find very remarkable. At the recent ...
To the editor: This is a reply to the public forum piece, “Decision on homosexuality in United Methodist Church saddens many people, but love will prevail.” (Independent March 1) The writer cited Jesus’ words, “A new command I give you, to love each other just as I have loved you. ...
To the editor: At the recent gun rally at the Capitol state Representative Cal Bahr, R - Bethel, said, “There’s a lot of us in this room that have had enough, and it’s time to start riding herd on the rest of these people that want to take your rights away from you. They will not go ...
To the editor: A recent letter to the editor asked, "how man's microscopic contribution of CO2 (one part in 2400) into the atmosphere can force the entire globe into thermal disaster?" Good question. The answer is that man’s contribution throws our Earth's carbon cycle out of balance. ...
To the editor: In his recent letter, Mr. Phil Drietz attacks the science of climate change and those who have spent lifetimes studying the world’s climate. I, too, have spent my life working in science as a high school science teacher. I earned a bachelor’s of science degree (physics), ...
To the editor: I want to applaud the good Samaritans who are helping people in Marshall deal with our excess snow. On the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 20, I saw two separate occasions of men using their snow equipment to clear the piles of snow at the end of a stranger’s ...
To the editor: I am at an age where I often have to hunt for my keys. I have not found them in the freezer yet, but I wonder…? Politics aside, perhaps one of the reasons our federal government suffers from colossal gridlock and dis-function has to do with Father Time. Playing Devil’s ...
To the editor: The Feb. 7 “Can’t ignore need to increase renewable energy,” warns: “It’s time to come to terms with the urgent issue of reducing the state’s carbon footprint.” “Carbon footprint” means carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions humans create by burning fossil fuels. ...
To the editor: We, the Board of the Marshall-Lyon County Library (MLCL), strongly support a $4 million funding increase to the Regional Library System. Likewise, we support the effort to change the state’s funding formula for Regional Libraries. This formula currently decreases Plum ...