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Marshalltown’s future takes shape in new comprehensive plan

The City’s new Comprehensive Plan, Reimagine Marshalltown, is scheduled to be finalized by the City Council in July. The plan will serve as a long-range guide for decisions about growth, redevelopment, housing, transportation, parks, public facilities, infrastructure, economic development, and overall community investment. While comprehensive plans are technical documents, the purpose of this plan is straightforward: to help the City and community partners make thoughtful decisions about Marshalltown’s future. Reimagine Marshalltown builds on many of the planning efforts already ...

Lights! Camera! Apgar! The legacy endures: Generativity In action, part 1

In anticipation of the Apgar Family Water Plaza opening on June 6 at 11am in the Linn Creek District, this is part 1 in the final in a series of 3 articles documenting the legacy of the Apgar Family in Marshalltown. For 3 generations the family documented, and therefore preserved, key ...

Why I’m running for U.S. Senate

This race comes down to one simple question: why are working Americans falling further behind while Washington insiders and special interests keep getting richer and more powerful? Iowans are facing harsh economic realities created or enabled by government policies. Inflation has crushed family budgets. Housing costs have skyrocketed. Healthcare and higher education have become unaffordable for many working families. Meanwhile, Washington allowed nearly 20 million illegal immigrants to enter the country while American citizens struggle to afford homes, groceries, and healthcare. In a ...

It’s on us to choose how to use our freedom

Coincident with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence is the 250th anniversary of the publication of “The TheNations.” The full title of Scotsman Adam Smith’s book, published in 1776, is “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.” One might say that in that one year 250 years ago, the American Declaration of Independence provided the road map for political freedom and Adam Smith’s book provided the road map for economic freedom. The result was a great new achievement in the history of ...

You Paid for Trump’s Tariffs. Corporations Get the Refund.

The Trump administration collected $166 billion in tariff payments before the Supreme Court struck them down. Refunds have already started hitting the bank accounts of U.S. importers — and more could be owed soon. As more than 300,000 companies scramble to get their money back, one large ...