Hello everyone! My name is Griffin Peterson and I'm working as a summer intern at the Marshall Independent. I’ve just completed my second year majoring in journalism and political science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I've lived in Marshall all my life, and I'm excited to ...

Question: In my community and on my daily commute I encounter two roundabouts each morning, others that I work with will encounter three roundabouts in less than five minutes. Please use your platform to remind drivers how to safely and properly use a roundabout. I see, almost on a daily basis, ...

My first movie theater experience happened when my three older sisters let me tag along to see the flick Yours, Mine and Ours. Not the 2005 version starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. I may have been a late bloomer, but I wasn’t that late. I mean the movie that featured silver screen ...

There are a lot of conversations/writings about the surge of AI technology in today's society. Let it be noted right away that I'm not a fan of this technology. Yes, I have a bunch to learn about it, and my feelings are maybe a bit immature at this time. However, I'm a proponent of individual ...

Memorial Day weekend, and the unofficial start of summer, more and more finds me on the move. As friends’ kids grow up, graduate, get married, and my own — a bit younger — find themselves loose for summer; our activities shift, our travels increase, and the era of spending three days and ...

When you look at the calendar, it seems like time is flying — not only in weeks and months, but definitely in years. This September will mark twenty-five years since the terrorist attacks on 9/11, a day that reshaped our nation and the lives of countless service members and families. In ...