The hysterical letter by DC Larson in the Times Republican reveals why we have to fear the walking stupid on mental health care. The walking stupid are voting against state and federal programs for the mentally ill to finance a truly cruel and greedy Big Beautiful Bill. Larson blames the ...

In yet another way of keeping information about the progress of the Legionella bacteria in Marshalltown, our health departments have decided to apply the ‘personhood’ rule to the very cooling towers that are primarily suspected of spreading the disease. This makes no sense. If a restaurant ...

I recently read in the Times-Republican about this grant award presented by Tom & Jade McCoy to Outreach, Inc. — the nonprofit founded by Floyd and Kathy Hammer, of Union. Outreach, Inc. will be installing Waterpoint Systems in four different primary schools in Tanzania. The people there ...

I pitched a fit about Metronet digging holes. Well I wasn’t wrong. My yard still isn’t repaired. Some dirt had been thrown in PART of the holes. It washed out onto the sidewalk. I called and a guy came by with a sand shovel and scraped the mud onto the parking, up in the yard and into the ...

There are a lot of great businesses in Marshalltown that contribute to charitable causes. Their support to the community makes it a caring place to live. I am on the Board of a nonprofit and when I go around with my begging bowl, I am grateful for the support I get. My nonprofit is Remix ...

We attended the program, “Lessons of the Holocaust,” on September 11 at Gutekunst Library in State Center. The presenter, Brad Wilkening, a former history teacher, gave a very thought provoking presentation not only about facts of the Holocaust, but, also, a charge to each of us to help ...