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Iowa needs a mom in the U.S. Senate

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As a mom to two daughters, a State Senator, and a proud Iowan who still helps with our fifth-generation family farm, there is rarely a dull moment in my life. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. Every day, moms all across Iowa juggle the demands of raising kids, working full time, and serving their neighbors and communities. That’s why I’m supporting another amazing Iowa mom – Ashley Hinson – to be Iowa’s next United States Senator. Ashley is a leader who will work with anyone to achieve one important goal – delivering results for Iowa. She worked with President Trump ...

Bible Truth or Tradition: How is Jesus fully God and fully man, yet one person?

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How is Jesus fully God and fully man, yet one person? This is the question Wayne Grudem attempts to answer in Chapter 26 of his “Systematic Theology” book. “Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine” is widely recognized as the bestselling and most frequently assigned modern textbook in evangelical and protestant seminaries globally. Grudem starts with a premise that is nowhere to be found in the Bible, “fully God and fully man.” Then, he goes to the Bible for proof. The phrase "fully God and fully man" does not come from the Bible. It originated from ...

Back to school, ready for anything: Safety and emergency preparedness in Marshall County

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Fall is back-to-school time in Marshall County. Families are waking up earlier to get ready for the day. Students are introducing themselves to new teachers. Buses are rumbling down the roads again. Parking lots at our schools are filling up. It's an exciting time of year, but it's also a time for everyone to take a deep breath, slow down and pay attention. Let's all cut each other a little slack, too. Back-to-school safety is everyone’s job. It’s not one agency, one school or one family’s responsibility. Everyone, including students, parents, teachers, school staff, bus drivers, ...

Successes

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Recently our city has had several successes, and we should all be very proud of not only the projects, but the people and teams behind the scenes that made it all work. We had a ribbon cutting last Friday at the new Franklin Field project. If you haven’t seen it, it is well worth the trip. ...

Bed Pan Comes Out, Book Opens

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I'll take and tell you, if there's something beneficial about being incapacitated, in addition to the handicap sticker, it's that it's given me more time to read. The bedpan comes out, book opens. I couldn't help but notice the Barbara Kingsolver book Ginnie was reading, “Demon Copperhead.” I had never read any Kingsolver books. Dunno why. She has all the credentials: Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, New York Times Best Seller List, etc. Ginnie is a paper-book reader, leaving her books scattered around to trip over. The tripping causes me to look down, and the book covers ...

Twilight's last gleaming

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There is a point in the decline of republics when the problem is no longer that government breaks its own laws. Governments will always behave unlawfully. The deeper problem comes when the constitutional machinery designed to prevent those acts stops functioning -- when spending becomes ...