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Opinion

Ask a Trooper

Local Columns

Question: I’m wondering about a light that seems to only be on at night on the traffic lights. It’s a small purple or blueish light that’s near the traffic lights. I’ve tried to figure out what its use is or if it’s a camera. I’ve asked other people what it means and I’ve never ...

A few winter highlights at Marshall Public Schools

Community Voices

January is flying by with lots of activity at all our sites as we wrap up the first half of the school year and now start the second half. Our classrooms are busy with mid-year progress checks, intervention updates, Professional Development, and of course working through our standards. Our ...

Stopping the spread of misinformation

Editorials

In a recent poll on the Independent web page, readers were asked whether Meta (Facebook) should focus more on protecting free expression or on combating misinformation. The question came following the Jan. 7 announcement that Meta would stop using third party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads ...

Legislature needs to stop wasting time

Editorials

In a recent press release, State Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, listed “Stop the Fraud” as one of his top priorities for the 2025 Legislative session. Of course, Swedzinski is referring the “Feeding Our Future” scandal and FBI investigation of Minnesota autism centers. However, there ...

Now is the time

Local Columns

At 5 a.m. every day, a voice would come floating up the stairs; “Ronnie, it’s time to get up.” That was my father’s voice telling me it was time to get up and do the morning chores. Some days it was difficult to heed those words, and on other days, I got up and got busy. No matter how ...