Iowa needs skilled workers to fill immediate openings and anticipated retirements over the next five years. Our state has an average of 34,718 daily job vacancies and more than 100,000 workers are likely to retire by 2021.Attracting and retaining military service members and veterans can help ...

My husband and I have always tried to make our family a priority. It is the one aspect of parenting we can agree on. Still, after years of planning kid-friendly vacations, chaperoning field trips to the zoo or museum, warming the bleachers at youth sporting events and attending school holiday ...

Iowa needs skilled workers to fill immediate openings and anticipated retirements over the next five years. Our state has an average of 34,718 daily job vacancies and more than 100,000 workers are likely to retire by 2021.Attracting and retaining military service members and veterans can help ...

Dear Editor,I would like to thank John Anderson and Nathan Wrage, Democratic candidates for the 72nd District House of Representatives, for participating in a Candidates Forum on May 25th at the Tama Civic Center. The Tama Democratic Central Committee sponsored the event which was attended by a ...

My husband and I have always tried to make our family a priority. It is the one aspect of parenting we can agree on. Still, after years of planning kid-friendly vacations, chaperoning field trips to the zoo or museum, warming the bleachers at youth sporting events and attending school holiday ...

The humidity rises, the sun sticks around, and the corn and beans grows. The greatest part of life is happening. It is summer! Summer makes everyone go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Whether it spending time at the pool, playing sports, or enjoying the amazing summer nights, there is ...

For most of my life I viewed myself as old. Even when I clearly wasn't. It's about perspective.The memories are vague, or even nonexistent, but when I was 2 I got a baby sister. By age 3, I'm pretty sure I thought I was old. For sure much older than my sister, which I held over her head - until ...

As time chugs on, the human population interest in trends and fads differs dramatically. This puts increased pressure on businesses across the nation to keep up with trends and fads by changing their corporate logo. In today's world, businesses go with the simple sleek, crisp design of the ...

The state's Health & Human Services Budget (HF 2460) was one of the last bills to pass the Legislature this year. It included increased oversight to address Iowans' problems with the Governor's privatized Medicaid system.No other state has privatized Medicaid so quickly, which has ...

Welcome to the first ever two-part continuation article! Last week's article inspired me to carry on my topic of recess. It became apparent everybody, young and old, needs to go out and enjoy recess. It is a wonderful pastime for all. The neglecting by adults needs to end, and adults should ...