×

Opinion

Franklin Field: A century of glory, grit, and community spirit

Columnists

Along West Main Street, adjacent to Franklin Elementary School, stands a quiet yet powerful monument to Marshalltown’s enduring athletic tradition — Franklin Field. For over a century, this historic venue has echoed with cheers, triumphs, and the footsteps of generations of ...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Your View

May 5-9 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! We are proud Bobcat parents! The Marshalltown Community School District provides educational opportunities second to none. The district is preparing our future leaders and they are doing a fantastic job! The Tupper children are thriving and are ...

MAGA is complicit

Your View

Trump shared a photo of himself as the Pope. MAGA supporters have forced Trump upon America. They are complicit in this bizarre act by the President.

100 days of promises kept under President Trump

Columnists

April 29 marked 100 days of promises kept under President Trump. Like he pledged on the campaign trail, he has mobilized every tool at his disposal to make America strong again and reverse the failed policies pushed by the Biden administration. From border security and energy dominance to ...

Response to Sen. Ernst

Your View

I am writing in response to “California wants to ban our bacon? Not on my watch” from April 21. Fortunately, there are certainly ways that farming conditions, and even the types of farms, can be transformed without removing the long-term livelihood and economic success of current meat ...

Biden’s Beijing giveaways

Columnists

Tax Day has come and gone, and working Americans were hit with a bill averaging $14,000 or more. There’s probably a whole lot you’d prefer doing with the earnings you worked for other than giving it to the IRS, and I’m guessing shipping the money off to China isn’t one. But folks, ...