When David Okerlund was asked to speak at the first Appreciation Luncheon for Elected Officials last year in April, he said, “In all my years of speaking all across the country, I have never heard o... » Full Story

America is dying. What our founding fathers intended, by the way they drafted our constitution, has been corrupted by individual judges. » Full Story

The total of vehicle sales for the month of March 2009, reported by the Marshall County Motor Vehicle Department, were $5.4 million. » Full Story

Every year, April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention month. Child abuse is an all too common problem, with 183 Marshall County children experiencing abuse or neglect in 2007. » Full Story

On March 27, the Marshalltown Community Concert Association presented Side Street Strutters Jazz Band at the MHS/Community Auditorium. » Full Story

My, what a wonderful idea to build a cross country track out on the farmland near Marshalltown Community College. This will, somehow, improve relations between the college and the communit. » Full Story

James, the brother of Jesus, said, “What’s the use of faith if you don’t prove it by your actions?”

I believe he would also say, “What good is a stated belief if you don’t prove it by... » Full Story

The mentally ill are not “crazy.” They suffer a disease of the mind through no fault of their own.

It is treated with medicine, and group and individual therap. » Full Story

A straight man, a bi-sexual woman and a lesbian walk into an Iowa bar ... married. » Full Story

At any given moment over the world, people are celebrating some event. It could be weddings, anniversaries, birthdays or even divorces. Some folks celebrate freedom from marriage. » Full Story