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Delivering a pay raise for our troops and strengthening our national security

In 1961, the United States Congress passed the first National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Then, and in every conflict since, our brave men and women at home and overseas relied on Congress to authorize new programs, procure advanced weapons, and make quality-of-life improvements for ...

IVCCD celebrates a strong start to the fall 2025 semester

Marshalltown Community College (MCC) and Ellsworth Community College (ECC) are celebrating a successful launch to the fall term, marked by energy, optimism, and a renewed sense of community across both campuses. Students returned to campus in late August and were greeted with a series of ...

Burt Walters retires as conservation officer

Iowa Conservation Officers (game wardens) are part of a long line of specialized law enforcement folks who are professionally trained regarding all aspects of the laws and regulations pertaining to hunting, fishing, trapping, and natural resource protection. In addition, the job can be very ...

A society paralyzed by the presence of evil

This week, most Americans were shocked by the images of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent schizophrenic with a 14-count rap sheet, stabbing a young Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, to death on a Charlotte light rail commuter train. The video of the incident is absolutely horrifying: Brown, clad ...

The woke weep only for the wicked

Charlotte, N.C. Democrat Mayor Vi Lyles’ first public comment following the savage murder of Ukraine-born Iryana Zaruta was a call for greater “compassion” for the barbaric nutcase who had repeatedly plunged a razory blade into the 23 year-old innocent’s throat. I’m not making that ...

Iowa State v Iowa

Ginnie and I were lucky enough to score a couple of tickets for the number 16 Iowa State/Iowa football game in Ames. The seats were on the 20 yard line, upper level. There’s not a bad seat in Jack Trice Stadium. Thanks to the handicap tag I now possess (for a limited time), we had choice ...