City should use all $18M for streets (original) (raw)

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November 9, 2024

It has been reported that Marshalltown has around 18millioninunspentbondmoney.Thatmeansthecityovertaxedusby18 million in unspent bond money. That means the city overtaxed us by 18millioninunspentbondmoney.Thatmeansthecityovertaxedusby18M dollars over a period of time. We all know, and anyone visiting knows Marshalltown has an extremely serious street problem on the north side of town. And I believe ...

Response to recent letters

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After reading the two Letters Oct. 21 “Pray and Vote” by Mr. Jerry Waterman and Oct. 25 “Socialism Destroys Freedom by Mr. Kerry Huck I had to chuckle when Mr. Waterman cited the quote from Winston Churchill “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel ...

Don’t choose abortion

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I thought the letter written by Jim Lamb explaining how abortion is performed at different stages of pregnancy was very informative. The battle cry of those favoring abortion “My body. I should be able to choose what I want” comes across n banners and demonstrations across the land. What ...

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Response to Hardin County voters can’t be bought

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A few thoughts on upcoming election

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With the final days of this election event closing in, I would like to offer a few thoughts about the following: The race between Sue Cahill and David Blom has been an excellent example of fair and civil discourse between the two. Each has much to offer the community. I think the final issue ...