Many parents face the challenge of saving for their children’s college education while also building a nest egg for retirement. Funding both priorities simultaneously can feel like a juggling act — and the stress can intensify as high school graduation and retirement dates draw nearer, ...
It’s bicycle season in southwestern Minnesota, a time when people can ride around town or enjoy trails and local roads. I have many good memories of bicycling from when I grew up in Marshall. My first solo trips were from my parents’ house on Marguerite Avenue to the Legion Field swimming ...
Sextortion: threatening to distribute someone’s sexual images, videos, or information in order to receive something of monetary value. This is a word that is slowly becoming unavoidable when we open our social media or news articles. It is common for us to say, “Oh, that doesn’t happen ...
To the Editor: New Republican tax cut bill has passed the house with a massive 5 trillion dollar tax cut for the top 1% earners. Then it cuts food stamps, cancer research, Medicare and Medicaid. Michelle Fischbach of course voted for this, I guess she isn’t pro-life if she thinks 14 million ...
Dear editor: I am writing as a concerned citizen to speak against the budget proposals in Congress. First off, its morally wrong to cut things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, housing etc. Cuts to Medicaid will have a negative impact on our rural hospitals. I would hate to see any ...
There really are authentic warriors who live and work around us. We take them for granted, rarely give them much thought, and may not even notice them until something happens. We depend on them, can’t live without them, but may not even know their names. They protect us, and thanks to them, ...