In June Gov Reynolds and Senator Edler clapped a door shut on the auditor and even the courts when House File 478 was passed and signed. Now the auditor cannot audit the taxpayer’s money. The job of the Iowa Auditor is set forth in the Iowa Constitution, yet all but 6 Republicans voted to ...

Editor, thank you for this opportunity to respond to misconceptions expressed by Alan Thoreson in the June 20 edition. Instead of accepting the biased fact check industries spin on The American Rifleman and The Epoch Times and instead actually held and read with an open mind several copies of ...

Edmund Burke once said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” To me, those are great challenging words that you and I need to hear! We have a lot of moral concerns in our country right now. Can we work together in fixing our moral concerns? In the ...

On behalf of the cadets of the Marine Cadets of Iowa (MCI), I would like to recognize the Rotary Club of Marshalltown for its recent gift to our organization. MCI used this donation to purchase training materials to support our first aid and emergency care training programs. The Marshalltown ...

The revenue from the speed cameras should be used to expand the effort to stop speeding and reckless driving. Two cameras are a drop in the bucket. Iowa Ave. West has a terrible speeding problem. I have witnessed several accidents. Anson, May, 3rd Ave. and Center St.also are race tracks. ...

There is a need to eliminate the supplier’s 30 percent revenue for speed cameras. The enticement for profit for the company is too high. Can the supervisors state that ALL revenue from the cameras, including the amount to the 3rd party supplier go to charity, such as the United Way? The ...