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Opinion

Another Increased School Approved Voter Levy at RTR

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: A few weeks ago I wrote a Letter to Editor in Regards to our school approved voter levy and the district wrote a lengthy rebuttal clarification in the Tyler Tribute How did I come up with my calculation? I used the tax anayslis report I was given from RTR’s ...

Time for Hillary Clinton to fade away

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Just about the time you would think we have finally heard the last of a true narcissist, the media is bringing back Hillary hawking her latest book. She has published even more memoirs than Obama; another author who can’t say enough about himself. Hillary is the ...

Drivers, put your phones down and slow down

Community Voices

I have had the privilege of working as a morning and afternoon crossing guard for Marshall Public Schools. A few years ago my assignment was the four-way stop at the intersection of Saratoga and Southview Drive. This is normally a very busy intersection during the morning and afternoon when ...

A report from the frontlines

Community Voices

It’s time for another dispatch from the frontlines of my war with tonsil cancer. I’ve learned that a guy can learn a lot of things when dealing with such a stubborn enemy. For instance, when both your oncologist and your radiologist utter the phrase, “This is going to be rough,” you ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

According to the Marshall Municipal Utilities website, on July 3, 1894, a special election was called by the common council to vote on the sale of $25,000 in bonds for the purpose of establishing a water works and electric light utility. The resolution passed by a 190 to 117 vote. Marshall’s ...