Our world is awash in plastic. From single-use water bottles and food packaging to synthetic clothes, shoes, and even nail polish, our overreliance on plastic is spreading a toxic, chemical-laden material all over the planet — including in our own bodies. Most Americans are sick of plastic ...
Recently in The Wall Street Journal, Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress, a major foghorn in our nation’s capital for America’s left, explained “Why Democrats Won the Shutdown.” The most accurate declaration in the article is “fights tell the country a lot about ...
When Ben Fallon was growing up in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, all he ever wanted to do was play football. Fallon was in fourth grade, and in Western Pennsylvania, pretty much every boy wants to play football. However, his parents had some strong feelings about that sport. “My parents ...
I am truly excited to be part of the continued growth of Marshalltown Community College and Iowa Valley. After completing my first season as Athletic Director this past fall, it is clear that we have tremendous opportunities ahead, supported by an engaged staff and a highly committed community. ...
If you want to understand how the Supreme Court’s MAGA majority has undermined democracy, you need to understand the “shadow docket.” The shadow docket — as the court’s emergency docket has come to be known — is one of the more dramatic and corrupt ways that MAGA-aligned justices ...
To the Marshalltown Police Department, I am writing this letter to recognize not only the department as one, but to a very special officer that took lifesaving measures so I can be here today to talk about it, Logan Wolf. On Aug. 17, the evening you arrived, I was living in a lifestyle ...