Every day, 911 dispatchers across the nation report for duty, ready to answer the call — often from someone experiencing the worst moment of their life. These highly trained professionals serve as the vital link between the community and emergency services, providing immediate assistance and ...
This is the second-year letters were mailed out to all property owners as required by HF718 (Iowa Code Section 24.2A) in order to give property owners an opportunity to attend public hearings regarding proposed property tax rates for the taxing entities in their Taxing District. These proposed ...
Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of ...
This week, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration released tens of thousands of documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert, and Martin Luther King Jr. Now, I’m one of those naive Americans who believe Lee Harvey Oswald ...
With the legislative session over halfway done, new troubling signs are emerging for Iowa public schools. Waterloo announced $10 million in budget cuts with 60 staff positions cut. The Orient-Macksburg public school district is dissolving after this school year and Pella is facing budget ...
Wanna get letters in the mail from a pen pal? Aimee Gauley, formerly of Ft. Madison, now living out west with her husband, son and three dogs, has an ambitious writing project, in addition to all her other projects, like books, movie scripts, acting, directing, producing and stagehand/make-up ...