Every action of government is your business.Every document held in government halls is your piece of paper.Every penny spent by government is your money.From the courthouse to the statehouse to the White House, government belongs to the governed and not the governing.You have the right to know ...
Six and a half million dollars is a lot of money. I think a lot of us Tama County citizens are taken aback by the staggering amount of money being requested by Mindy Benson and the E911 board for radios. I think I might speak for a good amount of people when I ask a few questions.It's my ...
In 1897, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon, a coroner's assistant on Manhattan's Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then eight-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O'Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the ...
Q: Why do you offer internship opportunities in your Senate offices?A: Throughout my public service, I have worked to engage younger generations to actively participate in civic life. For the last 38 years, I have held at least one meeting in each of Iowa's 99 counties to seek feedback from ...
As we gear up for the 88th General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature, I would like to thank everyone for their hard work and input to help solve challenges we have faced in central Iowa and our surrounding communities.This past summer has created some herculean challenges, especially for some ...
District 72 Newsletter November, 2018I am honored and humbled to once again be elected to the Iowa House of Representatives to serve the people of District 72. I truly appreciate the trust that has been placed in me by the voters of this district that includes parts of Marshall and Black Hawk ...
By Bob UntiedtOrpheum Center DirectorEarlier this year, a senior manager at a large company, new to town, mentioned that he and his family came to a movie the Orpheum had offered for free to his child's elementary school. He said that he was not looking forward to this very much, but his kid ...
Fairfield, Iowa Unknown to most Iowans, a battle has been underway before the Iowa Utilities Board over Alliant Energy's plan to require Alliant customers to either pay Alliant certain fees or convert their meters from long-serving analog meters to so-called "smart" meters. The last day the ...
It was early Christmas Eve in 1818 when the priests of St. Nicholas Church in Obernadorf, Austria, learned that the broken pipe organ would not be repaired in time to the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. Joseph Mohr, St. Nicholas' associate priest was the first to hear the bad news and deeply ...
Q: Why do you support the First Step Act?A: This bipartisan legislation would make historic reforms to the nation's criminal justice system to restore fairness, strengthen public safety and reduce crime. The vast majority of prison inmates will one day be released back into our communities ...