Iowa farms feed and fuel the world, and Iowa's strong agricultural history has driven the economy for decades. We've seen innovation and technology transform agriculture across Iowa, creating an agriculture industry that contributes $72.1 billion to Iowa's economy each year.But there's more to ...
The recent announcement of the 2013 World Food Prize laureates has piqued a renewed biotech debate in the world of agriculture. Genetic selection of crops has existed since man first began to put crops under cultivation. Our early crop producers selected the best of their product to be held ...
When Iowa Valley tucked the bail-out of Marshalltown's Orpheum Theatre into a $35 million bond issue in 2006, its wisdom was questioned on these pages more than once.The beleaguered Orpheum project had bogged down, Marshalltown couldn't or wouldn't finance restoring the downtown movie house and ...
Q: Will Congress take up tax reform this Congress?A: The tax-writing Senate Finance Committee is laying the groundwork to rewrite the federal tax code. If this effort comes off, it would be much bigger than the garden-variety legislative changes that take place from year to year. Since the ...
Whether it's continuing their education with the help of the GI Bill, attending a VA job fair, or submitting a disability claim, our veterans deserve to know that they can rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the very department created to help them to provide the benefits they've ...
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." Thomas JeffersonWill this be America's last birthday?America is the first country in history to be founded based on individual liberty. The principles of liberty are timeless. The concepts apply as much ...
Washingtonians brace themselves for the flood of tourists who come to soak in the monuments, museums and memorials that attract millions of visitors to the nation's capital every year. This summer is no exception.In spite of humidity that puts even the hardiest tourist to the test, families ...
Q: What do college-bound students need to know about student loans before school resumes this fall?A:Many young adults use the summer months to earn money to help pay for their college expenses in the year ahead. Even with summer just having started, the first day of fall classes aren't too ...
Last week, I voted for Iowa farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses by supporting the Farm Bill. Passage of the Farm Bill would have allowed the House and Senate to work together and reach a consensus on the important farm and food issues that directly affect Iowa's economy and benefit our ...
Americans have long been known as a very charitable people. According to the World Giving Index, we give more to others than any other national group. As yet another national and state income-tax filing deadline has come, it is appropriate to revisit the issue raised in the 17 December 2012 ...