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Community Voices

Looking back at the harvest

It’s time for the annual Krzmarzick Farms Post Harvest Update. A lot of readers look forward to that. Well, that’s not true. But here it is anyway. These are thoughts that have been sloshing around in my head. Sometimes those spill out on the keyboard. It’s kind of unsightly. I try to ...

Shorts and sweatshirt weather: a comfortable time of year

I have seasons of the year when it comes to clothes, seasons that coincide with weather trends. I have sweater season in the winter, shorts and short sleeved shirts in the summer. In between I have shorts and sweatshirt weather. It’s perfect for the in between times of the spring and fall. ...

Flying the U-2 spy plane

There aren’t many current and former U-2 spy plane pilots in the world, but I recently had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with one of them. Stan Rauch, who turns 80 this month, grew up at Lake Preston, South Dakota. He and his wife, Mary, live on an acreage in the Lake Whitewood, South ...

City projects nearing completion, others underway

After a good construction season due in part to late season dry weather conditions, the city of Marshall is closing out most projects, while some have gotten underway. This past summer, the city completed the reconstruction of two parking lots: Addison Parking Lot and the Independence Back ...

Campaign donations should have more limited dollar amounts

It’s almost the eve of Election 2024, and we’ve had a lot of campaign related issues ranging from financing to negative advertisements. Elon Musk really brought campaign finance questions to the forefront with his $75 million donation to the Trump campaign. It was followed by an offer to ...

Calf pen politics

Another presidential election is rapidly bearing down upon us. As in previous elections, polls show that the candidate many Americans prefer is the one named None Of The Above. Why is this? What is the cause of this widespread voter dissatisfaction? The answer lies in one of the most ...