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Letters to the Editor

May 16, 2008

Covered recycling bins would be improvement

To The Editor:

Today is the day my recycleables are picked up. Fortunately for me they don't get here at the crack of dawn or before so I don't have to put them out the night before, but a few minutes is too long on a windy day.

Today is a windy day, as is the case on many pickup days. I just spent 30 minutes out in the rain, picking up the papers, bottles and cans that have blown all over the neighborhood. This happens to be a day when I didn't leave home early so I was here to do that. Obviously this is not the first time this has happened. Why don't we have covered recycle bins? I have been told that they are too expensive. I would be happy to pay for the covered bin if they were available.

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Back at the keyboard

May 16, 2008

ested. And still firmly caring about this region I have long called home.

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Letters to the Editor for May 15

May 15, 2008

Encourages donationsTo the Editor:Kay Naumann’s eloquent letter describing her son’s service in Iraq and his attempts to obtain equipment for some softball games moved me to make a donation, which I did directly to Mrs. Naumann.

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Letters to the Editor for May 14

May 14, 2008

To the editor: I am a mother of a U.S. soldier, currently stationed in Iraq. My son is a Marshall native — having been born and raised in Marshall, Minnesota, he is a graduate of MHS Class of 2001. He enlisted in the U.S.

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Letters to the Editor for May 13

May 13, 2008

Vision for the futureTo the Editor:Over the past several months, we facilitated and led the RTR School Board and administration in a strategic planning process and we wanted to share with you our perceptions of the leadership that the board and admin

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Letters to the Editor for May 8

May 8, 2008

Ethanol news misleadingTo the editor:Lately, I have heard a lot of news coverage by the popular national media on ethanol, grain prices, higher food prices, etc.

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