Henry Luce, the late publisher of Time and Life magazines, described the 20th century as the American Century. Today, in the 21st century, the United States is in decline. From an economic standpoint the national economy is suffering from a weak recovery from the Great Recession, and from a ...
November is election time in America. Voters in many local municipalities will go to the polls soon to choose local public officials. Four states have statewide legislative elections and three of those states will select a governor. For some, the presidential election next year is top of mind. ...
Our system of government is set up with a series of checks and balances. Right now, Iowans picked a divided government, which means we have to work together to move our state forward.After 21 years in office, Governor Terry Branstad apparently doesn't understand that. He is working over-time ...
From the press office of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa):"The decision by the Bureau of Prisons to completely remove pork from its menus was ham-handed at best. I appreciate the quick decision after my letter to the bureau to keep pork products on prison menus. That's good news for the ...
Iowa is taking positive steps to help survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, human trafficking and violent crimes. Here are three recent pieces of good news:1. A new $2 million federal grant will help the state test a backlog of sexual assault kits and investigate and ...
American students need to hit the books. According to the latest international data, the United States ranks 24th among 34 developed countries in math and science achievement -- well below countries like Slovenia, Vietnam, and the Czech Republic.Our dismal academic performance has real ...
Instead of removing Alexander Hamilton from the $10 bill, it would be better for Americans to rediscover the principles and philosophy of one of our greatest Founding Fathers. Alexander Hamilton, who served as one of our nation's prominent Founding Fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury ...
Do Legislators have a Constitutional right to impose taxes on citizens and to deny citizens any veto power over those actions? A group of politicians in Colorado seems to think so, and are continuing their quest to overturn the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, or TABOR, from the Colorado State ...
Received on Oct. 2 by fax - yes fax, not email: Carol Torkko is announcing her candidacy for President of hte United States. A?California native, she now lives near Seattle and is seeking the Republican nomination. Torkko says "There are two main issues that threaten our nation's economy and ...
"Have you thought about MCC?" Those were the words that one mother told me she asked her son as he was making his college decision. It led me to wonder how many others in our communities have said the same thing to their children, grandchildren, friends, and co-workers. If you haven't "thought" ...