I’ve never been a big fan of youth lock-ins or slumber parties, but there was something magical about our marathon ending to the legislative session last week. All that downtime between debates and votes as we worked from Wednesday morning straight through to 6:05 am Thursday offered ...
Our nation’s safety net shouldn’t be strained by subsidizing the lifestyles of the self-sufficient. Yet, too many of the idle rich are living high off the hog, collecting government checks for not working, while at the same time earning a million dollars or more from some other side ...
As we conclude the Spring 2025 semester, I am filled with pride reflecting on the remarkable accomplishments across the Iowa Valley Community College District. This season, we honor 609 graduates from Marshalltown Community College (MCC), Ellsworth Community College (ECC), and Iowa Valley ...
In Ecclesiastes 9:9-12 Solomon was telling people how to live and love life, with their families. He was being sarcastic because these folks loved human life more than any Godly relationship. The Jewish folks lived for this life only, forgetting that there was an eternal side that must be ...
Earlier today I was asked which word comes to mind when I reflect on the 2025 Legislative Session and I chose “whirlwind.” It was truly a whirlwind of activity from the time the gavel fell to open the session on a cold January morning to the time it closed the session sine die at 6:30 AM on ...
WILD TURKEYS are a huge game bird, one of the largest. Mature tom turkeys can weigh from 20 to 24 pounds, have a wingspan of 4.5 feet and stand just under 4 feet tall. Flight speeds once up at full speed can be 55 miles per hour. They can run on the ground at 25 mph. Their eyesight is ...