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I like to remind Republicans like Dean Fisher abortion became legal in the year 1973 when Republican Nixon was president. It was a Republican supreme court that made abortion legal. Most of the judges on that court were appointed by Republican Nixon and Eisenhower when they were president. Who is more likely to cause a woman to want abortion VP Harris or Donald Trump? It is Trump who has been divorced multiple times for cheating on his wives. It is Trump who pays a porn star over $100,000 to keep her mouth shut. Liar Trump will tell us he never paid for an abortion to one of the women he ...

Vote for David Blom

Dear Voters of Iowa House District 52, As a lifelong resident of Southeast Marshall County, since 1947, a farmer and longtime retail seed dealer, my wife and I ask you to consider David Blom as your representative. He is a remarkable young man who would excel in promoting Marshall County and representing District 52 in Des Moines. We became acquainted with David through his friendship with several of our grandsons, particularly during his time on the Brickburners team in the Lego League Robotic contests, where they won state and represented Iowa nationally. David is a lifelong ...

SCOTUS was right to overrule Chevron Doctrine

This year, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major blow to the federal bureaucracy. On June 28, a 6-3 majority of the Court issued a landmark opinion overruling the Chevron Doctrine. For decades, due to the Chevron Doctrine, federal courts deferred to federal agencies when ambiguous provisions of a law were in question. Instead, courts empowered unelected bureaucrats to decide how to implement laws – including burdensome rules and regulations – when there was a lack of clear, legislative guidance. This precedent – now struck down – was abused and gave an incredible amount of ...

Vote for Nan Benson

I am writing this letter in support of Nan Benson for Marshall County Auditor/Recorder. Nan is a Marshall County native, born and raised, with a deep understanding of Iowa election laws and procedures. She has shown honesty, integrity and trustworthiness in everything she has done as an elected county official. This past January, any delays or errors in her office due to changes to the file format by the Iowa Department of Management and not communicated to the Marshall County Real Estate Programmer were rectified in the swiftest way possible. Nan is a Certified Public Accountant ...

Welcome to Iowa!

If you want to live in a state with the acrid stench of manure from brutal animal confinement factories wafting across fields into your homes and your children’s lungs, then come to Iowa. If you want to fish in polluted waterways and encourage your children and dog to swim there, too, come to Iowa. If you want rules over who you can love and who you can’t, come to Iowa. If you enjoy having reproductive rules forced upon you, then by all means, come to Iowa. If you want your personal income taxes to support private religious schools built to brainwash the minds of children with ...

Daily Record, October 4, 2024

Marshall County Courthouse Court Oct. 3 • Adelfio Fredrick Lamonto made an initial appearance on three counts of a probation violation charge. Marshon Dubbert is appointed as counsel. The probation revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. Lamonto is being held without bond. • Joshua Charles Patterson made an initial appearance on a possession of a controlled substance-third or subsequent offense charge, a driving under suspension charge and a violation of probation charge. Mark Torche is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing for the ...