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Why life insurance matters

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month — a great time to review your family’s financial safety net. According to LifeHappens.org, 41% of adults say they know little to nothing about life insurance, and over 100 million Americans either lack coverage or need more. At its core, life insurance pays a tax-free benefit to your beneficiaries after you pass away. It covers immediate expenses like funeral costs and medical bills, helps pay off ongoing obligations like a mortgage or tuition, and helps preserve generational wealth. Coverage is essential for both working and ...

The robbery of our shared places is an assertion of arbitrary power

It's one thing for Trump to usurp powers that belong to Congress -- quite another for him to usurp places that belong to all of us. I'm talking about his renaming and demolishing what we share in common. Trump said he "decided" to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America because he was ...

Jobs and manufacturing are on the ballot

American manufacturing is on the rebound, and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now. Not that manufacturing is the only sector that's on a hiring spree -- businesses ...

Iowa should treat AI savings as matching funds for mentorship

Iowa is spending public money to expand apprenticeship because employers need a reliable way to turn beginners into skilled workers. Companies adopting artificial intelligence should apply the same logic to the time the technology saves. In April, Iowa Workforce Development announced more ...

AI is already in the classroom. Here’s what it means for your kids

Your child probably used artificial intelligence (AI) today, maybe asking a chatbot to explain a math problem or help polish an essay draft. AI is already part of classrooms nationwide. A 2025 national survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found that six in 10 teachers ...

Approach today having learned the lessons of the past

It's a time for fear. The United States is engaged in an undeclared war -- one of which the public does not understand the true extent. The president has gone in without Congressional approval. Military leaders struggle with cabinet members, politicians and themselves about whether and how ...