Growing up in the 50's & 60's with a family of five kids, life was a series of "Don't do's"My folks had unreasonable family rules, like don't wear blue jeans to school, don't watch cartoons on Saturday mornings, don't read comic books, don't cuss, eat your peas and don't talk with your ...
In The LegislatureThis week in the Senate we were finally able to spend more time debating bills on the Senate floor. It was a bit anticlimactic after the crazy pace of the last few weeks. I can assure you that feeling won't last long. In the first few days of debate one thing remains clear, ...
District 72 NewsletterWeek seven of the session was marked by debate. Most of the bills we are running at this time are non-controversial bills, most receive unanimous or near unanimous support and only take a few minutes to introduce and pass on the House Floor with little or no debate. But ...
Yogi Berra is famous for his "Yogisms," his ways of stating or misstating things throughout his life. I guess he once said that when in life you come to a "fork in the road, you should take it." Interesting thought perhaps but as we all know quite impossible. One has to go one way or the ...
Here's the announcement last week from Iowa Valley:Free Orpheum Family Movies Fridays / Saturdays in JulyMARSHALLTOWN The Orpheum Theater Center, 220 E. Main St., is offering a free Summer Family Movie Series thanks to the financial support of several Marshalltown businesses. The movies are ...
Dear Editor:On Tuesday, March 3, residents of the South Tama County Community School District will vote on a proposed plan to build a new middle school. If approved, the district would replace the current school, which was built in 1915 and is reaching the end of its useful life.In addition to ...
Letter to the Editor:We recently received a flyer in the mail on the vote for a new middle school shown attached to the high high school.There is no question we need a new middle school but attaching it to the high school is not the answer.From the many people I have talked to, parents, ...
Letter to the Editor:I am a retired educator who taught for 18 years at the STC Middle School. My two children graduatedfrom South Tama over 15 years ago. There is no benefit to me personally. But I am a strong proponent for a new facility for our students.There can be no doubt that improved ...
Letter to the Editor,Many Iowans live in mobile homes. Also called "manufactured homes" or "trailers," they are just called "home" by the Iowans live in them and often own them.Unfortunately, dozens of these affordable communities have been bought by out-of-state investment groups looking to ...
Letter to the Editor:Currently we are among 4 Iowa Food Banks currently paying $250,000 annually in sales tax on material items we purchase to feed Iowans (such as fork lifts, pallet jacks and other essential items). The resulting $250,000 would amount to 1 million more meals able to be ...