Marshall County residents might be surprised to learn that their water rates will soon increase by up to 800 percent. Recently, the Newton City Council approved the rate increase and then waived the standard second and third readings, which prevents anyone from providing additional feedback ...

It was in the 90s that I walked through the Holocaust Museum in D.C. and witnessed the horrors that Jews experienced. I swore to myself in their memory that I would take on fascism wherever it reared its ugly head. Fascism is not new to America! One of the earliest explorers of the western ...

Here he comes again, the old Flim Flam Man, Hawking his goods as fast as he can. Gold-dyed shoes and Bibles galore, ones he reads daily and more. Someone must pay for those dirty deeds and vile crimes, Not he, so devotees rush and pay on time. He likens himself to Mandela, Hitler, ...

I saw two Republican related articles on the front page, last time. Congressman Naig looking of the slaughterhouse and the renovations at the old church. First off the slaughter house got 12 million dollars to expand their facility, but because they said construction cost were high, they’d ...

When many people think of Iowa, the first things that come to mind are probably corn, taco pizza, and an endless thirst for Busch Light. But as we celebrate Earth Day on Monday, April 22, it’s time to add another item to that list: the remarkable resilience and creativity of Iowans in the ...

Oil prices skyrocketed in 2022, to record profits of $200 billion by Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron. My question is this, do major oil companies care more about profit making than they do about global warming and saving our planet earth from being destroyed? Time is running out.