AAs the Iowa Legislature moves through this session, the decisions being made at the Capitol will have long-lasting implications for our communities, our workforce, and Iowa’s economic future. In the Dec. 10, 2025 article, the Times-Republican highlighted concerns raised by employers and ...

What makes cancer unique among the many issues, obstacles, and crises Iowans face on any given day is its impartiality. Cancer isn’t restricted by any socioeconomic or demographic factors. It doesn’t care about your education, your bank account, or your zip code. It’s not bothered by your ...

Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors, coworkers, parents, and children. As chair of the ...

Fear of failure (atychiphobia) is an intense anxiety about messing up, stemming from fear of shame, judgment, or self-devaluation, and it significantly impacts mental health by causing procrastination, perfectionism, social anxiety, and even panic attacks, often linked to low self-esteem and ...

We stopped at the Three Crosses on Hwy. 218 to pray as we headed for Ashland, WI to take care of my brother, Mike’s, or Michael’s (as he preferred to be called), affairs. He died Sunday morning, January 25, at the age of 84. Mike was six years older than me, so we weren’t that close. ...

A Workforce Focused Week The House passed bills this week to increase economic growth in Iowa and increase profitability for Iowa farmers. HSB 674: Iowa Skilled Workforce Act Introduced to the House today, the Iowa Skilled Workforce act bridges gaps between available skilled job ...