As National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week comes to a close, I find myself thinking less about the spotlight and more about the people behind it. This week each year gives us the opportunity to pause and recognize a profession that is absolutely essential to public safety, yet so often ...

As the Iowa Legislature continues to debate property tax reform, Iowans are right to expect transparency, fairness, and responsible stewardship of public resources. Those are values we share at Iowa Valley Community College District. We understand the motivation behind these proposals and ...

Appropriations Above is the proposed budget from the House for fiscal year 2027. This budget is an increase of 1.6 percent in General Fund spending from the prior fiscal year. The bills which set out all the line items for this proposed budget are as follows: Administration and Regulation ...

A local pastor recently wrote that we are blessed with an “eternal soul” that immediately goes to be in the presence of the Lord when a believer dies. How do we know if this is truth or tradition? This idea of an eternal, indestructible soul can be found in the dialogue “Phaedo,” ...

It’s a distressing time to be a trans person just trying to mind your business. This March, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issued its third “red flag” warning about the risk of “anti-trans genocide” in the United States, warning about laws and policies designed to ...

We have completed week 13 of the session, which marks 91 days out of the 100 official days of the second legislative session of this, the 91st General Assembly. If we go past 100 days, the legislators no longer receive their per diem expenses, and our legislative clerks are dismissed for the ...