To the editor: Re: Oscar Hanson’s column: Single-handedly overcoming the odds Please write more articles like the one about Clay Jones. It was insightful, complimentary and purposeful. There are a lot of lessons we all can learn from it. It might be the best article this paper has ever written. Kudos to Clay and the Independent. Tim Cundy Marshall
Having read the 5-5-2026 ‘Ghosts and crime at vendor show’, I have little doubt that the book author Adrian Lee actually saw and heard what he describes as paranormal phenomena. A good book to read for greater insight into this issue is: ‘Diary of an American Exorcist’ by Fr. Stephen J. Rossetti, copyright 2021. I read it a few years ago. The book gives us a better understanding of what is actually driving some of the preternatural phenomena Adrian and some of us have been witness to. Phil Drietz Delhi
To the editor: It matters who you elect. When Biden was President, Republicans were complaining that gas went up to $3.30. Now that gas has gone up to $4.55 under their leadership, they don’t have a care in the world. No criticism of what Trump did all on his own. No urgency to lower prices. Gas and diesel prices being at highs above what they were under Biden. That is only the start of the problem. Fertilizer is up and what will follow, food prices are going to be going even higher. Republicans with a bad memory: Trump said prices of groceries were going to go down 50% on day ...
To the editor: It is good to have the freedom to express one’s thoughts. Some readers may not be aware of the required Minnesota social studies standards for public school students in grades K-12, beginning in the 2026 - 2027 school year. Social studies brings to mind studying the cultures of different people around the world. The new course has an additional section called “Ethnics”. In that section one of the subjects is “Identities”. Young children will learn “who they are”, considering their race, religion, individual values, culture, language and gender. These ...
To the editor: It’s truly sad to see how far from our Constitutional principles we have fallen as the self proclaimed “progressives” continue with their chants of this is what democracy looks like. Our Founders wrote a Constitution creating a republican form of government giving the people the power to govern themselves. How are we doing with that? Do you feel like you have any power over your own lives or are you abiding by rules and regulations thrust upon you by a unfriendly, tyrannical overlord? I fear it’s the latter. There was a time, not so long ago, when we would ...
To the editor: It is pathetic that our community has had another car-hitting-student-pedestrian-accident. Marshall needs to focus on creating safer ways for non-vehicled citizens to get around. Twenty (mph) is plenty and it’s long overdue for the city of Marshall to enact and enforce a 20 mph speed limit on all city streets. Lower travel speeds should be the norm rather than the exception. Lower travel speeds are safer and allow for better observation and reaction time for drivers. We’re doing something wrong when streets posted 30 (mph) have most cars traveling far ...