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Vote Sue Cahill on Nov. 5

Politics in 2024 are messy. At best, the ads we see are disingenuous. At worst, they push false information. Decision-making is easier when candidates have a record we can objectively evaluate. Sue Cahill has a record we can vote on and count on. We have known Sue for 10 years now. We have watched as Sue has worked for a better Marshalltown. First as a public educator, and then as a city councilor, Sue has brought common sense approaches to building community success. Sue supports public safety and is pro-law enforcement. As a city councilor, Sue supported funding the Marshalltown ...

Give our teachers the tools they need

I own an embarrassment of tools. Kim and I have done quite a bit of remodeling over the years (it’s my excuse to buy ANOTHER tool). A couple of months back, I had the opportunity to tour Miller Middle School, and was shocked at the condition of the building. Our daughter (Lexi) had attended Miller just 4 years ago. As we went to her student/teacher conferences, we never really looked at the building, who does? The tour showed major water problems, mold, cut up classrooms, very small classrooms, electrical problems and much more. The once stately auditorium had seen better days and ...

Leadership change needed, Vote Joel Oliva

I have worked with our elected officials at Marshall County for 14 years and call many of them my friends. That is why writing this is one of the most difficult things I have done. When service to the people is declining, it is the duty of leadership to communicate what is going on, no matter how difficult the conversation. While I have my allegiances to conservative principles and values, I cannot turn a “Republican blind eye” to the administration of the Auditor/Recorder’s Office. I am endorsing independent candidate Joel Oliva for Marshall County Auditor/Recorder. We have seen ...

Trump shouldn’t be president

When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016, the Ku Klux Klan held a parade and celebrated his presidency. In the next four years, here in America, the crime wave reached new heights. I don’t believe we want Donald Trump as President of the United States, when it comes to our election, in just two more weeks.

For better election oversight, vote Joel Oliva

Voting should be easy, and polling locations should be consistent to reduce confusion for voters. Reported in the Times-Republican on April 25, the 3rd Ward voting location was changed to Our Savior Lutheran Church. 3rd Ward voters have historically known to vote at the MACC (formerly known as the Fisher Community Center). Marshall County Auditor Nan Benson was quoted saying “a lot of politics” is involved with the change. The rental cost of $1,800 in tax dollars for use of the MACC was the reason for changing locations in the 3rd Ward but in the 4th Ward, a contrary reason was ...

Proud to be a liberal woman

Liberalism is the reason Women: • Can Vote • Can work outside the home • Can file for divorce if & when needed • Can have a credit card • Can get a driver’s license • Can buy a home or a car • Can be pregnant and not be fired • We are not considered property • A husband can go to jail for hurting us So called Socialism is not “free stuff” as some people try and make it out to be. It is getting what we have paid into our taxes instead of giving it away to corporate subsidies! Reasons I am not a Republican • I don’t disparage women, ...