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Opinion

Three strange paths to not thinking about You-know-who

Columnists

Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatching people up and throwing them into vans headed for overcrowded detention centers where they will be held incommunicado and pressured to sign self-deportation orders that abrogate their rights ...

Supporting Eric Goslinga for school board

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Recently retired Marshalltown Community School District administrator and school board candidate Eric Goslinga offers to bring 35 years of successful educational leadership and innovative program development skills to the district’s board of directors. His role as an associate principal at ...

Vote for Mike Ladehoff

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I am writing to express my full support for Mike Ladehoff in his candidacy for Mayor. I had the privilege of knowing and working with Mike while I served as police chief. I witnessed him consistently demonstrate a love for Marshalltown and dedication to public service. Mike always looks for ...

Summarizing my latest telephone town hall with more than 7,500 Iowans

Columnists

On October 16th, I hosted a telephone town hall with more than 7,500 Iowans. I provided an update on what’s happening in Congress and answered questions about important issues ranging from tax cuts and trade to agriculture and manufacturing. Listening to Iowans and advancing our shared values ...

Blowing up fishing boats won’t win the Drug War

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The Trump administration has been blowing up fishing boats in the Caribbean — and now one in the Pacific — claiming without evidence that they’re “drug boats.” These are extrajudicial executions outside any system of law. And there’s a reason we shouldn’t allow drug warriors to ...

Fightin’ in a phone booth

Columnists

Among the many legendary boasts attributed to the great boxer Muhammad Ali (also known as “The Louisville Lip”), is a little-known taunt he made during his three-year exile from professional boxing after his refusal to serve in Vietnam on religious grounds: “That boy ain’t nothin’ to ...