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Opinion

Chuck Grassley turns 90

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If Chuck gets too old and retires, will Grassley endorse his grandson Pat, the Iowa Speaker of the House, for his senate seat? Or will he be neutral if one of Iowa U.S. 4 congresspeople decide to run in a Republican primary for the Senate seat? They should ask Chuck that on the Iowa Press ...

Seeing anew: Art at the MACC

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This is the fifth in a series of ARTicles featuring newly restored paintings on display at the freshly renovated Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center (MACC). Each month a different painting will be featured. In 1958, Bill and Dorothy Fisher gifted Marshalltown an extraordinary legacy; a ...

Working to build relationships and belonging

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Most people recognize that the Y’s fitness classes and sports programs promote healthy habits and physical activity, which is shown to improve cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of chronic disease. Those who participate in our programs also know there’s something more to be gained ...

An invitation

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This is an invitation notifying Marshalltown Public Library patrons and especially MPL board members of the opportunity to read a pertinent, timely and popular newspaper and magazine that a number of patrons wish to see added to the periodical shelf at no expense to the library. 12 examples ...

The Impeachment of Joe Biden

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This week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced the opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. “These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives,” McCarthy explained. The ...

I wager ‘The Wager’ will keep you spellbound

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From the first sentence, Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story, to the last, Nothing else remains of the ferocious struggle that once took place there, or of the ravaging dreams of empires, “The Wager” by David Grann is perhaps the finest book I ...