Historian Alexander Tyler explained two centuries ago the lesson from Greece’s experiment with direct control of government by the people. “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist until a majority of the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse from ...

Eighty percent of Americans see our country as polarized. They see polarization as a blockade to governing because the two polarized political parties can’t work together to legislate. However, fifty percent of Iowans enjoy polarization. This is obvious because they support a candidate who ...

Your children know they are loved and cared for. They know that you work hard to meet their physical and emotional needs every single day. Because of you, they can grow and thrive. Sadly, there are children in our community that do not have this. Throughout Iowa each year, thousands of ...

For the first time in years, my wife had no music responsibilities at our Church. We decided to visit a Church that she grew up in. The Minister’s message was the story of the Prodigal Son found in the book of Luke. The farmer’s son talked him into giving him his inheritance, now, so he ...

It is time to be bold! Miller Middle School has served our community for 100 years. The needs of our students, and Miller staff, far exceed what can be reasonably expected from a repair and renovation effort of a building this old. End of the day, we can polish up and repair the building but ...

Insecurity breeds fear and these days far more people are fearful of many things.... the great divide in the economy, obvious signs of climate change and pollutants in our environment, loss of habitats (both wildlife and human) … these along with growing populations world-wide creating more ...