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Opinion

School budget cuts should be equitable

Community Voices

Reading the Feb.19 Marshall Independent article about the final Marshall gymnastics meet was heartbreaking. Not just as a parent, but as someone who has watched these girls work tirelessly to build something meaningful. Gymnastics was not a failing program. It was not declining. It was not ...

How GreenCorp affects our region

Community Voices

This past September, Lyon County was awarded a GreenCorp member from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. “Members serve at organizations throughout the state, completing community-focused environmental projects while gaining experience and learning green job skills. The MPCA selects ...

Five ways to reprioritize your finances this spring

Community Voices

For many, spring is the chosen time to clean out your home from the winter, so you can start fresh in the summer. Clearing through clutter and refocusing on goals can be just as important for your finances as it is for your home. Explore the following considerations to spring clean your ...

Now what?

Community Voices

In case you haven't noticed, life is full of 'Now What?' moments. We might think of such moments as a pain in the neck, but maybe those times are portals to opportunities. Just imagine where you could go or what you could do. Going back to when we were youngsters and just ...

Our Outdoors: Trip Tips for Late Ice Pike

Community Voices

The wet years of the late 1990s spurred a boom in northern pike fisheries across the upper Midwest, and in those early 2000s after flooded sloughs and high water levels in my native North Dakota harbored the fingerlings from incredible spawns each spring, solid pike fisheries were abundant. ...