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 simply incapable of connecting the dots regarding the utter destruction they are causing.
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 sycophant, reminiscent of Nixon’s firing his own special counsel to get off the hook. Old Matt can’t be blamed as a football player he probably has a little too much of the Marquess of Queensbury going on from one too many lumps received on the gridiron, but what’s Ms. Bird’s excuse? AG Bird is ...
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 meeting. I was feeling selfish being concerned about how the possible changes would affect me personally. I was so upset tonight that I decided to express my feelings in writing. We decided to retire in Marshalltown because I thought it was a retired-person friendly community. Now I have a ...
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 is picked up by an authorized business and handled properly, why does the city council want to limit pickup to a packer truck? In the future, it sounds like the city council wants to dictate what day your garbage is picked up. It seems that the garbage hauling businesses already have a system that ...
“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 to, is now yesterday. But we still have time to give attention to the Holiest day in the World — the birthday of God’s Son. His redeeming nature is needed now, as the World slides into hatred and murder. The chaotic events of today were predicted long ago by the Prophet Daniel and the ...
In a press briefing on November 20, 2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated “…, according to the American Farm Bureau, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner fell this year.” While this fact, in itself, may be true, this is not the whole story. The American Farm Bureau did, in fact, report that the 2023 meal was down 4.5 percent from 2022; however, it was up 25 percent from 2019 and 15 percent higher than the same meal in 2021. The Farm Bureau went on to explain the 2023 decrease in cost was “more appropriately attributed to turkey supply.” Because there were ...