A perfect credit rating and strong budget make Iowa one of the best run states in the country. As your state senator, I am committed to keeping Iowa's finances in good shape.I am proud of the bipartisan efforts of the Legislature to balance the state budget without raising taxes and set aside ...
September kicks off with Labor Day, a time to celebrate the achievements of working families as the foundation of a strong economy.Here in Iowa, we're always looking for ways to make our state the best possible place for hard-working families. Successful initiatives to strengthen Iowa's middle ...
The demand as well as the supply for smoke-free rental properties appears to be growing in Iowa. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Smoke-Free Housing Registry, 319 properties are now listed.These properties have at a minimum one building with a 100 percent smoke-free ...
At least it will ring out a warning unless they peddle the clapper first.With the ongoing looting of the Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls of its contents (the State calls it "inventory and says the items will benefit other institutions) it would be wise to be watchful of the ...
Q: What is ALS?A: Some people may know the neurodegenerative disease by another name, Lou Gehrig's disease. ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.To the tens of thousands of American families impacted by this progressive, debilitating disease, the diagnosis is devastating. The incurable ...
I have many fond memories of growing up in the Tama-Toledo area such as having spaghetti suppers at Big T with friends, running into people at Fareway who wanted to discuss the Trojan football season, and playing little league games at the Toledo Heights. The community has also been very ...
Faculty have returned to our campuses, our admissions offices are working feverishly to register students, and all of the last minute details are in full swing as we launch another academic year at our colleges. Next to graduation, the return of our students and the excitement generated from ...
"If I were the owner of the team and I knew there was a name of my team - even if it had a storied history - that was offending a sizable group of people, I'd think about changing it." U.S. President Barack Obama.We live in an era where cultural misrepresentation is rampant. Over the years, ...
We are creatures of comfort and love predictability - change tends to make us uncomfortable. As my wife would say, she likes a "Calm Pond"- no waves and therefore no change. We tend to get into patterns of expectancy that we always want to be the same with calm water! We expect everything to be ...
For more than a decade, that has been a common and constant refrain. While working at washingtonpost.com, the Guardian US, and now, the Newspaper Association of America, I have been asked frequently about the state of the industry as people search for the worst.Though newspaper media is ...