This weekend we embark on the last big weekend of the summer, the three-day Labor Day weekend with all of its normally nice weather and fun times. Many of us will spend at least part of the holiday outdoors. We’ll camp, hike, swim, go boating or fishing, or have a picnic. We’ll connect ...
These past few months, through celebration, and even sometimes challenge, Marshall has been an example of what makes a great community. In June, the city sponsored, for the second year, the celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil ...
I’ve had conversations with farmers this summer that include, “This is the best crop I’ve ever seen.” Then we quickly remind each other that nothing is in the bin yet. Farmers can never appear to be exuberant. Restraint must be shown. Being a farmer means you are an odd mix of ...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our hearts are heavy as we grieve with Annunciation School as well as the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis following the tragedy that took place this morning. We extend heartfelt prayers for the victims, their families, the school community, and ...
To the editor: “See something. Say something.” We are encouraged to do so when a crime has been committed and the perpetrator’s whereabouts are unknown. What can be done if words of violence toward others are heard or if the person speaking is suicidal? The school shooting in ...
To the editor: In the last 85 years the United States has encouraged science education and has attracted the best minds in the world, allowing Americans to harness nuclear energy, go to the moon, invent the internet, develop the polio and other vaccines, and produce many more breakthroughs. ...