During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seeing several varieties piled halfway to heaven, she remarked, “This is truly the land of plenty.” It truly is, but how, for so many of us, did it become the “land of discontent”? Of ...

The Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) continues its strong commitment to meeting the needs of our students, helping them succeed in school and beyond. At the heart of this effort is our approach to Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), a program designed to equip students with the skills ...

This week, Paul Pate tried to clean up his mess. Iowa’s top election official insisted at a news conference on Wednesday it is the federal government’s fault that he ordered county auditors in this state — just two weeks before Election Day — to challenge the votes of up to 2,022 ...

Wake me when the election is over. Actually, don’t only wait until the election is over, wake me up when the campaign-related complaining, conspiracy theories, insults, protests, riots, bad jokes, lawsuits and death threats are over. Just to make sure, wait until after the votes are ...

Words can express my gratitude for the efforts our school community has made to research, engage, brainstorm, evaluate, deliberate, identify, educate and communicate to our school community on what our best course of action is to “Reimagine Miller Middle School” for the future. This ...

In October, I completed my fourth biannual 36 County Tour, which takes me to all 36 counties in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District at least twice every year. My visits, meetings, and conversations contribute greatly to my work in Congress for our families, farmers, businesses, and rural ...