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A successful sesquicentennial celebration

We are still catching our breath from our successful sesquicentennial celebration of the historic Binford House. The event was attended by many people who heard about early history of people of Marshalltown and Marshall County by touring the Binford House, Sower-Glick Home and Taylor #4 School, feasting on Marshall County Cattlemen grilled burgers, sno cones and cotton candy while listening to a melting pot of music with Bill Wilson’s Irish Music, the Sweet Adelines, MHS Band Jazz Band and a Latin Band. Trudy Wilson and Pete Grady re-enacted Thaddeus and Angelica Binford to listen ...

Mark Eaton for Marshall County Auditor

Mark Eaton was not successful in the city council arena, but maybe there’s a better place to utilize his talents. County auditor is a perfect position for Mark. He has the intelligence, the skills, the drive, and the desire to see Marshall County progress in the right direction! Mark Eaton needs to run as the next county auditor as an independent candidate as there’s still time to get his name on the ballot! Aug. 28 is coming fast!

Urging Congress to prioritize PBM reform

As a Certified Dementia Practitioner helping provide education and support to the metro, I see firsthand the challenges faced by adults and families dealing with dementia and memory loss. My passion lies in providing the best possible care and resources for these individuals and their caregivers. Unfortunately, the current system, dominated by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), presents significant obstacles to this mission. PBMs, the intermediaries between insurers, drug manufacturers, and pharmacies, wield immense power over the availability and pricing of prescriptions. Their ...

Unreal driving

I don’t think driving in Marshalltown can get any worse. At 6th St. and Merle Hibbs I had one car coming from the west shoot out in front of me and one from the east then started to pull in front of me. When I layed on the horn the woman looked at me with confusion on her face. They had stop signs I did not. At 9th St. and Summit, by the armory, a car coming from the north and one coming from the south didn’t even attempt to stop at the stop signs. Right across the street. Then I was going south on 12th Ave. the other morning and an old van couldn’t wait to get around a slow ...

Therapeutic Recreations Specialists at IVH

I am a retired Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) from the IVH. I chose to become nationally certified to demonstrate to my employers and clients that I served that I adhered to quality standards. I want to show you how important a TRS is to a veteran in each unit. A veteran arrived at IVH in my unit. He was scared, angry, refused to talk and to participate in any of the recreational activities on or off the unit. As this veteran adjusted to his surroundingas I as his TRS stopped by day after day and he would yell at me to leave him alone. I would always tell him who ...

Term limits

Does this country need anymore evidence why we don't need anymore career politicians? We see first hand why we don't. They just can't give up the power. They thrive on control, and they don't want to give it up. Wake up people this country is going down a rat hole. We need term limits to get our country under control.