The famous poem written to illustrate what happens when six blind men try to describe the elephant that none of them have seen, has been used to describe religious pluralism. Religious pluralism is actually understood in at least two major ways. Sometimes the words are taken to refer to the ...
Q: What have you learned through your oversight of federal housing programs?A: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) works with state and local leaders across the country to address homelessness and foster vibrant neighborhoods and communities. Like many challenges facing ...
(Des Moines) On Tuesday, Feb. 10, State Senator Steve Sodders (D-State Center) voted to reverse the trend that has made Iowa 35th in the nation in terms of per student investment."Iowans understand that our state's future economic success depends on raising well educated, productive citizens, ...
On Thursday the legislature heard the Condition of the Guard speech delivered by Major General Timothy Orr. General Orr highlighted the Home Base Iowa initiative that was passed by the legislature last year. This program was designed to attract military veterans to Iowa to live. Over 1,000 ...
Iowa has a shortage of skilled workers. Employers say it's the No. 1 obstacle to growing our economy.A new report from the Iowa Student Aid Commission highlights the need for training and education after high school. The Condition of Higher Education in Iowa 2014 reports that 36 percent of ...
Voters sent Washington a message in November. Lawmakers can make the most of the historic election in the new year by making fresh resolutions for the new Congress. Let's listen, learn and lead.First, listen. Voters are fed up with business as usual. Partisanship makes average citizens tune ...
Week 3Committee work on bills is in full swing. The committees and appropriations sub-committees are not only moving bills, but they are also hearing updates from the various departments and organizations they fund. For example, on Monday we had a three hour marathon Appropriations meeting ...
In 2004 the book What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, by Thomas Frank, was published to glowing reviews from the liberal media and Democrat activists. It purported to show that Kansans "vote against their economic and social interests" and asked where was ...
West Des Moines, IA February 4, 2015 Mediacom Communications Corporation today released the following statement regarding the updated broadband benchmark set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week:"Mediacom was founded on the belief that America's smaller cities and rural ...
Iowa, like many other rural states, is having a problem with population loss. The most obvious evidence of this is our loss of a Congressional seat in the 2010 national census. In 2013 there were 63 counties in Iowa with populations between 5,000 and 20,000. Another 25 had populations of ...