As Iowans went to their mailbox after the first of the year, many may have noticed something missing; their 2011 Iowa Income Tax Booklets.You may be wondering what happened and where you can get your forms. According to the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR), with the continued growth of ...
Since before Iowa even was a state, the citizens of this land have made education Iowa's top priority. Once again this year, discussion about improving our children's education will be the centerpiece of the Legislature's work.These efforts kicked off in earnest last week when the introduction ...
Are you a student that is often given a pile of homework to put in your bag and carry all the way home? However all you want to do when you get home is watch T.V., play a game, or just take a nap, but you can't because you have to do homework? Or is there a student that you care for, and all ...
Just like every housewife knows, ya gotta clean the house every now and then. Dishes have to be washed, floors cleaned and things put away. Well, today is my day to do some cleaning, or at least some clearing off of my desk. Things I've kept around, a note here, an interesting tidbit there. So ...
The highlight of the week was the Condition of the Guard presented by Adjutant General Orr. For the first time since 2001 the Iowa National Guard does not have any units deployed overseas. We should all be proud of the men and women who have committed themselves to serve us and thank them for ...
Courts should be able to try juveniles as adults."Kids today are more sophisticated at a younger age; they understand the implications of violence and how to use violent weapons. It is absurd to argue that a modern child, who sees the effects of violence around him in news every day, doesn't ...
The 2012 legislative year began Jan. 9 with all the usual pomp & circumstance. It is amazing to think this is the 12th time I have gaveled in at this glorious, historical building gifted to us by our fore fathers! Because of the results of the redistricting map, this will be my final ...
If you look around today at all of the teenagers, it seems like all of their faces are glowing, except not with healthiness orjoy. Instead, it's the artificial light of their phone and computer screens.Sadly most of the time the word "bullying" is an understatement for cyber-bullying, as it is ...
Greetings from the CapitolThe 2012 Legislative Session has begun. This week we heard Governor Branstad deliver his Condition of the State address. We also heard from Chief Justice Cady on the condition of the Judiciary. Next week we will hear from General Orr on the Condition of the Iowa ...
As we look to a New Year let me encourage you to leave the challenges, or failures of 2011 behind and start over with a fresh start in 2012. The bible says, "Brethren I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth ...