Family farms, small businesses, and local manufacturers are the backbone of Iowa’s economy. Agriculture, business, and manufacturing create good jobs in our communities, keep our main streets strong, and help young families plant their roots in Iowa. To ensure that we have a strong Iowa, we ...
It’s spooky season and old haunts are returning from beyond the grave. There’s no reason to fear this zombie apocalypse, however, because it’s that time of the year when boarded-up businesses are coming back to life as Spirit Halloween stores. Spirit Halloween’s successful ...
My favorite Fall Fridays are spent in the press box at Leonard Cole Field. The Bobcat Marching Band blasts the fight song as the football team sprints out to cheers from Bobcat fans young and old.” The student section is to my right, parents, grandparents, future Bobcats, residents, and ...
Since the 1960s, think tanks and advocacy groups have been key influencers of presidential policymaking. For decades, Democrat and Republican presidents have relied on think tanks for research and policy ideas. Most recently think tank roles have shifted from advisory to actual policy formulation and implementation, whereby the President is the marionette controlled by the think tank puppeteers. Research is replete that seven conservative organizations have had – in just 285 days of Trump 2.0 – hundreds of their recommendations implemented. If, since Jan. 20, your mind has been ...
I call Richard Russo the male version of Elizabeth Strout. He writes with sensitivity, brashness and feeling, deals in family/human issues, and writes a complicated plot, like life itself. I just finished his latest book, “Somebody’s Fool.” It’s his third book of a trilogy: “Nobody’s Fool” and “Everybody’s Fool,” which I have also read. The trilogy follows the life, and after life, of Sully, a man’s man, womanizer and caustic wit: hard on the outside, soft as a pussycat on the inside — construction worker, philosopher and caretaker of friends and relatives. His ...
In some instances, individual-owed state income tax may not be paid annually, so any time money is borrowed or the sale of bonds are on the table, qualified collateral assets/property are binding. Currently, West Marshall has roughly $3,000,000 in capital project savings not committed to a specific project. Potential projects are reviewed annually to determine which will be funded, put on hold, or left alone in hopes of a larger scale project. These funds could also be used for updating building code compliance or safety improvements for educational facilities. “BUT, I know my ...
