It was the fall of 1989. Or maybe the following spring. I remember the rising heat in the room but not the season outside the windows. I was one of the few non-lawyers in the packed house, feeling conspicuous in my bright new blazer. I kept catching myself swaying as if my baby were on my ...
President Trump’s sound and fury on immigration has delivered close to nothing. Trump never lets up, thundering against “illegal aliens” as a criminal class while pushing his enforcers to treat the impoverished ones without mercy. But actually, illegal immigration is again rising — and ...
Roseanne Barr, on Twitter, compared Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett to an ape. Given the long history of racists in this country comparing black people to apes, claiming Roseanne’s remark was not racist is something the fringe might debate, but decent people agree on. The remark was racist and ...
I read with interest an article in the T-R on Wednesday of last week. You always know it is important when it is on the front page above the fold. (City weighs future of the Senior Citizens building.) For 24 years I worked in the senior citizens building as director of the Marshalltown Senior ...
Over the Memorial Day weekend my family went to Riverside Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. Rose Hill was beautifully mowed and cleaned up. All of the graves looked well cared for. However, when we went to Riverside Cemetery we were saddened to find areas unmowed, piles of leaves and ...
For Roseanne Barr, star of ABC’s hit show “Roseanne,” there would be no appeal. When her tweet hit, she was gone. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement, is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” declaimed Channing Dungey, the black ...
WASHINGTON — Within 17 days in the autumn of 1975 — first in Sacramento, then in San Francisco — two separate handgun-wielding women attempted to assassinate the president. Had either succeeded, and each was close enough to have done so, the nation would have had a third president in 14 ...
Across the nation, parents are in the process of either welcoming their college kids home for the summer or making preparations to send them off to college in the fall. Some will be letting go of their children for the first time, excited and anxious about the next chapter of life. Let this be ...
WASHINGTON — Facebook ads purchased by Russia during the 2016 campaign, and released by Congress earlier this month, reveal a clear intent to create havoc in the U.S. -- and should make Americans both wary and embarrassed. They also sent a clear message to Americans compliments of Russian ...
Even though it isn’t officially summer, it is the season for hot dogs. So, today I have some frankfurter recipes. Frankfurters Sweet and Sour Style 1 onion 1 green pepper 1 lb. frankfurters 2 tomatoes 4 Tbsp. butter 1 (9 oz.) can pineapple chunks 2 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/4 c. ...
Primary Election Day in the Hawkeye State is Tuesday. To make voting as convenient as possible, many states allow registered voters to cast ballots over a period of weeks in advance the official Election Day. Here in Iowa early voting is underway. Ballots can be cast at county auditors' offices ...
I told you so. I’m sorry, maybe that’s petty, but I can’t help it. For over a month now, I’ve felt like a man caught in a feedback loop, doomed to joust till the end of time with readers upset with me for writing that I would boycott the hit reboot of Roseanne Barr’s eponymous ...
Asian-Americans are among the most successful groups in the United States, but we often forget the discrimination they faced in getting where they are, as well as the challenges they still endure. No immigrant group faced as great a barrier to entry into the United States as Asians did. ...
What Jim has learned today … I learned boiling people in oil is bad … very bad … don’t boil anyone in oil. I learned this by reading a book. You too can learn to stop boiling people in oil by simply by reading a book. Not a self-help book like, “How to Stop Boiling People in Oil” by ...
The letter was addressed to “Buddy Swarm.” It was from 94-year old Wilbur Swindler, of Ottumwa. Wilbur was asking my dog Buddy to come visit, and to “bring Curt and Ginnie.” Wilbur had just completed his patio and back yard and wanted Buddy to come and inspect it. So we did. We ...
This multiple-choice test will determine if you (“you” being a child under the age of eight) are qualified to take a long road trip with your parents. 1) Prior to departure it’s a good idea to: (a) Neatly pack one small bag and have it ready to go downstairs the night before (b) ...
Markets showed a steely resolve in the face of looming trade disputes with our greatest trading partners. This week, President Trump announced that he was going to reinstate tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union. These allies swiftly responded with ...
Thank you to the Marshalltown Mall for providing the windows for the Unit 46 Memorial Day display. A huge Thank You to all Marshalltown and surrounding community individuals who supported our Auxiliary extremely successful distribution for the Memorial poppies. It took each of you to again ...
WASHINGTON — How evil is MS-13? Last year, two gang members in Texas reportedly murdered a teenage girl as an offering to Satan. According to prosecutors, the gang leader (known as “Diabolico”) told the young girl that “the Beast” wanted “a soul” before having his partner shoot ...
Splash 4 Life would like to say thank you to the Lenihan Ricochet team and teachers for leading our schools in showing your student body and Marshalltown citizens how important it is to give back to the community through volunteering. These students have done this by volunteering their time ...