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Opinion

Local news is good for business

Columns

It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the “Community News & Small Business Support Act,” that has been introduced in Congress would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses. For too many ...

Road rage: a sad sign of the times in the modern world

Columns

We see it on the streets almost every day, even in a small city like Marshall, as drivers get upset with each other over minor traffic snarls. They honk their horns. They gesture toward another driver, sometimes obscenely. They tailgate, as though they don’t know the meaning of a safe ...

Bothered by bad breath

Columns

Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for over 50 years. While we are physically unable to have sexual relations due to several health factors, I’m not missing it. Why? Because he has terrible hygiene practices and the biggest is not brushing his teeth enough. He has horrible ...

Shopping in-person saves a hassle

Columns

Dear Heloise, I have a helpful hint for the Ohio reader who constantly returns merchandise via UPS, FedEx or another shipping service: Purchase it locally at a brick-and-mortar store. I, too, live in Ohio, and unless you live out on a farm, most of us live fairly close to shopping centers with ...

Bravo Grand Forks, North Dakota

Letters

To the editor: Congratulations to the city of Grand Forks and to the Air Force base for stopping China in their quest to take over some farmland and create a corn plant, all at a cost of $700 million. Thank you Grand Forks for not putting the greed of money ahead of national security as ...

Trouble coming to the surface

Letters

To the editor: There has been a lot of talk about white privilege lately. That might have been true down south 50 to 60 years ago. But the only privilege I can see today is Democrat privilege. The Washington, D.C. elite are completely out of touch with the plight of common men and women who ...