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Barker Bulletin

Resiliency and Workforce Americans are the best in the world at responding to and rebuilding from natural disaster, but we all know that we can do more to proactively plan for and prevent disasters before they start. That is why I filed HF 2158 which creates a statewide resilience plan for ...

Home Health is a lifeline, not a luxury

Tama County Public Health & Home Care is more than a department—we are a lifeline for our community. Today, some people are asking whether Home Health should continue in Tama County due to our budget. But they have not talked with us, learned what we do, what revenue we bring into the ...

When agriculture is strong, Iowa’s economy is strong

Iowa’s economy is built on agriculture. What happens at the farm gate ripples through our entire state. When farmers are doing well, Main Street businesses thrive, equipment dealers stay busy, manufacturers expand production, and rural communities remain strong. When agriculture struggles, ...

Selling US security: A Trump family business

The U.S. makes artificial intelligence chips so special, so advanced, that the Biden administration limited their export for national security reasons. They didn’t want them to get into the hands of China or Russia. But days before Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, go-betweens ...