Planning for a community’s future is about more than deciding what we want to build. It is about understanding where we are today, identifying the challenges ahead, and establishing a shared direction for the decisions that will shape Marshalltown for years to come. At its Aug. 24 meeting, ...
Every new school year brings its own distinct energy, but this year feels exceptional. There is a synergy throughout our district, a powerful momentum created when our community's shared vision meets the relentless dedication of our educators and the limitless potential of our students. We are ...
50 years ago, I was heading into my senior year at Oral Roberts University. Growing up we attended Redeemer Lutheran Church. After three years at ORU taking Bible classes, going to chapel twice a week and attending many different churches in Tulsa on Sunday mornings, I had quite a few questions about God and the Bible. Some of those questions were about things I never heard talked about in the LutheranChurch. So, where are the answers? Who has the Truth? Do pastors always speak the truth? They do when they are reading scripture. What about when they use words that are never found ...
I went to Friday’s meeting of the Pachyderm Club and enjoyed myself thoroughy! Beyond the fun of writing these articles, this data center analysis has given me the opportunity to meet some very interesting folks and have great conversations about topics that have not been part of my life ...
Soy’s Been Up The Pro Farmer Crop Tour for August has soybean pod counts averaging 1,362.93 in a 3’x3’ square. The number is down 1.6% from 2025 but 5.25% above the three-year average. November soybeans, also helped by Chinese flash sales, are around $12.40 per bushel, near a three-week high. Rains Slow Farmers Recent severe storms across the Midwest have left some fields with standing water and farmers with concerns about yield losses. Farmers in four of the top corn-growing states had less than a half week of suitable fieldwork for the week ending on Aug. 16. Indiana came in ...
What is the least read book in the Bible? If you think you have a high threshold of boredom begin reading I Chronicles and see how far you get. If you can make it through all the genealogies of “begots” in the first nine chapters, congratulations are in order. Starting with chapter 10, Chronicles becomes a historical account of King David and the royal dynasty he established. The narrator starts with the death of Saul, Israel’s first king, followed by all Israel’s appeal to David to become its monarch. The material covered in Chronicles is much the same as that recorded in ...
