As State Auditor, I’ve devoted the last eight years to uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse of Iowans’ tax dollars, identifying, on average, more than $4.3 million in misused public funds each year – more than any of my predecessors. So, when the current administration established an ...
When the Great Plains are tested by severe weather, our communities always respond with incredible sheer hustle and grit. We see business owners and families working side-by-side to clear debris and rebuild. But we know that the exhaustion of recovering from a storm often comes with a quiet, ...
I didn't leave my political party; my party left me. Both of them. I've been a Democrat, and I've been a Republican. What I am now doesn't matter. The point is that a lot of American voters feel perpetually frustrated by the choices they find on the November ballot. The Democratic or ...
When dealing with the Iowa Public Information Board, being a mind-reader helps. That is one takeaway from the board’s dismissal last week of a public-records complaint against Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office. The request was made on December 4, 2024 by Chad Brewbaker, who asked ...
If "The Golden Thread," the new two-volume history of the Western tradition, landed with a thud, it's a matter of sheer weight. Altogether, about 12 pounds of book and 1,968 pages of text, "The Golden Thread" is a prodigious product -- and an even more prodigious achievement. At a time ...
This is not another opinion article about Lindsay Clancy. Well, not really. I'm not qualified to discuss the woman's actions or the validity of her insanity defense in a murder trial for several million reasons at least. I've learned over the last few weeks that I'm one of the 10 people ...
