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MACC (Fisher) funding rejection

Very many of us are disappointed that the City Council did not pass the resolution to provide funding for the public use of the MACC (Fisher Center). Since the last city election, the naysayers have taken over and a lot of us no longer have representation. We thank our fine Mayor Greer for his ...

Letter to the Marshalltown Public Library Board of Trustees

According to MPL policy, this Statement of Concern is to go to you and the agenda for the March 19, 2024, MPL board meeting. You are receiving it directly because the director rejects them. This will also be sent to the Letters to the Editor forum in the Times Republican and posted on the FB ...

God calls humans

If the world is going to hear the good news of God, it will be done through the voices of those whom He calls. His call goes out to everyone, ever born. Throughout history we see the efforts of those who allowed themselves to become believers of the Creator. Some of the well-known people were ...

Disappointed in council’s MACC funding decision

The City Council vote that passed by a 4-3 vote to not support the Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center was very disappointing. Partnerships with the City and nonprofit groups have enhanced the livability and vitality of the community for decades and with that foresight, people like Bill Fisher ...

Why not support tax funding for MACC?

I have received several questions and concerns about why I did not vote to provide $100,000 in funding for the Fisher Community Center / Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center (MACC). I would like to explain. I have lived in Marshalltown for many years and Fisher Controls is what brought me here. ...

City’s positive momentum is in danger

Dear Community, Living in Marshalltown is a choice we have each made, and I have always believed it is a good one! I moved back to my hometown in 1998. Over the decades, I’ve been impressed and proud of our small town’s might and constant forward momentum. Examples include a new ...