With it being Asher’s first Halloween, knocking doors and asking for candy was a forgotten experience from my childhood. Asher is not allowed to eat any candy at 10 months old, but it does not prevent us from showing off our cute pumpkin. Asher made it to ten houses, which was more than ...
There is a quiet invitation taking shape in Traer's Taylor Park. The new open-air picnic shelter, part of the Polish Up Taylor Park project, has been designed as a place where neighbors can gather without making a reservation. Its curved wooden beams are beautiful, but the most important ...
Q: What is the Harvest Fuel Relief program? A: Midway through harvest season farmers are pinched with high diesel prices that are pushing up operating costs. I’ve pushed the Trump administration to listen to farmers and deliver relief as farmers bring in the crops and the USDA announced ...
During this time of persistent inflation, the annoyances and costs of affecting farmers and consumers alike. While some might believe it is only a market problem, the evidence in some markets suggests the effects of consolidation. Unfortunately for farmers, they are easily impacted by this ...
As a constituent of House District 76, if you want to know how a candidate will treat you in office, look at how they treat you during the campaign. Recently, the League of Women Voters and Black Hawk County NAACP hosted a candidate forum. This was a critical opportunity to ask questions ...
In the upcoming November election, please write in Amanda Kriegel for Treasurer. She currently holds the treasurer position in Tama County and should continue to. She has been in that office for over 4 years now and has proven herself. She has made the county over $2 million in interest by ...
For weeks, candidate ads have dominated television viewing. Text messages and phone calls are nonstop. Yard signs are popping up like my late season tomatoes. Much of this messaging is for candidates who will serve in Washington, D.C., or in the statehouse. While that part of the ballot is ...
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I've been thinking about how lucky we are to have so many people who give their time to make things happen in Dysart. Whether it's planning an event, volunteering, or helping out behind the scenes, there's a lot of work that goes into keeping our ...
Every couple years about this time, I am asked for counsel. There’s an election coming up - who should we vote for? And every couple years, I refuse to give a straight answer. The truth is that we have no idea how Jesus would behave in a democracy, because there weren’t any in his time ...
With the election around the corner, a lot of information exists to inform how one can vote. If one is not planning on voting, no decision exists. Despite what one might believe, voting is the most American act a person can do. Not every person or country has the privilege to do this democratic ...