Iowa's lawmakers justify handing out tax credits and incentives to private businesses by promising those deals will end up benefiting the people of Iowa. However, the transparency and accountability for these programs are so poor that Iowa's taxpayers have no way of knowing whether the tax ...
Our next event at the Wieting will be our "Open House" for the new addition and celebrating the finished product of Phase II.The committee will have all the information in the newspaper soon. This event should take place in four weeks. Watch for it and do plan on attending."See ya at the ...
Q: What draws people to the Iowa State Fair year after year?A: With countless attractions, there's something for everyone at the Iowa State Fair. This world famous agricultural and industrial exposition began 165 years ago and has grown into the largest family friendly celebration in the state ...
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 ...
There are two kinds of exaggerated expressions: one is simply ridiculous and the other is a reality. Of the first type, my favorite expressions is, "Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut!"Of the second, my mother was a master. She'd say, "Mike, if you lie one more time, I'm gonna wash ...
Dear Editor,The national group, Food & Water Watch with staff here in Iowa, has recently brought to light the large number of factory farms in our county. In Tama County, alone, we currently have 45 factory farms that have gone through the DNR permitting process. (To view these, go to ...
Market Report for August 2, 2019It was an eventful night at the Toledo Farmers' Market. Sweet corn arrived and if you didn't stand there with your hands on it, it was gone with the flash of a bag. The red round tomato hasn't arrived yet. I am thinking that next Friday there should be ...
Have you had a chance to check out the outside of the new addition?Does the new parking lot meet your expectations? How about the retaining wall on the south side. Isn't it lovely and the fence and newly planted flowers and greenery. We have Denise Fletcher to thank for attending to the ...
President Trump just issued new rules that got little attention from the mainstream media, but stand to bring fresh economic opportunity to America's rural and disadvantaged communities. It's another example of ways, big and small, that the president is going to bat for the forgotten heartland ...
Letter to the Editor:(Written in response to a Letter to the Editor publsihed in The Chronicle on July 24)Tony Sheda if Trump is doing so great. Why did Rod Blum lose in Iowa when Trump campaigned for him?Fact the U.S. house became democrat under Trump. You wrote letters in the past against ...