Voices say we shouldn’t call Trump a fascist so I unapologetically say why not? I will go further: the Republican leadership, the 6 conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court, right wing talk shows, right wing think tanks,syndicated columnists like Josh Hammer and Ben Shapiro are all courting ...
For those who weren’t at the July board meeting, you missed another attempt by MPL staff to fool you and attending patrons. The first attempt was in Nov./Dec. 2022 when staff and Director Rosenblum (trained researchers) claimed to have done a “deep dive” into the merits of The Epoch Times ...
With the new law going into effect on July 1 concerning hands free cell phone use while driving, I have seen many individuals still in violation of the law. Most have been private citizens but several have been delivery people and employees of various local businesses. I have seen comments ...
I have the same upsetting concerns felt by all of us — for example, cuts in Medicare, growing the national debt, rising prices — all are really worrisome. But I must refer to another concern where our representatives and senators have let us down. The federal funding for Iowa Public TV ...
The 2024 Financial Report of the United States (available online) was presented by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on January 16, 2025.This editorial will point out facts and give my opinion. I am not an expert on the US Budget but some facts stand out. Page 61 of the report is the Statement ...
Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) changes the lives of nearly one in eight people in central Iowa, around 25,000 people per year. Poverty isn’t unique to us — it touches nearly every town and county in the U.S., but what is happening in Marshall County, Iowa, isn’t the same as in Dallas ...