This is an important event because it's part of the ongoing initiative to clean up Marshalltown and present a better read more

This is an important event because it's part of the ongoing initiative to clean up Marshalltown and present a better image and appearance. Our community betterment task force has done a great job over the last eight months of starting these initiatives and really making a difference.

We know it's a championship game and just have to bounce back and put it behind us and learn from read more

We know it's a championship game and just have to bounce back and put it behind us and learn from our mistakes.

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs read more

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

You know how on St. Patrick's Day everybody is Irish. In Quincy this weekend, everybody's German,

You know how on St. Patrick's Day everybody is Irish. In Quincy this weekend, everybody's German,

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You read more

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You dont' boo me.

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed read more

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

Quitting for my health was my No. 1 goal. And I started thinking I was blowing money out the window.

Quitting for my health was my No. 1 goal. And I started thinking I was blowing money out the window.

They've got a lot of guys who can hit the home run so we've got to be ready. And we've read more

They've got a lot of guys who can hit the home run so we've got to be ready. And we've got to tackle Lamont Jordan. He's a big running back, a bruiser with a lot of speed.

This means that five days a week, we are sending our school children into environments where there is an abundance read more

This means that five days a week, we are sending our school children into environments where there is an abundance of high-calorie, low-nutritional-quality, inexpensive food.