June 15, 2025 is World Elder Abuse Day. Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging joins communities across the world to promote awareness and highlight solutions to this systemic social challenge. As Americans, we believe in justice for all, but we fail to adhere to this value when we allow older ...

Instead of responding to points made in my May 9th letter with facts, Lewis and Ginter respond with attitude May 13th and May 14th respectively. As to Lewis’s fiction, I did not gather signatures at Walmart. However, since I initiated the petition, I apologized to the manager for it. ...

If you’re struggling to comprehend the massive and complex One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, you’re not alone. It’s complicated, messy and ominous. As written, it will slash at least $267 billion in federal dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – our country’s most ...

Senator Joni Ernst had a great fall in her Iowa town hall and the nation saw the first cracks in Humpty Dumpty. Her defense of the cuts in Medicaid to decrease the deficit rang hollow in that meeting place. It is becoming clear to even the one-eyed kings in the kingdom of the blind that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. I’d like to add a third one: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Her flippant “we all are going to die” comment at a May 30 town hall is one to remember as we look ahead to ...

Iowans must come together to tackle the climate crisis. Climate shocks are expected to impact Iowa soon. We require energy-efficient home upgrades throughout all neighborhoods. This includes improved wall insulation, energy-saving windows, heat pumps, and energy recovery ventilation systems. ...