Beware Iowans, Big Brother is watching and HIS name is Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Republican Party. The creeping authoritarianism at Iowa’s Republican controlled legislature is crazy and extremely irrational. I always wished I could have sat across the table from an Holocaust survivor ...

Why does this woman paint “us” as pearl choking ninnies? We are “the” clear thinking ones that believe the lowlives are brainwashing our children into a lifestyle contrary to nature itself. What child does not want to please their teacher? People seem to want to change the whole ...

Many folks in life do not know what God expects us to accomplish. They don’t know because they don’t read, the reason He created the world. From the beginning, our relatives sinned by being rebellious. The Creator spent the next few centuries trying to help restore creation to Himself. ...

Anyone remember all the hassle the city had on having a sidewalk by the fairgrounds? I remember lots of talk on what side of 12th Ave. to put it on before it was decided on the east side. Then those in charge couldn’t decide how wide a sidewalk to clean off snow. Now I wonder who is in ...

You had an article about the mental health of children in Iowa, but everyone is suffering somewhat. Senior adults in nursing homes, farmers, teachers, healthcare workers and parents are suffering, among others. Appointments are on a waiting list. Care is costly and limited. Some have given ...

I am writing to thank Marshalltown​​​-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project ...