Being welcoming and treating all people with dignity is essential to good character — but it’s also good from a leadership perspective. In its strategic plan, the city states the importance of Marshalltown being a welcoming community. Leaders from the Iowa Business Council and UnityPoint ...
Last month the Senior Citizens Center director announced the organization will have a permanent home in the Fisher Community Center starting in June. Like many organizations impacted by the tornado last year, the center’s leaders had to quickly figure out where they would go and what their ...
Written by Elizabeth Reid Terrones, who lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland during WWII. I remember that Sunday, Sept. 3, 1939. We were at war with Germany. Sad were our hearts at seeing our dads and brothers leave. Fear for the future was on all of our minds. Life was never to be the same ...
Sexual violence is prevalent around the world and right here in our community. It’s a problem we all must address and the first step is becoming an advocate. No one except the perpetrator is at fault for an act of sexual violence. However, we all play a role in how our culture views these acts and supports survivors. Survivors of sex crimes are often scarred for the rest of their lives, dealing with heightened anxiety or having difficulty trusting relationships. Unfortunately, survivors are sometimes made to feel guilty for what happened to them. As a society, we need to change ...
Between the aftermath of an EF-3 tornado and more than one unthinkable tragedy, the last year has presented challenging situations for the Marshalltown Police Department. The officers and leaders in the MPD have all stepped up to keep the community safe and give residents peace of mind. Each week, the department responds to about 530 calls for service. Some, of course, are harder than others. As part of their job, police officers regularly see people on their worst days and sometimes have to deliver tragic news to families about their loved ones. While many violent crimes are not ...
Democrats and Republicans at the Iowa Capitol don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue, but the parties have set aside partisan politics when working on framework to improve mental health care. Sen. Jeff Edler, R-State Center, has been advocating for improvements to children’s mental health ...
