I celebrated the first full day of my retirement with a PET scan in the morning and a tonsillectomy in the afternoon. People have asked me over the past several months what my plans were for retirement. I had a few ideas, but none included dealing with tonsil cancer. A week prior to these ...

Marshall Municipal Utilities diversifying its energy sources through the completion of a solar farm is a positive development for the city of Marshall The nearly operational, 10-megawatt, 50-acre solar farm, located on the north side of town at 7th Street and Lyon County Road 33, is being ...

It all began with a cat scratch. Some months ago, I was playing with our cat, Sparkles. It turned out that my cat-like reflexes were no match for an actual cat, and I was issued some minor scratches. No big deal. I’ve been scratched by cats many times. Then one morning I awoke with a ...

Public transit makes an important difference in communities the size of Marshall, and that’s something I know from personal experience. I will be a transit customer for about a month in August and September . It’s due to hip surgery, which will mean 30 days of driving restriction. I was ...

From newborn babies to older adults, we all want to be as healthy as possible and live full and productive lives. That’s why preventive health is so important. Certainly, some health conditions are beyond our control. Yet there are those things that we can control, and that’s where the ...

The second clause of The American Legion preamble to its constitution reads; “To maintain Law and Order,” a clause that is recited before all official meetings. Minnesota cannot expect to conduct a civil society, build an economy and practice a vibrant democracy amid crime and ...