My dad never kicked me, and I appreciate that so much...even though I certainly deserved swift kicks! I knew a man who got mad at his son and booted him right out into the front yard! That’s wrong, but I can think of a time when a brutal, swift kick was warranted to one. They had committed ...
From Kindergarten, and even Pre-School, on through the 12 grade, students will very soon begin another chapter in their lives--as will each teacher. Everyone begins fresh and pretty much on the same level field. It's up to each student to decide how their school year will be and it's also ...
The hunting and trapping seasons will soon be upon us. Here are some highlights and changes for the upcoming 2023-24 seasons as listed on page 6 of the recently published 2023-24 Hunting Regulation Booklet. The Iowa Legislature passed a law allowing landowners or tenants to dispatch raccoons ...
This past session, we passed a bill to ensure that all books in Iowa school libraries are age appropriate. In recent years, Iowans have found examples of pornographic material in their children's school libraries. And shockingly, some Iowa school districts have been reluctant to remove them, ...
Everyone has a beat in their feet and a song thumping away on their eardrums once in a while; I'm talking music, man. First of all, I don't prescribe to just one genre of music; I've listened to a little of this, a little of that, and it all mixes together. On my custom playlist, Tina ...
Let me begin by saying this is my stomach talking. All opinions I bring to the table with a healthy appetite, and a slight infatuation with this delicious dessert. Can you make me a more versatile treat? As I let my hunger guide me, I think of all the variations of this most delectable ...
His name was David, a preacher who pastored a church in a midsize town. He told this shocking story about himself. Years earlier, he had been an accountant where he had embezzled significant funds, but never was caught. God convicted him, and he placed his trust in Jesus Christ. He ...
Over the course of our lives, we have moved quite a few times and some houses have had their craziness. In Toledo, OH, we had a back door on the second floor...but no stairway. The brick chimney began to fall, brick by brick, off the roof and into the backyard. The closet rained! That is ...
July 27 will be one of those days I think none of us will forget. As we watched the day come closer and closer, forecasted temperatures went up and up. At one point I read highs of 101 for that Thursday. Luckily those original forecasts were altered and we ended up with low 90 degree weather ...
For as long as I can remember, August brings out the nostalgia in me. I think it has something to do with school starting soon and eons ago realizing that I had actually passed a grade and was entering the next level. Then it was watching my kids go from 3rd to 4th.........9th to 10th, and ...