Erosion by rivers is a persistent active force of streams and rivers all across the globe. It is an unstoppable natural act of physics and geological processes as surface waters find exits to lower elevations. There are other erosional events such as earthquakes that over long term time ...

This week, Week 10 of the legislative session, we focused on a number of issues like improving access to health care, easing regulations, and cutting red tape. Senate Republicans also released our budget target for this year. The March Revenue Estimating Conference meeting last week, which ...

We are in a looming financial crisis, even if we don’t want to see it. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was, according to Moody’s, worthy of an investment-grade rating as of March 8, 2023. S&P Global Ratings similarly held a high opinion of SVB. Two days later, SVB was shut down; ...

“The whole land of Canaan...I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants...and I will be their God.” Genesis 17:8 An icon of Cannan Township in Henry County, Iowa — ”The Single Richest Township of Land in the World”--is being redirected. On March 29 at 10:00 ...

A friend on Facebook posted a picture of Bob Hope in drag, entertaining the troops. No Republican legislators in sight. No protests. No problem. Comedian Melissa McCarthy is right. In a viral post, she defended drag queens. Why not? We’ve all been entertained by drag shows all our ...

The Marshalltown Community School District’s indoor and outdoor physical education, wellness, recreation and athletic facilities have great tradition and have served the community and school district well since their origination in the 1960’s, but they had been showing their age and are in ...