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No data centers for AI

I spent last Thursday evening at the community round table listening to and engaging in many thoughtful discussions about Data Center development concerns and possible areas of regulation. I appreciated that so many community members took the time to research and share their information, but I was frustrated that the bulk of those conversations were about how to regulate a thing that, according to a straw poll taken that night, very few people wanted to happen in our town at all. There was very little open discussion about WHY we're preparing the way for a data center at all. These ...

God’s message to the world

Before the Old Testament closed, God sent many Priests, Prophets and ordinary people to awaken the Israelites. Israel had been asleep for many centuries, refusing to keep their part of the Covenant. The book of Malachi only has four chapters: that message is for the unrepentant Jew, and for people today. God revealed Israel's past sins and wanted them to return to their previous promise. Israel doesn't realize at this point, that God will not continue to beat a dead horse. He has given them centuries to return to Him. Four hundred years will pass again as Jesus sits at the doorstep of ...

Iowa needs a mom in the U.S. Senate

As a mom to two daughters, a State Senator, and a proud Iowan who still helps with our fifth-generation family farm, there is rarely a dull moment in my life. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. Every day, moms all across Iowa juggle the demands of raising kids, working full time, and serving their neighbors and communities. That’s why I’m supporting another amazing Iowa mom – Ashley Hinson – to be Iowa’s next United States Senator. Ashley is a leader who will work with anyone to achieve one important goal – delivering results for Iowa. She worked with President Trump ...

MPL boardroom antics pt. 10

MPL boardroom antics part 10 Editor, this is the latest of dozens of rejected Statements of Concern. A Reasons for trustees to fire MPL director. 1 Unethical treatment of patron DB Aug. 2022 2 Gross behavior toward patron JW Nov 15, 2022 . No apology offered. 3 Failure to provide accurate , balanced data to trustees prior to voting on SOC. No apology offered. 4 Failure to promote compromise first offered by patrons early 2023. 5 Promoted reactionary and punitive policy aimed at punishing patrons civil attempt to hold MPL admin accountable for #1 thru #4 above. 6 ...

Dave Dawson

Here in Ames you are gerrymandered into District 4 for our representative in the House. This means you are stuck with the red counties up in Northwest Iowa. They have given us Representative Feenstra who has refused to take 90 million in earmark money. While districts represented by lawmakers like Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, and Zach Nunn regularly secure tens of millions in local project funding for roads and bridges, water infrastructure, health and human services, flood mitigation, education, and childcare, our representative has given us 0. If we turn out at the ...

What just happened?

The Monday, August 10 meeting of the City Council certainly didn't work out the way that everyone who spoke thought it would or should!!! Or did it? Without fail those in attendance were there to make sure that a moratorium was in place to have a check and balance for or against a data center coming to town. If I follow the voting chaos correctly, and I would be the only one, there's a moratorium in place but there won't be any opportunity for checks and balances because there won't be a 2nd or 3rd reading with public discussion. Thank you Gary for trying and shame on the ones that won't ...