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Bleak future for our youth

To the editor: Three Independent items during the first week in September caught my attention: A 9-5-23 letter telling us that discipline is out of control in the schools. The 9-6-23 ‘Small towns disbanding police forces’ stated: “Fewer people are applying to be police officers, and more officers are retiring or resigning at a tremendous rate,” “Lyon Co. bans cannabis use in public places,” details the county ordinance put in place since Minnesota legalized adult cannabis. That week I also read in the 9-1-23 issue of AAAS ‘Science’ a study was conducted that said ...

Follow the U.S. Constitution

To the editor: “We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” This is the introduction to our Constitution which details in the seven Articles of the Constitution that describe the “limitations” of powers of the Federal Government. The rights to “life liberty and right to property” of the ...

Happy 236th birthday to U. S. Constitution

To the editor: This coming Sunday, the United States Constitution will be 236 years old. The two quotes that follow, seem highly appropriate in celebrating this occasion. James Madison, also known as the Father of the U. S. Constitution wrote: “… I feel it a duty to express my profound and solemn conviction… that there never was an assembly of men charged with a great and arduous trust, who were more pure in their motives or more exclusively or anxiously devoted to the object committed to them, than were the members of the Federal Convention of 1787.” - Preface to his ...

Good time to review school disciplinary polices

To the editor: School is starting once again, and now is the perfect time for schools to review their disciplinary policies with both their students and parents. People would be shocked at the behavior of many students today. I wonder how many realize teachers, administrators, and other school staff struggle to hold students accountable for their actions. Teachers are in a difficult place for many reasons. One is that they get too little support from their administrators and from some parents when they try to discipline misbehaving students; if they tell a student to put their ...

Vote yes on extending sales tax

To the editor: On behalf of Visit Marshall, I am writing this letter to express our enthusiastic support for the upcoming vote of the sales tax extension that will go toward the development of the new Marshall aquatic center on Nov. 7. We believe that the aquatic center will be an invaluable asset that enhances the quality of life for residents of all ages and enhances our tourism experience. The new aquatic center will attract visitors from neighboring towns and cities, who not only will enjoy the new water features and amenities, but visitors will also contribute to the local ...

Who’s paying for illegal immigrants’ driver license fees in Minnesota?

To the editor: I have some deep concerns about the information that just came out of the governor’s office regarding the recently enacted law “Driver’s License for All.” Reading through the propaganda sheet, I couldn’t find out who is paying for the illegal immigrant’s fees. How will they be able to read the highway signs since some speak and read only Spanish, Hmong, Somalian, etc.? Yes, and, at whose expense will they have an interpreter to study and pass the written test? Secondly, but very importantly, how will the unleashing of these English-illiterate drivers onto ...