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Appreciate assisted living

To the editor: I was interested in Jim Muchlinski’s recent column in recognition of National Assisted Living Week. I wanted to add my voice to his, expressing my appreciation for assisted living. In May I moved to Fieldcrest Assisted Living, which is located in Cottonwood and owned by Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care of Marshall. I enjoy my quiet, comfortable apartment, the pleasant surroundings and friendly, caring staff. It is good to have help with housekeeping tasks and have daily healthy monitoring. Also, it is reassuring to know that if I need hospice care in the ...

America must wake up

To the editor: There was a time when truth mattered. When leadership meant humility, and public service demanded accountability. I remember that America — the one that didn’t tolerate Watergate, that investigated swiftly, wrote books, made films, and ultimately saw a president resign. Richard Nixon, for all his flaws, put country above self. Today, I fear we’ve lost that compass. The MAGA movement has become a cult of personality. It demands loyalty over logic, spectacle over substance. It bends law, culture, and education through propaganda and grievance. I’ve seen this ...

Who we are now

To the editor: Charlie Kirk was just one of many pundits (on both the right and left, but mainly on the right) who have discovered a great way to make a living by saying outrageous things to stoke fear and rage against “them.” Tyler Robinson is just one of several assassins (on both the right and left, but mainly on the right) who drank deep from the trough of social media outrage, taking what the algorithm fed them to its murderous conclusion against “them.” Follow the money. More than most political operatives, Kirk was energetic and charismatic enough to impress the ...

Making a difference — United Way and kindergarten readiness

To the editor: As board member of United Way of Southwest Minnesota, I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand how our work—and the generous support from our community—positively impacts families across the region. This year, I experienced that impact not only as a board member, but also as a mom. September marks the start of a new school year, and my two youngest children began kindergarten. Over the summer, we participated in the Wild About Kindergarten program, which provides School Readiness Kits to families in our service area. These kits are filled with engaging tools ...

What’s the real problem?

To the Editor: “Nothing is more common than for a free people, in times of heat and violence, to gratify momentary passions, by letting into the government principles and precedents which afterwards prove fatal to themselves,” - Alexander Hamilton, 1784. If we don’t think like criminals when proposing new gun laws, we could easily fall prey to Hamilton’s warning — literally. The latest shootings and death of Charlie Kirk, have once again, brought the ownership of guns to the forefront: who should or should not have them, what types, etc. There is a widespread rush to ...

City slow to take action on thistles, weeds

To the editor: Howw long does it take for the city of Marshall to take some action against thistles and weeds 4 feet high and branches all over? Why can’t they do something before they all go to seed and end up in my yard? This is unacceptable. Shirley Powelson Marshall