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Opinion

Important advice for the ‘Sandwich Generation’

Local Columns

If you’re between the ages of 35 and 60, you may be feeling a financial pinch from both your growing — or grown — children and your aging parents or in-laws.1 You may also find yourself juggling your work commitments and the expectations of family members for your time and support. As a ...

Nothing more important than our kids

Community Voices

Voters in the Marshall School District have an important decision to make when they go to the polls on Nov. 4. We’ll decide whether or not to approve the proposed levy referendum put forth by school officials. It’s considered necessary to avoid cuts in teachers, elective classes and ...

Community faces important decision on future of our schools

Community Voices

As autumn settles in, the excitement across Marshall Public Schools is unmistakable. Playoff season is here, and the hallways, fields and performance spaces are filled with the energy of students striving to do their best — and a community that shows up to cheer them on. Recently, our ...

School district facing serious financial challenges

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: As a board member at Marshall Public Schools, I’m grateful for the trust this community has placed in me. Over the past years, I’ve learned a lot about our district’s finances, so I want to explain why the board decided to bring an operating levy to voters this ...

Do we support our children?

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Not too many weeks ago I remember watching a Marshall School Board meeting and Russ Labat appearing to express concern for the safety of children crossing streets near a school. I find it somewhat ironic that he doesn’t seem to realize how important an affirmative vote on the ...

Ask a Trooper

Local Columns

Question: Can you explain what the lines on the highways and streets indicate? I feel like a lot of people can’t figure it out. Thanks. Answer: Pavement markings direct and regulate traffic. White lines separate lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction. • White dashes: You ...