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Opinion

A community update from Marshall Public Schools

Community Voices

With the end of the school year in sight, I want to take a moment to share an update with our community to share updates on our schools and address topics that are important to our families as we think about finishing the school year strong. First, I want to acknowledge that there has been ...

Erica Schwartz delivering in the Legislature

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: In one of the most remarkable moments of this session, Rep. Schwartz secured unanimous passage of her bill, House File 2169, on a 134-0 vote. In a closely divided House, that kind of bipartisan support is almost unheard of-especially for a freshman legislator. But the reason is ...

Living with our choices

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Today I think positively of what will be. Some say the system is wrong. Some blame the government for their ills. One word comes to mind: responsibility. Responsibility, in itself has little to do with systems or governments. You guessed it. It has to do with the person. ...

A spring slant

Local Columns

By the time afternoon rolled around on Sunday much of the eight inches of snow we received on Friday and Saturday — as part of some cruel April Fool’s joke mother nature likes to play now and again on our region — had melted. While it made the extra effort I had put in to clear the ...

On the Porch

Community Voices

The Lyon County Historical Society’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Program is Thursday, April 9 at the Lyon County Museum. Doors open at 5:30 pm. The annual meeting is at 6:00 pm, and the speaker, Dr. Anita Talsma Gaul, is at 6:30 pm. This event is open to the public and light refreshments will ...

Preventive health and immunizations

Community Voices

Every parent wants to do what’s best for their child, but sometimes those decisions are difficult. It’s important to look to trusted sources of information. One key topic is immunizations, which we consider to be a key component in preventive health. Your local primary care provider is a ...