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Reflections on the 2023 MHS boys golf team

The MHS Golf Team coached by Lucas Johnson emerged as a cohesive whole this season to achieve many desired results. The leadership and beliefs they held for each other and for their coach contributed to their practice and emergence as a true team. Players often were heard summing up a meet ...

Why I would make a good mayor of Tama

Every now and then, a window of opportunity opens up that won’t open for another 1,000 years. With the dismal Democratic Leadership of Senator Boulton, we’re passing legalization of marijuana. The Meskwaki are poised via their vape industry to take full advantage of poisoning our kids. The ...

Why is Bird endorsing Trump?

How is it possible that a candidate who has been impeached twice, who is facing 91 felony counts, who attacks investigators, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, and legal staff members, and who, if elected, vows to use the Department of Justice for political revenge can be endorsed by this ...

Time for a new library director

The October statement of concern was submitted timely and because I was certain the director would not forward it to the full board or add it to the agenda, I sent a copy of it, and others, to each member. The Marshall County public is spending $1,000,000 (one million dollars) every year to ...

October statement of concern

How many times must it be said that according to MPL policy, Statements of Concern must go to the board and agenda before their next meeting? Instead, the director has prevented seven of my Statements of Concern from doing so. I am again objecting to your misuse of MPL policy. It’s blatantly ...

Don’t overlook the library

The City Council is discussing possible uses for the revenue from traffic cameras. Please don’t overlook the Marshalltown Library! The library is facing the loss of $200,000 as a result of the state’s elimination of the Special Library Levy. In 2015, the citizens of Marshalltown voted ...