Taking small steps at a time when major decisions are needed is probably not the best way to solve the state’s critical budget issues, and the approach certainly isn’t sitting well with one of the sta » Full Story

The day time stoppedTo The Editor:It was a beautiful day The sun was shiningAnd I was finally in my gardenYou were so excited to see your sisterCouldn’t wait to leaveDriving by yourselfSo far awayI wa » Full Story

Covered recycling bins would be improvementTo The Editor:Today is the day my recycleables are picked up. » Full Story

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

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 d » Full Story

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. » Full Story

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 perc » Full Story

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. » Full Story

Toward the end of WWII my father’s parents lived with us briefly before they died. Though I don’t have any data from that era, I suspect such generational living was not unusual. » Full Story

Updated con gameTo the editor:Way back in the old days (the 60s and 70s) before debit cards, Internet and identity theft, $20 was an important denomination of money. » Full Story