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Hospitals should continue to build strong community ties

Hospitals have been a major part of Minnesota’s statewide news in the past few weeks, as both large and small facilities adapt to changing times. The news about Hennepin County Medical Center and Sanford is a major development. There have also been articles about smaller facilities in places like Madelia in south central Minnesota and Virginia on the Iron Range. Health care has seen vast changes in the past 20 years. It’s become more expensive with higher insurance premiums and higher out of pocket costs. It’s also become more corporate. There are far fewer municipal ...

Think twice, look twice for summer safety

The long-awaited summertime is here. We hope you are getting plenty of chances to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and warm temperatures. Yet this wish comes with a word of caution. Because we’re often more active and out and about during the summer, we face the risk of seasonal injuries and illnesses. June is National Safety Month, a time to remind ourselves of the importance of taking extra measures to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. Our local emergency department is open 24/7 to handle unexpected health conditions. While emergency care is always available, it’s also ...

Making that connection with ‘silly’ videos

Maybe you have already seen them — that is if you follow Borch's on social media. The first video shows three young women wearing sunglasses performing some kind of dance routine in front a display of clothing inside the store. The woman in the middle has a leg wrapped around the legs of ...

Discovering Marshall all over again as a summer intern

Hello everyone! My name is Griffin Peterson and I'm working as a summer intern at the Marshall Independent. I’ve just completed my second year majoring in journalism and political science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I've lived in Marshall all my life, and I'm excited to come back and do work in reporting in my hometown. In my free time I like going swimming, watching scary movies and camping. But winter is where I'm in my element, as it's prime time to go snowboarding, skating or snowmobiling. Hopefully this winter will have the weather for it. I actually didn't ...

The Mandalorian adventure

My first movie theater experience happened when my three older sisters let me tag along to see the flick Yours, Mine and Ours. Not the 2005 version starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. I may have been a late bloomer, but I wasn’t that late. I mean the movie that featured silver screen legends Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball. That flick premiered in 1968, which means that I was 10 years old. My iPhone calculator tells me that this was 58 years ago. I can’t be that old! Besides, my wife is constantly saying that I act like a juvenile. Yours, Mine and Ours is the story of a widower ...

New downtown merchant dealing his cards

I remember not too long ago on my way home home from the Independent office each evening walking past the RLC office building on Fifth Street and noticing lots of activity. People walking in and out of the entrance on many evenings. I could see through the windows along the suite occupied by ...