On Wednesday, Dec. 10, I voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This annual legislation sets defense policy, authorizes funding for military operations and projects, and ensures that our troops and ...
As temperatures drop and families spend more time indoors, fire safety becomes even more critical. Each year, thousands of home fires occur across the United States—many of them preventable with a few simple precautions. The Marshalltown Fire Department is encouraging residents to take ...
Millions of Americans are struggling with the high cost of services and goods this holiday season, as politicians in Congress seem stuck in the past rather than looking out for our future. The ACA has been in place for 15 years now. Despite its proven track record and majority support for the law, here we are again. There’s no better example than the current health care affordability crisis. It’s not new, but the fight is coming to a head as Republicans in Congress continue to refuse to extend the premium tax credits that millions of people depend on for Affordable Care Act ...
BY AIMEE GAULEY My husband has a lifelong affliction. He has learned to live with it better than I have. He becomes selectively deaf and blind when sports are on. If there is a game on, the room could explode around him and he won’t notice until commercial break. I know there are millions of spouses who suffer through this with me. I see you. Occasionally I pull rank and shut the TV off, a rare occurrence. The most notable example was while our son was literally being born and I clicked off Sports Center. His head whipped back to me as I was trying to control my breathing. He said, ...
Ever since Notre Dame’s football team was cheated (yes, cheated) out of playing in the college football championship playoffs, the news has been filled with articles by sportswriters who are incensed that the team decided not to participate in one of the remaining bowl games that are not ...
Bribery, inflation, plagues, crumbling trade links, stalled innovation — all these negatives helped bring down the once-mighty Roman Empire. But Rome needed centuries of bad leadership to collapse. Donald Trump seems to be undoing American greatness at warp speed. Sure, the United States possesses strengths that will maintain an aura of power for some time to come. But Trump has turbocharged the kind of destructive governance that could undo us. Start with bribery, gifts that buy special deals and access. Witness the bags of money going into the Trump family’s crypto schemes. ...
