Your seven City Councilors make popular and unpopular decisions in every City Council meeting without exception. The popularity of our decisions is solely based upon your emotional attachment to the issue at hand. It is impossible to please all of the citizens of Marshalltown all the ...

It was with a sinking heart that I read Joni Ernst’s letter in Monday’s paper. While she addressed some real issues in agriculture and interstate commerce, her argument did little to advance her case. Joni is right when she says that asking farmers to make expensive adjustments to their ...

One of my personal hopes in the indecent case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was kidnapped by ICE and sent illegally to an El Salvador prison, is the knowledge that some Marshalltown elected officials oppose this decision and support the 40 percent of Hispanic residents who live here. Garcia ...

Just since Dec. 1, 2024 we have received 662 letters asking for money. Some were willing to accept $ 6,500 if we would send it. Those nauseating pleas arrive, two hands full a day. Everybody has a cause and they want us to be a part of it, at least the giving part. It appears to be one big ...

Ecclesiastes 3:11 God has placed eternity in the hearts of humankind. Eternity is a long time, it is something we should want to get right. Author Todd Hampton said you are living in the story of the Bible right now. We are living in the in-between of the beginning and the end of the Bible. ...

This Easter, let’s celebrate with compassion by leaving animals out of our traditions. Giving baby chicks as gifts or using real eggs for hunts may seem harmless, but these practices often lead to neglect and suffering. Instead, try reusable eggs and plant-based treats that everyone can ...