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Opinion

MPL boardroom antics part 4

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Attention Walmart shoppers! Those of you who signed the petition list of over 200 signatures several months ago requesting that the Marshalltown Public Library display The Epoch Times and The American Rifleman are entitled to follow up information. The petition list did not make a board meeting ...

A lawmaker’s blatant overreach as he ignores Iowa law

Columnists

At least one member of the Iowa House appears to live by the mantra “Do as I say, not as I do” as he demands access to sensitive personal information and commands silence as he trolls for documents. The audacity of Representative Charley Thomson’s recent demands to a nonprofit ...

100 days of damage to Iowa

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I am writing in response to Representative Randy Feenstra’s article “100 days of promises kept under President Trump.” Feenstra is from Hull and is our representative for district 4 including Marshalltown, Ames and gerrymandered all the way up to red Northwest Iowa. We are Iowa’s poor ...

Clarification on Day of Prayer letter to the editor

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The Day of Prayer event article on May 3rd & 4th Saturday, Sunday paper. It says Honor Guard in this article? It is not the Honor Guard, it’s the Color guard. A Color Guard presents and posts the flags; it’s a ceremonial function and often invited to civic, educational, religious, and ...

Franklin Field: A century of glory, grit, and community spirit

Columnists

Along West Main Street, adjacent to Franklin Elementary School, stands a quiet yet powerful monument to Marshalltown’s enduring athletic tradition — Franklin Field. For over a century, this historic venue has echoed with cheers, triumphs, and the footsteps of generations of ...