Thank you for detailed coverage of the Feb. 27 Marshalltown Public Library board meeting. Prior to that meeting, in an open Letter to the Editor dated Feb. 25, addressed to the MPL board members, I asked one of them (T. Gaffney, J. Lindholm, M. Lyons, R Morrison, A. Beek, E Hall, K. Pink) ...

It is disappointing to read in the Times-Republican about the delays from the Marshall County Auditor and Recorder’s Office at completing major tasks. The valuations that are conducted by the County Auditor/Recorder’s Office were delayed several weeks beyond the deadline set in the Iowa ...

If there was any question regarding the power that librarians wield in the censorship arena, the recent decision by the Marshalltown Public Library, by refusing to subscribe to the requested Epoch Times newspaper and National Rifleman magazine, should prove the significance of their ...

Iowa is overly dependent upon corn and livestock fed with corn. Overproduction of corn is depleting Iowa’s soil, and the chemicals used in its over-production have seriously compromised our water quality. When one looks at what this does to our environment and augments this information with ...

I strongly urge taxpayers to get out and vote No on the LOSST (Forever Tax) March 5. The most appalling part of the vote is, if you vote yes, and it passes, this time it will become a Forever Tax because the mayor and his handpicked committee advised the council not to put in a sunset clause. ...

My name is Wayne Wilson. Let me ask you this, who has done more for us, President Biden or former President Trump? Spread the word in Iowa, re-elect Donald Trump for president.