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Do the right thing, Congress

Dear Iowa Congress Member; I am making a very difficult request of you. I am asking that each of you put aside your desire to get re-elected, your loyalty to your party and your concern about your political legacy. We are a country in crisis and this is the time to ACT! Our current ...

Never before in history

Unbelievable is the word that comes to mind every day since the Trump inauguration. He has switched sides on the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. He has even called an ally a dictator, he blatantly lied (again) saying that Ukraine started the war with Russia, he has alienated our ...

The last assignment

Today, Feb 18, our community helped a Marine on his final venture in life. We met at church to remember just who he was and how he lived life. He was a gnarly-headed youth from Marshall County who got the call from “Uncle Sam”. We need you, Larry Kerr, to be a part of the American ...

What Grassley COULD do

I heard Senator Grassley say that Congress can’t do anything but complain about what Trump and Musk are doing. I beg to differ. He COULD still vote against inappropriate nominations for Cabinet posts and heads of agencies that remain to come before the Senate. Sadly, it’s too late to ...

Separation does not mean elimination

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...” The 1st Amendment was for protecting religion from government control, which can lead to tyranny; it was not intended to protect government from religion. Thomas Jefferson’s ...