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Mental health in nursing homes

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I want to highlight a group that often gets overlooked: residents of nursing homes. It’s just as important to prioritize the mental health of our friends and loved ones as much as we prioritize their physical safety and health. Transitioning to a nursing home can be a significant adjustment for everyone involved, particularly for the loved one or friend moving in. Many people may experience feelings of depression or anxiety after moving in. This can happen for various reasons, such as leaving their home, having to adjust to a new environment, ...

Our life’s race

In Ecclesiastes 9:9-12 Solomon was telling people how to live and love life, with their families. He was being sarcastic because these folks loved human life more than any Godly relationship. The Jewish folks lived for this life only, forgetting that there was an eternal side that must be sought. They had made a promise to God and Abraham that they would be faithful to their Old Testament oath. Now, the Jews were rebelling against that promise and were hedonistic in their daily needs. Solomon’s call was to wake these people up. The prize of earth is not wealth or land. Life is a race ...

Worden’s whims

After reading countless complaints from Mr. John Worden from Green Mountain concerning the reluctance of the Marshalltown Library to display the Epoch Times and The American Rifleman I would respond by saying the Library is under no obligation to cater to Worden’s whims. I subscribe to many publications, donate and belong to several organizations and purchase books and have a Library card from the Marshalltown and State Center libraries. Under no circumstance would I urge or force a library to cater to my tastes, my political, religious or social beliefs. I am a firm believer in ...

Republicans can govern?

Republicans can govern? They have a super majority in the Iowa house and Iowa senate. Republicans are wasting taxpayer money fighting with each other. When will republicans blame Biden for this? Next thing republicans tell us they believe in marriage. Just ask divorce republicans like Trump, Joni Ernst, Jim Nussle, Newt Gingrich, on and on.

Walmart being played

Walmart stores prohibit solicitations in their facilities and on their parking lots so I was surprised to discover John Worden bragging about gathering 200 names on a petition at the Marshalltown Walmart against local library policies. In a letter in the Times Republican last Monday, he solicited “Walmart shoppers” who signed his petition to join him in protest at a library board meeting. I called the manager at the Marshalltown Walmart who was not happy to see the store linked to his private cause when she read his letter online. Walmart was not aware of this incident and would ...

Legion thankful for continued community support

On Sunday, April 27, the American Legion Memorial Golf Course held a fundraising golf tournament with proceeds going towards the 2024 debt relief. Our tournament would not have been successful without the support of many community members and businesses. Thank you to the following sponsors and donors: 1st Interstate Bank, 19 Salon & Spa, A & J Body Shop, Adlund’s Engraving, Alerus Bank, American Legion Auxiliary, Anderson Funeral Home, Applebee’s, B & G HVAC,Barb Vovos, Bobcat Pines-Rolly Danner, Browns Shoes, Bruce Weir & Jackie Zimmerman, C. Eye Care, Central Iowa Capital ...