This winter hasn’t been too bad in our neck of the woods. We have little to complain about, but that won’t stop us from doing so. It’s not as if winter hasn’t left a mark. It has. We recently endured levels of subzero cold that are often associated with the formation of vast areas ...
To the editor: The US isn’t in debt because working-class people have Social Security and Medicare. It is because billionaires are not paying their fair share. When the MAGA party (growing because of Republican silence) proposes a budget that cuts: $230 billion from SNAP/nutrition programs, ...
To the editor: In my letter published by The Independent on Wednesday (Feb. 19), I wrote “The Founders who wrote the U.S. Constitution had just liberated the Thirteen Colonies from the arbitrary acts of an unelected king and set up important checks on the chief executive to prevent a ...
We are closely monitoring discussions at the state legislature regarding education. We are fortunate to have advocates at the state level through MSBA, MASA, and MREA, who listen to our needs and provide regular updates and advocacy support. With significant movement and discussion at the ...
As a kid, I watched a lot of sports on TV. Afterwards, I’d go outside and be the hero in my own game. I hit a rubber ball over the granary for a walk-off home run. Or I threw and caught the winning touchdown pass. Tom Brady never did that. I watched the first Super Bowl, which wasn’t even ...
The highlight of my Super Bowl Sunday in 2025 was not the lopsided game, but was instead an afternoon program on Pioneer PBS. I watched a travel program on Iceland. I tuned in because I wanted to know more about it. I’m Polish, German, English, Swedish, Belgian and Dutch and therefore ...