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Local Columns

New Horizons is a safe place to go in a time of crisis

The New Horizons Crisis Center held an open house a couple of weeks ago at its current location near the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Marshall. The center shares a retail building with a number of retail outlets. I walk past this building daily on my way to the Main Stay ...

Economic conditions could lead to local tourism activity

Summer is right around the corner, which means many people are looking ahead to at least one substantial vacation. For many Minnesotans it involves going up north. People look forward to the major lake areas and the North Woods. Some go back to the same place year after year. A much smaller ...

Ending the era of unchecked fraud in Minnesota

Minnesotans have always taken pride in our work ethic and our commitment to looking out for our neighbors. We pay our taxes with the understanding that those hard-earned dollars will be used to build our roads, defend our borders, and provide a hand up for the most vulnerable among us. But ...

Go lightly

The wonderful thing about the outdoors — and one that it took me a couple decades to learn — is that it can be taken as seriously or as light-heartedly as one wants to. You can spend 60 days in a treestand, watching the deer, checking trail camera photos, and tracking the movement of that ...