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From the Mayor’s Desk: Alphabet soup

RAGBRAI Unless you live under a rock, you should know that RAGBRAI is coming to town this coming Wednesday, doubling our population for one day. There will be some street closures so if you are working, leave a little early. The Marshalltown RAGBRAI group is still looking for volunteers. ...

Futures Files

A Hot Mess for Commodities Canadian wildfires and smoke continue to affect commodities through Friday. The hot, dry conditions associated with the fires have hindered wheat, canola and barley crops in and around Canada and the US states experiencing smoke coverage. The timber industry faces ...

Fighting for our corn growers and for Iowa agriculture

Since our states’ founding in 1846, Iowa’s corn farmers have fed our families, fueled our economies, and strengthened our nation’s security. Representing the largest corn-producing district in the nation is more than just an honor—it’s a responsibility to ensure Iowa feeds and fuels ...

Bible Truth or Tradition: Who God is according to Jesus

Whether we are reading from the Old Testament (Hebrew text) or the New Testament(Greek text), we should know that God does not change. ““For I am the LORD (Hebrew “Yahweh,” this is God’s personal name forever according to Exodus 3:15), I do not change;” Malachi‬ ...

Ask Augustine

Berkley Professor of Theology Rita Nakashima Brock says that “Christ’s death upon the cross has no place in authentic Christianity,” and that “the atonement of Christ was a concoction of male church leaders in the 10th century when they began celebrating bread and wine communion.” How ...