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Bible Truth or Tradition: God and Jesus

We know from Psalm 110:1 and the New Testament passages that refer to this verse, that David’s Lord and descendent was Jesus, God’s right hand man. This is a major theme of the New Testament beginning with the book of Acts after God raised Jesus out from among the dead and exalted him to his right hand. The right hand of God, second only to God in power and authority over heaven and earth. One of the clearest passages regarding the future fulfillment of Psalm 110:1 is found in 1 Corinthians: “But Christ has truly been raised from the dead—the first one and proof that those ...

From the Mayor’s Desk: Lots of stuff

Starting next week on Aug. 4, I will start having regular office hours on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 until noon and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 until 4:30 at City Hall. Want to chat or have something bugging you? Stop in, no appointment needed. The railing on the Center Street has taken on ...

Supporting Veterans in their greatest time of need

Throughout my tenure in Congress, I have been committed to ensuring Iowa’s veterans have the resources they need. The brave men and women who have selflessly worn our nation’s uniform have made extraordinary sacrifices for our freedom. While we can never fully repay them for their service, ...

Who’s to blame when parents choose not to vaccinate their young?

What is the death count under Donald Trump? We're not talking about loss of life in his war with Iran. We're not talking about natural deaths by aging or unpreventable diseases. We mean Americans who die because they refuse safe vaccines that Trump or his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy ...

Empty Nest: Going bananas!

Everyone in my house is a sports fan, and so am I. Well kind of. I don’t get as emotionally invested as my husband or son. I think sports should be entertaining, not put you in a bad mood. My husband and son have preferred teams for most every sport, except soccer. We won’t go into that. We make sure to take our son to live games, which has solidified him as a fan for several teams. I must admit baseball was not one of my favorites. I find it a little boring. Then I saw a video online of a stoutly built ump breaking into dance. This led me to more videos of players in choreographed ...

Data center basics

The City Council held a meeting Monday night at which there was long and heated discussion about undoing the 4-month moratorium on data center projects before Planning & Zoning has had a chance to do their jobs. The attempt failed, thankfully, but I learned a great deal from the ...