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Editorial
By Publisher & Editor:
Randy Carlsen
© Copyright Dodge County Independent 2013
507-634-7503 - 105 1st Ave NW - Kasson, MN - dci@kmtel.com
May 15, 2013
I want to take some time to let you know about the AFS program for foreign exchange students. AFS is the longest standing and most successful program for exchange in the world.
May 15, 2013
I sure do not want to beat a dead horse, but it's time to move on. I was excited and optimistic when Sherman Associates was pursuing the possibility of purchasing the former Kasson school and turning the building into senior housing units.
May 1, 2013
I find it hard to believe individuals can be so hateful and have such little disregard for human life-killing and injuring innocent people running and watching a marathon. Is the U.S. too lenient when people enter the country?
April 10, 2013
There are approximately 267 babies born worldwide every minute and 108 people die for a net population increase of 159 people per minute. There is a net birth over death increase of 229,000 every day and net increase of 83.6 million per year.
May 8, 2013
Former congressman Ron Paul who served in Congress for 23 years was not a fan of the military-style takeover made necessary due to the Boston marathon bombing survivor on the run.
April 24, 2013
Ever since the movie "The Bucket List" came out people talk about having their own bucket list-a list things they want to do before they die. Last year one of my bucket list items was very simple. I wanted to do the polar plunge and I did that with the Mantorville Fire Department to raise money for Special Olympics.
May 1, 2013
The internet can be a great resource of information. Google a subject and there are multiple sites to help you find information. In most cases the internet is a positive resource for gathering facts and information.
April 24, 2013
Wastewater treatment plants have dominated headlines recently. Should the city of Mantorville connect to the Kasson plant? Do Kasson residents want the city to connect with Mantorville?
April 17, 2013
Spring can be such a dirty time of the year. Even the patches of snow are dirty. There is grit on the streets and the grass is brown. There is also an excess of debris in the ditches, on the edge of the streets and along sidewalks.
May 8, 2013
A Dutch company is looking for volunteers who would like to go to Mars. The training would take up to seven years and the trip to Mars will take seven months.
April 17, 2013
There are certain things that can give away a person’s age. Walking through the hallway of the high school between classes something caught my eye-or I should say a lack of something. Most teenagers don't wear watches.
