I felt compelled to write this letter — it may not make the paper but that is alright, if so. I think back to my uncle who complained about having to spend a nickel for a cup of coffee in England during WWI, a war my dad was in. He took that complaint to his grave. England would not allow, ...

Dear editor, Thank you for recapping the MCC Shear-Colbert Symposium Friday, Feb. 25. The subject was “If it’s fake, it can’t be news” presented by eminently qualified leftist opinion columnist Rekha Basu of the DM Register. There was plenty to rebut and “fact check” in her ...

The Marshalltown Bobcat High School Marching Band would like to thank the patrons and community that donated and supported this year’s Bobcat Band Pasta Dinner fundraiser. It was a pleasure serving and watching the community come together to support this great cause. We thank the following ...

An important traveling exhibit is coming to a limited number of locations throughout America during 2022. The Marshalltown Public Library is the one site in Iowa where it can be viewed and experienced. It is entitled, “Americans and The Holocaust — What did Americans know? What more could ...

For the past two to three decades, there has been a great moral decline taking place here in America. We have become blind to moral values and we are reluctant to bring about change. I have written a devotion that I have sent to the Upper Room, in Nashville, Tennessee. In Matthew, chapter 23: ...

To Marshalltown and Marshalltown Area residents, I’m giving a shout out to our UnityPoint Health/Marshalltown Hospital. Because of bodily symptoms, on Monday, Feb. 22, I found myself in the UnityPoint ER. The care I received in the ER was timely, performed with professionalism and with ...