This is an invitation notifying Marshalltown Public Library patrons and especially MPL board members of the opportunity to read a pertinent, timely and popular newspaper and magazine that a number of patrons wish to see added to the periodical shelf at no expense to the library. 12 examples ...

The oldest ploy in the political handbag: find an enemy (or better yet, create one) to pile blame on to scare voters into voting for you. Desperate politicians always need a boogeyman, the current tact of Republican leadership. Create a frenzy, by all means! “Watch out!!! The Chinese ...

Please vote no on the franchise fee this coming Tuesday, Sept. 12. Call me at (641) 691-4088, and I will explain why. Gary Thompson Marshalltown City Councilor At-Large

We, in the 3rd Ward of Marshalltown, are lucky to be choosing between two techy types, because they are useful people on any committee, board or project. While these two candidates would probably approach city problems similarly, their broader perspectives are very different. Greg Nichols is ...

Every person born into this world has a story. Let’s go back to Hannah in 1st Samuel of the Old Testament. Apparently, she struck a deal with God and he healed her from childlessness. It wasn’t only God who was aware of Israel’s spiritual failures, so was Hannah. In her plea, she ...

I found it odd that Randy Feenstra’s opinion piece cited the Fitch downgrade of US debt to be odd as this was what I had read: “Why Fitch downgraded U.S. credit? Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years and repeated ...