As we celebrate Community College Month this April, I want to extend a warm welcome to everyone seeking to empower themselves through education. Community colleges are often viewed as a stepping stone to four-year universities, and for good reason. Our robust general education courses provide a ...
Nearly 40 % of our nation’s population now check the “None” square when asked what religion they prefer, including myself. This acknowledgement gives no one else the right to assume that we “none’s” have any less morals or standards than those who check a certain religion, ...
By CATHERINE NOBLE In the weeks since I became aware of the threat to State Center’s Old Opera House, a landmark-worthy structure on the National Register of Historic Places, it has occurred to me that there are a few points worthy of discussion which have not come up so far in the city ...
Dear friends of the Village Coop of Marshalltown, The Des Moines Register recently published an article regarding the failure of a number of cooperative projects in Iowa. This article referred to a competitor of ours based in Pella that is associated with cooperatives all over the state of ...
As responsible taxpayers and citizens, we can’t understand why vehicles are allowed to drive 20,25,30 mph and more over the speed limits. Friday vehicles were going by my house at 45 and 50 mph. We are a freeway for commuters at Emerson, Lennox and JBS. I don’t walk my dog from 3 to 5:30 ...
In my weekly column last week, I outlined my strong opposition to President Biden’s $7.3-trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2025. As I noted, this proposal would hike taxes on our families, farmers, and businesses by $5.5 trillion, leave our country with a $1.8-trillion budget deficit for FY ...