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Opinion

Inside Education: From high achievement to high impact

Columnists

Phi Theta Kappa plays a vital role in helping high-achieving students at Marshalltown Community College turn their academic potential into real opportunities for scholarships, leadership, and transfer success. As the premier honor society for two-year colleges, it gives MCC students recognition ...

Barker Bulletin: Off to the races

Columnists

The 2nd Legislative Session of the 91st General Assembly convened on Monday. It was my honor to ceremonially notify the Governor that the House was duly organized and ready to receive whatever messages she wishes to convey. With this being a shorter session, deadlines come more quickly and the ...

Trump is bonkers, our congressional reps remain silent

Your View

Celebrated historian Heather Cox Richardson says Donald Trump’s demand for Greenland is bizarre. She also called it bonkers. I agree. Trump has demonstrated bonkers behavior many times in recent years, especially the past twelve months. But Iowa’s congressional representatives have ...

District 53 Newsletter from Rep. Dean Fisher

Columnists

The 2026 Legislative got underway this week with the usual pomp and circumstance of speeches from the House leadership and the addresses from Governor Reynolds, Chief Justice Christensen of the Iowa Supreme Court and Major General Osborn, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard. Gov. ...

Moving the community forward

Columnists

As the calendar turns toward 2026, it is worth reflecting not just on what Marshalltown has accomplished in 2025, but on how, and why, we continue to move this community forward. At its core, local government is about delivering excellent services to every resident, every day. In 2025, that ...

Back-in parking

Your View

The Chamber of Commerce promotes downtown activity. I think the proposed back-in-angle parking will discourage it. After all, few people back into their own garage.