Have you ever called 911 for an emergency and wondered if someone would come? How long it would take for help to arrive? This is a real concern for residents living in small towns. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and firefighters are becoming increasingly hard to find. In small communities ...
Week FourWeek four was highlighted by the Condition of the Guard speech from Major General Orr, commander of the Iowa National Guard. General Orr's speech focused on how the Iowa National Guard has served this state for 175 years, originating in 1839 as protectors of fellow settlers before ...
In an effort to help more Iowa employers and workers recover from the national recession, we must increase access to high-quality Internet services across the state.Iowa ranks 11th out of 12 Midwestern states in the TechNet State Broadband Index, which ranks states based on how many households ...
Q: What is Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)?A: The Constitution vests authority in Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations. And the President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed. As anyone who pays any attention to Washington knows, it's not easy to get 535 ...
Let's think about the 6th commandment. The theme which I have tried to develop in my past 5 editorials on the Ten Commandments has been this: The strength of any society or nation can be seen in whether a people are able to keep the commandments of God. The only true and living God has revealed ...
We live in the digital age. We expect to be able to do most of our communication through the Internet, while also being able to find almost anything we want to know from the Internet. We have access to all legislative bill information from Congress.gov or THOMAS.gov. Now we have another to ...
A new approach to keeping families together is seeing success in Iowa.Family Treatment Courts work with community professionals to help Iowans struggling with substance abuse or other problems that put them at risk of losing their parental rights. Legislators heard about the good work of Family ...
These three words, when used in combination, say a lot about the American society in which I was raised. For some of my generation, this is nothing less than a philosophy of life. The most obvious manifestation of Big, Fast and Cheap is seen in the ways we have processed and packaged our ...
Much time, energy, and money has been spent figuring out what is wrong with the education system. For example, the ACT test, which has four sections math, science, English, and reading has a maximum score of 36. In 2013 only 39 percent nationally met three or more college readiness ...
While you may be more aware of the impending renovations to the historic Marshalltown High School Roundhouse, Marshalltown Community College is also preparing to embark on its own renovation project. Planning has been under way for the past year to upgrade existing facilities that house two of ...