Public schools in Iowa are required to have their school board adopt a budget and have it submitted to the county auditor by April 15 each year. One of the main purposes of the budget is to set the maximum level of expenditures the district intends to spend in the next fiscal year. As a citizen ...
What happens when a former president decides he wants his old job back, regardless of what stands in his way? As Donald Trump launches his third run for the White House, it is useful to look back at another ex-president, Theodore Roosevelt, whose campaign to regain the office from his ...
The Hartford Courant is the oldest US newspaper in continuous publication with its Oct. 29, 1764 issue. Most likely it was the first newspaper to publish a year-in-review article. What has become a year-in-review newspaper industry tradition, Dec. 15’s Wall Street Journal 26 page special ...
Are you thinking about being a substitute teacher? There are some fantastic advantages to being a substitute such as not having to worry about lesson planning or grading. In addition, it only takes a moment to make a lasting impression and difference in a child’s life. Impacting a student may ...
Thankfully we are five weeks past the 2022 midterm election. I can hear many voters exuding a sigh of relief and shouting after $17 billion was spent on disinformation, misinformation, and the occasional truthful political ad, “yes, finally, the election is over.” Normal life – I think ...
Hate, vengeance, revenge, feeling offended, intention, satisfaction, and so on are experiences. These experiences are based on and coordinated by the brain. The brain is an organ of experiences, not just one of cells and molecules. The brain gives what is experienced, to the degree and when. It ...
It won’t be long before empty parking spaces near the Iowa Capitol will be as hard to find as a compromise between Democrats and Republicans. The Legislature returns to Des Moines on Jan. 9, more firmly in Republican control than it was on May 24, when this year’s session ended. With ...
While the Nov. 8 midterm election has passed, several ballot tabulations, recounts, and court challenges are in the works. Should election results show that Republicans control an abundance of state legislatures, don’t be surprised if GOP’s next move will be to call for a U.S. ...
National Veterans and Military Families Month are recognized each November to honor the service and sacrifices made by our veterans, service members, and their spouses. Many may not realize that by keeping our veterans and military spouses employed, it helps sustain our nation’s ...
Our story begins in a small eastern Iowa farming community in 1840. It ends at a lonely grave along the old stagecoach road between Leadville and Buena Vista, Colorado. The headstone reads, "My Wife – Jane Kirkham – died March 7, 1879 – Aged 38 Years 3 Months 7 Days." Within those 38 ...