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When a brain injury changes everything, schools don’t face it alone

One moment can change a child’s life forever. A car crash. A fall. A sports injury. Suddenly, a student who once kept up in class is struggling to remember directions, control emotions, or keep up with schoolwork. When that student walks back into school, the question becomes: Who knows what to do next? At Central Rivers AEA, the answer is the Brain Injury Support Team, and their work matters more than most people realize. Brain injuries don’t always look dramatic. Many students return to school without visible signs, yet they may be relearning how to focus, organize their ...

We’re all human. We all need teaching of the humanities.

The University of Northern Iowa won, for now, a big one. No, it was not a three-point shot at the buzzer by the women’s basketball team or a two-point conversion on a trick play to secure a victory by the football team. This is bigger than all of those by far. UNI just received a $2.4 ...

Farmers shouldn’t need permission to fix what they own

When something breaks on our farm, my first instinct is the same one my father had, and his father before him: figure out what’s wrong, fix it, and get back to work. That instinct is bred into Iowa farmers. We are, as Rep. Derek Wulf put it when he introduced House File 2709, “the best ...

Kids aren’t picky — we’re just bad parents

It’s not my fault that my kids are picky eaters, I learned today. But it’s my fault if I don’t fix it. That’s what I gleaned from a recent article by Helen Zoe Veit, the author of a forthcoming book called “Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History.” Children are not naturally picky, Veit tells us in her piece. Not at all. In fact, children are voracious eaters of vinegar and raw oysters and tiny crabs still in the shells. They are not engineered to demand Lunchables, then only eat the cheese out of the package and the second you cave and buy 10 ...

The Warme Wire: Week 7

Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman returned to work for the first day of the Minnesota legislative session “changed, but not deterred,” following a seven-month recovery from being shot nine times. His 2025 attack was followed by the assassinations of Rep. Melissa Hortman and Charlie ...

Celebrating President Trump’s historic State of the Union

This week, I had the honor of attending President Trump’s historic State of the Union address, a speech that sent a simple but powerful message: America is back on track. One year ago, President Trump made a promise to put the American people first, and the results are clear — a secure ...