The latest Worden salad litany is a Who’s Who of the Marshalltown citizens who are responsible for most of the intellectual fiber of the community. Little Johnnie hates most of them and accuses them of yelling at or ignoring him, from the mayor, the city council, the library board to the ...
Who would have thought that a few printed sentences in a local newspaper could create such angst in people. There is a man in South Carolina who did not like an article I wrote about Trump winning the presidency. Most certainly he has the right to disagree with me. Although we have never met, ...
You won the election. Governing a very divided nation will be much harder. Fifty percent of voters did not vote for you. The American public is as polarized as at any time in our nation’s history. You would increase that polarization by ignoring the fifty percent of Americans that voted for ...
The policy of mass deportation of undocumented immigrants was a significant component of the presidential victor’s campaign message. Additionally, a key promise was to improve the economy. Those of the Christian faith are responsible for praying for guidance when voting. The process of making ...
The last few weeks have been a time when different views have been very strong. The TR has done a magnificent job in reporting those opposing views on local, state and national issues. The differences have been great. After reading and listening to all of the pros and cons with heated ...
On Monday evening, the Marshalltown City Council should enthusiastically approve funding of the Arts + Culture Alliance to implement the Marshalltown Arts and Culture Master Plan. Our Council wisely approved funding for this very purpose one year ago and, due to state legislation changes that ...