As we celebrate Community College Month this April, I want to extend a warm welcome to everyone seeking to empower themselves through education. Community colleges are often viewed as a stepping stone to four-year universities, and for good reason. Our robust general education courses provide a ...

By CATHERINE NOBLE In the weeks since I became aware of the threat to State Center’s Old Opera House, a landmark-worthy structure on the National Register of Historic Places, it has occurred to me that there are a few points worthy of discussion which have not come up so far in the city ...

In my weekly column last week, I outlined my strong opposition to President Biden’s $7.3-trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2025. As I noted, this proposal would hike taxes on our families, farmers, and businesses by $5.5 trillion, leave our country with a $1.8-trillion budget deficit for FY ...

Agriculture shapes our way of life in Iowa. Our heritage and traditions are rooted deep in the fields that cover our great state. That’s why I was thrilled to celebrate National Agriculture Week to recognize our farmers. They keep Iowa number one in corn, pork, egg, ethanol, and biodiesel ...

March Madness is here. And it’s made its way to the State Capitol. The big surprise since the beginning of the 2024 session has been the Governor’s proposal to reduce mental health, special education, reading recovery and other services provided to kids through Area Education Agencies ...

Identity theft is one of those crimes that most people don’t think about until they become a victim. Identity theft is one of the easiest crimes for offenders to get away with and one of the toughest crimes for the police to solve. Identity thieves quickly learn that stealing identities is ...