Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of ...
This week, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration released tens of thousands of documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert, and Martin Luther King Jr. Now, I’m one of those naive Americans who believe Lee Harvey Oswald ...
Wanna get letters in the mail from a pen pal? Aimee Gauley, formerly of Ft. Madison, now living out west with her husband, son and three dogs, has an ambitious writing project, in addition to all her other projects, like books, movie scripts, acting, directing, producing and stagehand/make-up ...
With the legislative session over halfway done, new troubling signs are emerging for Iowa public schools. Waterloo announced $10 million in budget cuts with 60 staff positions cut. The Orient-Macksburg public school district is dissolving after this school year and Pella is facing budget ...
Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April — and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. This “big dance” is a sure thing for everyone in the state — a coming-out party for the state’s newest namesake ...
In celebration of National Ag Week I am reminded of the Thomas Jefferson quote. “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals and happiness.” Most of our ancestors were some sort of farmers. Today though, farmers make up less than ...