Letter to the Editor:As South Tama County's Superintendent, I am quickly realizing how polarizing a bond referendum vote can be for the community. Prior to taking this job, I have watched other school districts go through bond referendum votes and I've been appalled by how heated communication ...
Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always established in a court of law.Jan. 212:27 p.m.- Alexis Lillian Collinson, 19, Tama, arrested in the 1300 block of Sesame Drive on a charge of 3rd degree burglary by Tama Police. Placed on ...
District 72 NewsletterThe fourth week of session was very busy with committee meetings and subcommittee meetings taking up much of the time. The "Funnel " date of Feb. 21 is looming large in everyone's mind, as bills must be out of committee by then to move forward.I have the privilege of ...
I've never been convicted of being the brightest light bulb in the Sheda family, but I think of myself as having a certain acumen when it comes to winter banality and jejune times. After all, the Super Bowl is over, the baseball season is a couple of months away, little chilly yet to get in ...
Dear Editor,I am writing to respond to Mr. Adam Todd's recent opinion piece entitled "Property Tax Concerns" in the January 31 edition of the Tama News-Herald. As a parent, a property-owner, a Chelsea City Council member, and a teacher, I believe that Mr. Todd fundamentally opposes taxation on ...
Letter to the Editor:South Tama Community Consolidate School District Plan Deserves the Community's ConsiderationIowa Valley Community College benefits from a variety of mutually beneficial partnerships throughout our region. One of the most important has been our work with the South Tama ...
As you are well aware, this column is called "Take A Mulligan." For the few that never heard this phrase, it comes to us from the world of golf. Some golfers, when they hit a bad shot, say, "I'm taking a mulligan," meaning "I'm gonna to hit again."The essence being that in life sometimes when ...
Letter to the EditorMy letter is in response to Representative Dean Fisher's response to Anne Michael's letter to the editor, regarding IPERS. I feel compelled to clarify as I fear that I may have not been clear when Anne and I talked about the issue of IPERS and Senate File 634.First let me ...
Letter to the Editor:As I write this, the Democratic Party Caucus of Iowa is in disarray and fully confused. First, the Des Moines Register poll is kept secret, its results hidden. Next, hours and hours later (maybe days and weeks later?) the Democrat state headquarters is frantically trying to ...
In May 2015, former President Barack Obama ignored the legitimate concerns of Iowa's farmers, manufacturers and small businesses and announced an egregious rule expanding the definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS), a move that sent shockwaves through rural communities across the ...