The case involving former school superintendent Ian Roberts is regrettable. Yes, he lied on parts of his resume and said things that weren’t true. But at the same time, Roberts was well-regarded by many students, parents and school officials. As Des Moines Register reporter Courtney ...

There is anger in our culture these days. People standing against, not just ideas, but the people who hold those ideas. Angry rhetoric screamed. Violence incited. Lives lost. There are calls to stop and calls to bravely stand for what you believe rather than hate and be against others for ...

Reading the September 19 Times Republican column “Teetering on the edge of the Abyss” by syndicated columnist Laura Hollis her broad brush (all leftist are soft on criminals) smearing and no mention of the Trumps self pardon of the violent Jan 6th authoritarian power play by Trump and ...

In the book of Revelation, Earth-time will end, so says God! In Genesis 1:26 God is in the process of creating time and the Universe. Adam and Eve became sinners almost immediately. Since I was a baby, my family took me to church. The story of creation always intrigued me. In my heart I knew ...

The hysterical letter by DC Larson in the Times Republican reveals why we have to fear the walking stupid on mental health care. The walking stupid are voting against state and federal programs for the mentally ill to finance a truly cruel and greedy Big Beautiful Bill. Larson blames the ...

In yet another way of keeping information about the progress of the Legionella bacteria in Marshalltown, our health departments have decided to apply the ‘personhood’ rule to the very cooling towers that are primarily suspected of spreading the disease. This makes no sense. If a restaurant ...