When you’re young, Christmas means Santa Claus and an anticipation of toys, dolls, balls, electronics, etc. that we lump into a big stocking called gifts. At my age, you’ve accumulated more stuff than you will ever need, which leads to puzzling questions like, “What can we get Dad for ...

Since no local, state, national or international governing body has the backbone to stand up to the influence of Big Oil money, at least we need to call it out for what it is: filthy dirty money. Individuals or institutions who profit from such investments are either selfishly unwilling or ...

Brenna Bird showed up at the Trump Rally in Coralville a few days ago and this is what she found. A candidate that though indicted four times and with 91 charges, saying he loves certain football players, e.g. Matt Whitaker, who served a whopping four months as Trump’s federal AG’s ...

After reading the article in the Wednesday December 13 TR about approving changes to the garbage collection ordinance, I was very upset, so I decided to express my concerns in a letter to the editor. I have been concerned about the possible changes discussed at the Marshalltown city council ...

The recent articles in the TR from the city council meetings, concerning possible changes in garbage pickup services appear to make it more difficult for these hard-working people to do their job. I greatly appreciate the job they do, year-round in every weather condition. Provided the garbage ...

“Where has the time gone?” People use this phrase all the time but I want to re-empathize it, “ It seems that nature has blasted many days past us, just zooming like a Roman Candle. Fzzz, whiz, bang. Fzz, whiz, bang. A whole month goes by in an instant. The holiday we were looking forward ...