After reading Rhonda Braudis’ article about the changes to the career of an emergency dispatcher, I am compelled to add some ancient history background to the changes she has seen. My wife and I moved to Marshalltown in 1974; when we arrived, I maintained all of the radio communications for ...

Where are our elected officials? They should be demanding accountability from the state officials about who and where the disease originated from. It is in the public interest and a safety issue and not let the state officials put it off. After all 70 some people and 2 deaths are wanting to ...

The case involving former school superintendent Ian Roberts is regrettable. Yes, he lied on parts of his resume and said things that weren’t true. But at the same time, Roberts was well-regarded by many students, parents and school officials. As Des Moines Register reporter Courtney ...

There is anger in our culture these days. People standing against, not just ideas, but the people who hold those ideas. Angry rhetoric screamed. Violence incited. Lives lost. There are calls to stop and calls to bravely stand for what you believe rather than hate and be against others for ...

Reading the September 19 Times Republican column “Teetering on the edge of the Abyss” by syndicated columnist Laura Hollis her broad brush (all leftist are soft on criminals) smearing and no mention of the Trumps self pardon of the violent Jan 6th authoritarian power play by Trump and ...

In the book of Revelation, Earth-time will end, so says God! In Genesis 1:26 God is in the process of creating time and the Universe. Adam and Eve became sinners almost immediately. Since I was a baby, my family took me to church. The story of creation always intrigued me. In my heart I knew ...