I realize it’s still January, but we all know how quickly time flies. We will soon find ourselves at a very important time on a national level as well as at our county level — election day! November will bring electing to fill an opening on our Marshall County Board of Supervisors. The ...

During the Iowa Condition of the State address on Jan. 10, Governor Reynolds proposed a significant overhaul of Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs). The proposal, and subsequent bill (House Study Bill 542) appear to stem from a lack of understanding of the intricate workings of a system ...

In 1952, our family moved to Central Iowa. In 1953 Marshalltown celebrated its 100th year of being a community, so our LeGrand family helped celebrate. Fifty years later, my hometown, Hawarden, had their Centennial (1983). After decades of absence, memories were still vivid. It was good to see ...

How much hatred must Gov. Reynolds and the Republican legislators nave that they can willingly take food from the mouths of Iowa’s poorest children? If it’s not hatred, then it must be a political move that allows them to turn their backs on the most needy members of their constituency. Are ...

In Iowa, we have a new director of our Department of Education. Her name is Mackenzie Snow. Prior to coming to Iowa in June of 2023, she had worked for the Virginia Department of Education for fourteen months. The focus throughout Ms. Snow’s career was as a longtime advocate of state-funded ...

Congratulations to South Korea for finally joining Western civilization in banning dog meat trade. When will we be taking the next civilized step of banning all animal meat trade? Whatever makes dogs more deserving of life and liberty than cows and pigs? But there is more. According to the ...