Four decades ago, on Oct. 27, 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law my bipartisan updates to the False Claims Act. At the time, I never imagined this sharpened Civil War-era tool would recoup more than $85 billion – and deter untold billions more – from fraudsters seeking to ...
Crude Jumps with Gulf Turmoil Both West Texas and Brent Crude rose sharply all week as Houthi and regional attacks in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf raised fears of global supply disruptions. Expectations of U.S. military strikes on Iran and rising tanker rates also fueled the rise. West Texas crude was up roughly $5 per bbl on the week. Turn Brown Fields into Green? CoverCress is a winter oilseed crop suddenly receiving attention from U.S. wheat farmers whose costs have risen and exports declined. It was created through plant breeding and gene editing applied to field pennycress, ...
Marshalltown is having the same conversation a lot of Iowa communities are having right now: whether data centers belong here, and if so, where and on what terms. The city's pause on new data center approvals runs through late November. Reasonable people disagreed about whether that pause was ...
Haunt the Block on Main Street was a Monster success again this year. This event is organized by the MCBD (Marshalltown Central Business District) led by Danielle Lekin and the businesses uptown. The weather was perfect for doing a little trick or treating and for trying out new Halloween ...
Adam Hamilton says Christians do not have to believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus. What do you think? When I received your question, I had to research who Adam Hamilton is. Hamilton is in Kansas (I live in Florida) who is a candidate for the US Senate. But I do not want this column to become political; so therefore my reply is delimited to “only" the theological nature of your question. Theologically, I am in full disagreement with Adam Hamilton on this, as my belief is that no true Christian can deny the virgin birth of Jesus. I suspect, being a politician he read a recent ...
If you step onto a shop floor in Council Bluffs, Wichita, St. Joseph, or Grand Island, you see the true engine of our regional economy: hardworking families dedicated to keeping our communities moving forward. At the Small Business Administration (SBA), our goal is to support that dedication ...
