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THUMBS DOWN Tragedy in Hanska  The community of Hanska was hit by unspeakable tragedy last week following the double homicide of Justin Reinarts and Tabitha Trescott. There are no words to describe the depth of this loss. Reinarts and Trescott were valuable and cherished members of Brown ...

Remedying failures, dark days

Letters

To the editor: Mr. Coulter’s letter regarding our country’s last 10 months successes was spot on. Mr. Nelson’s rantings against President Trump, apparently believing left-wing hate speech and lies, pertained more to the Biden Administration. We need to remedy failures and dark days of ...

Drawing the line with my daughter-in-law

Columns

Dear Annie: My 54-year-old son recently married his childhood sweetheart with whom he had a son 36 years ago. They never married before but kept in touch because of their son. Unfortunately, their boy was killed in an auto accident four years ago. I’ve loosely kept in touch with my new ...

A message on Veterans Day

Columns

Editor’s Note: Because of the federal holiday and no mail delivery on Tuesday the Independent will not be publishing a printed paper on Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s column is running in the weekend edition ahead of the Veterans Day holiday. On this and every Veterans Day, our nation ...

When a mother’s ‘help’ hurts

Columns

Dear Annie: I’m 28 and recently moved back in with my parents to save money after a tough breakup. I’m grateful for the support, but I’m having trouble with my mom’s behavior. She constantly comments on my weight, how I dress, or how much I’m on my phone. Last week, she said I’d ...

Whose responsibility is it?

Letters

To the editor: House Representative Brad Finstad is the chair of the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture subcommittee of the US House Committee on Agriculture. This subcommittee\\\’s jurisdiction is the policies and statutes relating to nutrition, including the Supplemental Nutrition ...