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Fourth of July fun run

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We are looking forward to the 4th of July Fun Run which will be held at 13th Street and the Iowa Veterans Home. The event is free and will start promptly at 8 a.m. We encourage all ages as there will be two routes for participants to choose from, a short run as well as a 5K. Join the event, which will be prior to to Parade to celebrate our 250th Nations Celebration of Freedom. We also need some volunteers if interested. We encourage those interested to sign up on the Marshalltown Chamber website. We hope to see you Saturday, July 4 wearing your red, white and blue!

Magic medicine?

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People are excited about peptides. The internet is filled with claims: Peptides raise your energy, boost metabolism, clear your skin, slow down aging, build more muscle, repair injuries ... I want some! But there's a problem: The FDA bans most of them. Why? Dr. Anita Gupta, an ...

Empty Nest: Screen Readers Anonymous

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I read a lot of books, most of them on Kindle through my smart phone. I like the back lighting, and being able to hold the smart phone in one hand, and the one-touch English Oxford Dictionary. I also like always having a book with me, like when I'm getting my oil changed. The feature I enjoy the most, however, is the ability to pull up a book instantly, from the convenience of my recliner. Why spend time at Barnes & Noble, unless you like the smell of new books, or the library, unless you like the cute librarian? Over the last couple of years, with my bout with cancer, and my forced ...

Dear leader

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In Friday, June 12's TR The Capital Dispatch reports that Trump says Lahn of Kansas is “much more Trump” than Feenstra. I have read a fair few of “Randy’s Roundups.” Not because I want to follow him, but because I wanted to campaign against him for the way he’s mismanaged Iowa’s District 4. That said, I can’t imagine anyone who could have carried more water for Donald Trump than Feenstra. He’s never written a column that hasn't included high praise for Trump. If Feenstra is the Christian that he says he is, some of that must have been difficult. Now that Trump has ...

Why Christians need the tradition of the church

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One of the key challenges of the Reformation, when Protestants split from Roman Catholics 500 years ago, was around the relationship between Scripture and Tradition. Rome tended to devalue Scripture, reserving it for the experts who could read Latin, and put it on equal footing with the ...

Brass Tacks from Rural Iowa: A choice for our legacy

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Iowa is heavily rooted in agriculture. It’s in our DNA. My husband and I farm on land that’s been in our family for four generations. But Iowans are seeing our farmland rapidly being bought up by multibillion-dollar corporations who want to exploit our land and natural resources, so ...