The opportunity of being foster parent is to change a child’s life and change the way that they see life. It is to learn the new opportunity they have in this world - not to replace the people that have failed them but to be there and love them through their worst times and good times; mostly ...

Iowans have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Thousands of Iowans have lost their jobs and are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Months into this pandemic, about 134,000 Iowa households — including 98,000 children ...

I completed and returned the U.S. Census 2020 information by mail many months ago. In fact, I returned it by mail just two days after I received it. I even watched my mail carrier collect the completed form from my mailbox. Since then, I have received more than seven notices by mail saying I ...

The “Greatest Generation” endured hardships that are unfathomable to Americans today - 675,00 Americans were lost during the Spanish flu pandemic which began during 1918. Shortly thereafter, the Great Depression was followed by World War 2. During that war more than 400,000 American ...

As a state a in this area, I’ve worked with Tony Reed over the last few years in his role as executive director of the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center. I’ve found Tony to be a great person to work with. Tony’s work at the detention center has made him very knowledgeable in many ...

We, as East Marshall Alumni, current students, parents, and faculty respectfully write to ask East Marshall CSD to take action. We request that East Marshall CSD craft a comprehensive elementary, middle and high school curricula inclusive of Black history and, specifically, a curriculum that ...