This is the final month for Governor Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa (HKI) program. Since June, the state has been providing a food box per school-age child each month — instead of putting funds directly on an electronic card (known as Summer EBT) that eligible families can use at local ...

Recently, President Trump federalized the DC police and installed federal law enforcement officials in the city. The move was done with the intent to crack down on crime in the city, but the action was unnecessary. Violent crime is down 26% compared to last year according to the DC Police ...

I have remained silent but disgusted at our governor and her ilk to damage our once nationally renowned public school system, but no longer. Her recent proposals to placate wealthy contributors (i.e. diversion of public tax dollars to private school entities) has not ended as recent news of ...

There used to be a Russian Colony just north of San Francisco, which was part of Mexico, in the early 1800s. With President Trump meeting with Putin in Alaska, which was itself bought from Imperial Russia, it’s all leading up to a importination of renewed Russian expansion. Feeding into the ...

rac·ist /rāsest/ adjective: characterized by or showing prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. As Kevin Lewis insinuates a “fear of ...

Recently, I wrote to Representative Hinson urging her to vote no on an appropriations bill that would provide protection for chemical manufacturers like Bayer. I have lived in Iowa for the last 40 years and have raised my family here in a beautiful small town. However, two of my three family ...