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Expanding opportunity and protecting workers

For Iowa families and small businesses, financial security means having the freedom to handle life's biggest moments without sacrificing economic stability. That's why I have focused on advancing practical, commonsense solutions that strengthen financial security, support our workforce, and ...

Empty Nest: Gladbrook is Glad to Have the Matchstick Marvels Museum

How do you run at 26.2 mile marathon? One step atta time. How do achieve long-term sobriety if you're addicted to drugs and/or alcohol? One day atta time. How do you build the U.S. Capitol from matchsticks? One stick atta time. If you haven't been to Gladbrook, Iowa north of Marshalltown, to ...

Two chapters, one college: Why I fell in love with MCC twice

Falling in love with a college once is a milestone; falling in love with it twice is proof to its life-long impact. As a proud, twice-graduate of Marshalltown Community College (MCC), my journey there spans two distinct chapters of my life. I first arrived as a young high school graduate, eager ...

Americans are free to be suckers

Many of today's consumer loans are legal but abusive. Payday lenders and used car sellers often steer customers into costly contracts they barely understand. Low-income borrowers with jobs, and therefore, dependable cash flow to siphon off, are favored targets. Sure, there's a sucker born ...

Who are our domestic enemies?

The oath is a familiar one. The president and vice president take it, as do members of Congress and many other high government officials. It requires the oath taker to defend the Constitution "against all enemies, foreign and domestic." We can identify many of America's foreign enemies, but ...