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 ...
As Tama County voters consider whether to reduce the Board of Supervisors from five members back to three, I believe we need to separate personalities and political disagreements from the fundamental question before us: Is Tama County better represented and better governed by three ...
-FACT: Tama county and many others our size and larger operate efficiently with a 3 person BOS. -FACT: The only reason we have a 5 person BOS right now is because TCAT wasn't getting their way. Richard Arp can be quoted "We worked very hard to get a pro TCAT anti wind board elected." ...
September was a very wet month, and we are all very appreciative of a dry forecast for October. Harvest season could be interesting this year. The Board of Supervisors signed a contract to hire an Engineer in Tama County, with a start date of Oct. 5. Thanks to everyone who assisted during ...