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Did the founders of our country intend it to be a secularist, neutral nation or did they believe this was a nation created to the glory of God? One issue which most perplexes and troubles our national life today is the issue of church and state. Numerous battles have been waged over this ...

Questions the council should ask on data centers

Marshalltown is considering a Data Center! Data Center, huh! This actually could be worse than the franchise attempt, but for sure it deserves some real debate and public sessions. With all the bad press and now the filtering into the rural areas, I have some real concerns. So much so that I ...

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Flowerama Triangle Tour Wanna quick SE Iowa summer flower tour, and enjoy the spectacular Iowa greeneration along the way, and maybe some ice cream? Of course you do! Here's three floweramas to delight your eyes and countryside pride. I call it the Flowerama Triangle Tour. Don't forget your ...

Do Democrats have the guts to let a toxic nominee lose?

One of the saddest posts this weekend featured Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a moderate, welcoming three Democratic Socialist of America candidates who had won primaries with a handful votes. They included Darializa Avila Chevalier, a nutcase who called for abolishing the borders, ...

Democrats now and then

Following last week's primary elections in which the rise of Democrat-Socialist candidates alarmed many longtime Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) read a list of things he said those far-left candidates stand for. To conservatives, and Independents, the list sounded like a grand jury ...

The temporary immigration program that’s been forever

The last two decades have been a continuous adventure in redefining the phrase "white supremacy" to include less and less pertinent things. The latest is that the Supreme Court has allegedly joined forces with Trump to "advance an authoritarian, white-supremacist agenda" -- in the words of ...