As a retired firefighter and former state senator, I’ve remained passionate about healthcare affordability and bipartisan policy that works for everyone. That’s why Sen. Chuck Grassley’s bipartisan report, titled “Profits Over Patients: The Harmful Effects of Private Equity on the ...
I spent last Thursday evening at the community round table listening to and engaging in many thoughtful discussions about Data Center development concerns and possible areas of regulation. I appreciated that so many community members took the time to research and share their information, but I was frustrated that the bulk of those conversations were about how to regulate a thing that, according to a straw poll taken that night, very few people wanted to happen in our town at all. There was very little open discussion about WHY we're preparing the way for a data center at all. These ...
My name is Amber Lawthers. If you don't know me, I am "the esports girl" who put Marshalltown Community College's esports program on the map in 2022. I am a passionate artist with an upcoming BFA in animation and minor in graphic design. I am a young resident of Marshalltown who has lived here ...
Last Thursday evening, the Planning and Zoning Commission hosted a “Community Roundtable” to provide an opportunity for Marshalltown and Marshall County residents to let the Commission know what they thought were important topics for data center regulation. The event was held at the ...
You often mention John Calvin in your columns. Would you give a brief summary of the last months of his life and include why you hold him in such regard. John Calvin was born on July 10, 1509 and died May 27, 1563. He was a Protestant reformer who was greatly influenced by the writings of St. Augustine. He spent half of his life in the ministry and suffered from many serious illnesses; but the one that ultimately killed him was tuberculosis. Strangely, and prematurely, in the year 1551, the cannons of the cathedral of Noyon, France celebrated in solemn procession the death of that ...
A week ago we did the unthinkable; we moved my daughter into college. It was a bittersweet moment. Her childhood officially ended with a prolonged goodbye hug and a detour to the cardboard dumpster en route to the family car. She was ready to launch. No lie. It felt kinda good to find out ...
