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MPL boardroom antics part 4

Attention Walmart shoppers! Those of you who signed the petition list of over 200 signatures several months ago requesting that the Marshalltown Public Library display The Epoch Times and The American Rifleman are entitled to follow up information. The petition list did not make a board meeting agenda. The petition stated, “Want displayed with” instead of “want to read” and identified as part of the reason for rejection. Additionally, Board President Gaffney singled out your participation as without merit based on the retail location at which you signed it. Board members Lyons, ...

100 days of damage to Iowa

I am writing in response to Representative Randy Feenstra’s article “100 days of promises kept under President Trump.” Feenstra is from Hull and is our representative for district 4 including Marshalltown, Ames and gerrymandered all the way up to red Northwest Iowa. We are Iowa’s poor district because Feenstra refuses to earmark infrastructure for us. A laughable promise Feenstra cites in his article that Trump kept is efficiency. Almost all of Trump’s Executive Orders were reversed the next day by him. Today he changed his mind about Head Start and now wants to reopen ...

Clarification on Day of Prayer letter to the editor

The Day of Prayer event article on May 3rd & 4th Saturday, Sunday paper. It says Honor Guard in this article? It is not the Honor Guard, it’s the Color guard. A Color Guard presents and posts the flags; it’s a ceremonial function and often invited to civic, educational, religious, and patriotic events. Participation in a prayer event does not equate to an endorsement of its message. The flag belongs to all Americans, and the presence of a Color Guard reminds us of the freedom to worship — or not — enshrined in the same Constitution veterans took an oath to defend. Thank you.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

May 5-9 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! We are proud Bobcat parents! The Marshalltown Community School District provides educational opportunities second to none. The district is preparing our future leaders and they are doing a fantastic job! The Tupper children are thriving and are receiving an excellent education. We know it takes a lot of hard work by many people to make this happen. We appreciate the dedication and professional excellence of our local educators and the entire team working in our schools. Your work matters. You are making a difference. You have an incredibly ...

MAGA is complicit

Trump shared a photo of himself as the Pope. MAGA supporters have forced Trump upon America. They are complicit in this bizarre act by the President.

Response to Sen. Ernst

I am writing in response to “California wants to ban our bacon? Not on my watch” from April 21. Fortunately, there are certainly ways that farming conditions, and even the types of farms, can be transformed without removing the long-term livelihood and economic success of current meat farmers. I am an International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law student and a year-round volunteer and leader in various animal welfare organizations, all of which has included extensive time spent with farmed animal species, including pigs, cows, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks and more. I have ...