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The hypocrisy of Trump and Republicans

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1. Denouncing the killing of protestors in Iran but defending the killing of 3 protestors who were American citizens by ICE. Recently, a woman in Minneapolis, who is disabled with a brain injury and is autistic, accidentally got into a blockade by ICE. She was told conversely by 2 agents to move her car ahead and to back up. Because she didn’t know which way to go, they dragged her out of the car and put her in a detention center, while she continued to ask for her medicine. Eventually she passed out in the cell and had to be taken to the emergency room. And Trump is worried about the ...

We need a new secretary of agriculture

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Just days after Mike Naig announced that he will seek another term as Iowa Sec of Agriculture, he finally realizes that thousands of Iowa farmers and hundreds of thousands of Iowans have lost their health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Where was he during the past six months when we knew the One Big Beautiful Bill was the reason for the ACA subsidy cuts? Why didn’t he speak up then? Why didn’t Congress respond to calls to restore the subsidies? Their response? A government shutdown — the longest in history. Even then, Republicans did nothing to restore ...

Let's fix the old hospital

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Dear Mikayla Foreman and others — you are an angel sitting in God’s arms. You have faced more obstacles and made it this far — don’t give up, you’re almost there! I have mental illness, a disabled nurse at the age of 45. I loved my career, but the emotional toll it took on me almost destroyed my life. The best hospital I worked at was Marshalltown’s old hospital. They didn’t need the union. I was proud to work there — the night shift alongside Mary Bartine — the only supervisor in my life who helped me, with my busy morning chores on the Skilled Unit and night ...

Sarah Root finally receives justice

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One year ago, when President Trump returned to the White House, the American people gave the federal government a mandate to restore law and order, and curb the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigration. The President vowed to prioritize the American people, bring criminals to justice, and ...

An all-Iowa problem, requiring All-Iowa solutions

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What makes cancer unique among the many issues, obstacles, and crises Iowans face on any given day is its impartiality. Cancer isn’t restricted by any socioeconomic or demographic factors. It doesn’t care about your education, your bank account, or your zip code. It’s not bothered by your age, who you voted for, or what you do for work. Cancer is a menace that touches us all in one way or another. By now, we all know the stats – second highest rate in the country, only growing rate. It’s an all-Iowa problem that requires an all-Iowa solution. And it will get even worse if we ...

Cancer in Iowa: Turning data into action and hope

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Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors, coworkers, parents, and children. As chair of the Iowa Senate Health and Human Services Committee, I believe we owe Iowans not only honesty about these facts, but a clear plan to act on them. Last year, the Iowa Legislature took an important first step by passing legislation directing a comprehensive study into what is driving cancer in our state. ...