Dear Readers: This past week, I attended the funeral of my best friend’s brother, who died suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was only 49. You don’t realize how many lives one life touches until you attend a funeral. The exchange of love and support between friends and family, the ...

This month is National Foster Care Month, a time we strive to raise awareness about issues faced by youth and children in the child welfare and foster care system, as well as acknowledge the dedication of the people who support and help children in the system ultimately find safe, permanent ...

What is leadership? Many view leadership as a title or role that one can only aspire to and hope someday for, waiting for the day when they can be a leader. But, in reality, it is much simpler and much more noble than that. Leadership is an Activity, not a Position. It is the tug in our ...

It has taken me some time to reflect on the 2023 legislative session and how the laws passed and signed by the Governor will affect everyday Iowans. Many of the bills that become laws will affect only a very few Iowans. The Legislature passed hundreds of these bills. These laws are important ...

This week, Special Counsel John Durham released a 316-page report detailing the origins of Operation Crossfire Hurricane — the FBI’s investigation into supposed connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. The report is an astounding expose of corruption and collusion ...

It was hot and muggy, with temperatures in the low nineties in Missouri (making it misery) and high eighties in Iowa—unusually hot for early May. Ginnie and I had been in Liberty, Missouri for a surprise 70th birthday party for her sister. Pulling into our driveway we noticed the garbage can ...