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Epoch Times full of good news

I don’t know why the library doesn’t use the Epoch Times. I have taken it for about a year, and the biggest problem I have is getting it read because there is so much good news in it. This week in the Life and Tradition section they had great stories about veterans and about our Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Excellent stories and also writing about bringing back masculinity and bring back old fashioned hard work stories. There was also a story about Don Trump testing judges’ power over free speech. There were a lot of good opinions. I enjoy our Times-Republican for all ...

Thankfulness

Man must appreciate the eternal value of mankind’s inner spirit living forever. We are responsible to share Bible truth, from our Maker and His son Jesus Christ. Christmas is his birth on Earth by Virgin Mary. Easter is his resurrection from death on a cross to eternally pay our penalty for all wrongs. We must lovingly forgive one another and receive pardon from our Maker, by repentance. God foretells our eternal new Earth after this one is gone. Or we choose eternal punishment with the Liar Satan, if we reject new life from God. Thanksgiving is a time to love God and one another ...

This is how small businesses start

A well-thought-out, creative area in a community sparks a movement of community pride to bring people together and new small businesses. Countless small, medium, and large communities across the nation and Iowa have had to reinvent common spaces and themselves to adapt to changing environments. We can learn from the success of others to amplify new community space through creativity and culture. All it takes is one idea to spark a chain reaction of other energizing ideas. I have seen it happen living in Houston, Texas, and my fair share of traveling. Communities can see an increase in ...

All opinions matter and need to be published

I read Pete Grady’s letter to the editor where he was critical of Randy Evans' Op-Ed piece regarding the Marshalltown Library’s rejection of the Epoch Times newspaper and the American Rifleman magazine. Grady incorrectly identified the source of the Op-Ed as coming from the Iowa Capital Dispatch rather than the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, for which Randy Evans is the director. That’s an interesting mistake Grady made since the very name of the organization Evans represents was the point of his Op-Ed piece — freedom of information. I’m not taking sides on the Epoch ...

In support of creative placemaking initiatives

It is an exciting time for Marshalltown! Congratulations to our city on the Council’s decision to invest in the implementation of our community’s Arts & Culture Master Plan! This is a positive step forward in helping Marshalltown become the place that people, young and old, want to live, learn, work, and play. I was born and raised in Marshalltown, and I am currently a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame majoring in Marketing and Visual Communication Design. Last year, I wrote an argumentative research paper, “Cool S*** for my Hometown,” supporting the implementation of a ...

Back in angle parking a bad idea

You are eliminating many people from shopping downtown if they have to back into a parking space. That is common sense. Who came up with that crazy idea? Especially older shoppers. And it holds up traffic. While negotiating into the space, cars are backed up. Just not feasible. Worse than it is now. Make it easier, not more difficult.