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Still striving for peace and freedom

Community Voices

I noticed this week that Marshall’s Adult Community Center sponsored a presentation about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. It involved a tense two weeks when the world came close to nuclear war. The missile crisis was a major event in a much longer situation known as the Cold War, which lasted for more than 40 years. It began in the late 1940s, when the Soviet Union had developed the atomic bomb and when it prevented Eastern Europeans from moving to the West. It was still in full swing when I was a child in the 1970s. I remember being part of civil defense drills at Holy ...

Let’s quit rewarding ‘bad behavior’

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Back in 2023, the “historic” DFL Minnesota Legislature enacted a K-12 education bill that included a $2.2 billion hike in spending on schools. Currently, the district already spends approximately $16,538 per pupil. The bill that passed the Legislature indexed the per pupil formula to the rate of inflation in future years-capped at 3% —with a boost of 4% the following fiscal year and 2% after that. Rep. Cheryl Youakim touted that the DFL was able to deliver on its campaign promise of “fully funding education”. But, even with the claim that education was ...

Vote yes on Marshall Public Schools $2M operating referendum

Editorials

The Marshall school district is one of the better school districts in the state. It is a source of pride for the community and a major asset when families consider relocating to Marshall. Its sports teams’ success is nearly unrivaled in the state and it can point to many academic successes as well. We would hate to see this jeopardized by not financially supporting our schools to maintain its existing programs. The school district has had to tap into its reserves in recent years to meet its operating expenses. Unfortunately, it cannot continue doing that as doing so could leave ...

On the Porch

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Joseph Fifield served in the War of 1812. He is buried at the Russell Cemetery in Lyon County. The following information is from a May 26, 1979, article in the Marshall Independent about historian Arthur Louis Finnell’s search on information regarding Joseph Fifield. It was during his research that Finnell was able to obtain a copy of Fifield’s pension papers from the National Archives in Washington D.C. “What brought Fifield from New Hampshire to Minnesota? Was he 14, 15, 16 years old, merely a boy, when he served in the War of 1812? Those questions are proving difficult to ...

Local news important for civic engagement and connecting community

Community Voices

This past month of October, National Newspaper Week was sponsored by the Newspaper Association Managers (NAM) to promote the vital role newspapers play in informing, empowering, and uniting our communities. Their theme this year was the importance of local journalism. According to NAM, local journalism brings stories to light that national outlets often overlook school board decisions, city council debates, neighborhood events, and local heroes. City of Marshall leadership has taken some time to discuss the importance of communications and noted the importance of local news ...

Students encouraged to be actively involved in activities

Letters to the Editor

The following letter to the editor is the response from Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Williams to the writer’s letter that published on Oct. 30. To the editor: Thank you for reaching out and sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your interest in our students and school programs. At Marshall Public Schools, we encourage all students to be actively involved in school and extracurricular activities. The photo you are referring to includes all our students in a football program in grades 9-12 with their coaches, not just our varsity team. Research consistently shows ...