My ancestors trace their roots in America to before the days the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. You may have seen my distant cousin, Joseph Hewes, in the massive painting hanging in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. It shows colonial leaders including Cousin Joe ...
I opened the weekend Times Republican this morning and saw the front-page article about the INA annual awards banquet in Des Moines. Your article moved me to write a note to the editor. I have been wanting to express my appreciation of the TR since last summer when I returned from vacation. I ...
Groundhog Day’s furry forecaster Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather. What if we asked Phil to apply his insights to the frigid job market? He might answer the way an alarmed groundhog does, with chattering teeth, and then squeak, “Wheet! Wheet! Cold days are coming ...
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments that could reshape the global financial system. The case asks a deceptively simple question: Can the president fire Dr. Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, before the end of her term? But everyone watching knows the real ...
One of the issues I’ve heard about a lot from constituents has to do with perceived, and real, concerns about weather engineering. House File 2173 is a bill that I’ve allowed to run through the Environmental Protection committee that I chair that deals with the real part of this ...
“Where is the good news?” my son asked the other day, the kind of simple question that can only come from a child. Obvious, sensical, trusting. He still believes in our essential goodness and still wants to know about humanity’s small kindnesses and large achievements. We had been ...