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Community roundtable

On Thursday evening, August 27, the Marshalltown Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a “Community Roundtable” at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum (20 W. State St., 2nd floor), beginning at 5:30. Doors will open at 5, so come early and get a good seat at one of the tables. Yes, there will ...

One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses

In all my years in TV news, I’ve never heard of a situation like the NBC affiliate in Des Moines is dealing with. This week, WHO-TV meteorologist Jason Parkin announced on Facebook that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The news comes as a shock because it follows closely ...

An app a day keeps the parents away

Well, it's back-to-school season again, and parents across the country know what that means: It's time to download some new apps. Yes, you already have 10 apps; that's true. There's one for the park district, one for summer camp, one for your oldest kid's teacher to post weekly updates, ...

Don’t fear Flock cameras

We have met the enemy -- and it is watching us. There's a growing backlash against Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers that have become ubiquitous across the country. The cameras take images of license plates, which are then stored in a searchable database that police ...

Animal control and welfare

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office understands that concerns involving animals can be emotional and often require immediate attention. We want our citizens to understand what our role is under Iowa law and what they can expect when reporting animal related concerns. In Iowa, Sheriffs and ...

Florida is the new ground zero for both parties’ civil wars

Florida, you might have heard, is no longer a swing state. Since Ron DeSantis became governor, Republicans have gained nearly 2 million registered voters on Democrats in the Sunshine State. It is an astonishing change in partisanship for the state that famously decided the 2000 presidential ...