With Joni Ernst elected as Iowa's newest U.S. senator last Tuesday night, leaders of 50-50 in 2020 are celebrating, but know much is left to do for the state to attain political gender equity."One of our goals for 50-50 in 2020 was to have a female elected to Congress from Iowa by 2020, the ...
There is only one question on the minds of retailers and advertisers for the next two months what is the best way to reach consumers?The answer this year, as it has for many years prior, is newspaper media.As we enter an exciting holiday shopping season, retailers will experiment more than ...
During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln called on his countrymen in his famous Gettysburg Address to ensure that liberty "shall not perish from the earth." His words have inspired many over the years, including millions in the nation's armed services who fought to preserve not ...
We're nearing the end of campaign season, and it can be difficult for a candidate's message to cut through the noise. That's why I'm sharing my ideas and vision for Iowa directly.I am running for governor because I love this state. I want to see us reach our greatest potential as individuals ...
Pressure to go along to get along starts early in life. A student who tells the teacher about playground misbehaviors may face taunts as a tattletale. Teens feel social pressure not to report mischief by their peers. Later in life, employees fear reprisals or retaliation for raising questions ...
This is the seventh year in which Public Interest Institute has updated the citizens of Iowa about Iowa Vote Tally. Iowa Vote Tally is a modified version of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation's Vote Tally. The purpose of Iowa Vote Tally is to let you know how Legislators voted to spend ...
The month of May was filled with graduations, relatives visiting, parties attended, photos taken, and "shrines" to the graduates crafted by their doting mothers. I know, I am one. In June we all collapsed and said, "Now what?"The Pew Research Center recently issued facts about today's college ...
Did you know that Iowa is among America's top ten Best Places to Retire? There are many good reasons for seniors to choose Iowa as their home. Topping the list are Iowa's relatively low cost of living and great health care, according to Bankrate.The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ...
As the number of exemptions to Iowa's public records law has ballooned to 67, so, too, has the ability of public bodies to operate in secrecy.Take the case of a working group appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad in March after The Des Moines Register revealed that his administration was secretly ...
Q: What is ISIS?A: A radical group of Islamic extremists operating from the Middle East, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, ISIL or Islamic State), is escalating its terrorist insurgency throughout the volatile region. ISIS splintered from the terrorist organization al Qaeda and since ...