Q: Why did you call a congressional hearing to examine ag mergers?A: Recent announcements of mergers and acquisitions among seed and agrochemical companies are raising a lot of eyebrows among Iowa farmers. With a three-year downturn in the farm economy, producers and growers are even more ...

To the Editor:Let me tell you why we are voting for Steve Sodders for State Senate.Thursday, April 7, 2016, will be a day we will never forget. Our daughter, who has a passion for running, learned that she wasn't going to be able to participate at the varsity level in track because she had open ...

I have a friend who reads clocks. Not reads in the typical sense of noting the time, but reads as in looking to see patterns in the numbers. There is a certain beauty in in discovering order or meaningful sequences and my thoughtful friend finds this in clocks.After she told me about her habit ...

Lots of people in this day and age rack up large bills using their credit or debit cards. This is not good for any involved party, and this is why I want to go back in time to use only cash and checks. It would a very interesting and different experience to live in this type of world.For ...

Dear Editor,I am going to vote to re-elect Dennis Kucera for Tama County Sheriff and here are a few reasons why:-He has made it possible for his Deputies to provide training in Tama County Schools and businesses to better prepare their employees to survive in the event of an active shooter.-He ...

Q: Why did you call a congressional hearing to examine ag mergers?A: Recent announcements of mergers and acquisitions among seed and agrochemical companies are raising a lot of eyebrows among Iowa farmers. With a three-year downturn in the farm economy, producers and growers are even more ...

To the Editor:Let me tell you why we are voting for Steve Sodders for State Senate.Thursday, April 7, 2016, will be a day we will never forget. Our daughter, who has a passion for running, learned that she wasn't going to be able to participate at the varsity level in track because she had open ...

I have a friend who reads clocks. Not reads in the typical sense of noting the time, but reads as in looking to see patterns in the numbers. There is a certain beauty in in discovering order or meaningful sequences and my thoughtful friend finds this in clocks.After she told me about her habit ...

Besides bringing enjoyment to human ears, musicians have long been fashion trendsetters in the world. Whatever the hot new artists wear, their fans want to look the same. Then the fans' friends see their friends' trendy new looks and so on and so forth. The musicians have made their fashion ...

Q: Why are you co-sponsoring a bill to reform delivery of mental health services?A: Although we are making important strides in this country to end a stigma tied to mental illness, there is broad agreement that we still have work to do to close the gap between mental health illness and mental ...