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Editorials

Keeping Vulnerable Kids a Priority

Every child deserves a safe, permanent and nurturing home. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are there to help abused and neglected children by serving as their voice in court.Iowa's Court Appointed Special Advocates Program is one of the few items not seeing cuts in this tight budget ...

Q&A: Foster Care

Q: How many kids are in the foster care system in America?A: On any given day, 415,000 children in the United States are living in foster care. For too many of America's youth, the absence of a loving family and a permanent home stand in stark contrast to the stability and security that every ...

Q&A: Foster Care

Q: How many kids are in the foster care system in America?A: On any given day, 415,000 children in the United States are living in foster care. For too many of America's youth, the absence of a loving family and a permanent home stand in stark contrast to the stability and security that every ...

Keeping Vulnerable Kids a Priority

Every child deserves a safe, permanent and nurturing home. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are there to help abused and neglected children by serving as their voice in court.Iowa's Court Appointed Special Advocates Program is one of the few items not seeing cuts in this tight budget ...

Slices of Life – An overdue message to my neighbors

Thank you and I'm sorry. I should have said this earlier - and repeated it many times over the years. To the neighbors on the left and right, kitty corner, in front and behind, and perhaps a few houses beyond that: you've all been infinitely patient with my brood.This morning while filling my ...

Slices of Life – All the answers, now what was the question?

I wish I had all the answers. I know some people who do. I'm pretty sure you do, too - know someone who is smarter than the rest of us. Maybe you are even lucky enough to be one of them.I think maybe I used to be one of them. Although I can't be sure because I'm not sure of most things. I have ...

Preventing Domestic Violence & Its Consequences

To help in the fight against domestic violence and ensure the safety of victims, the Iowa Senate unanimously approved two major bills.Each year, thousands of Iowans suffer abuse at the hands of their spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend. In 2014, Iowa had 13 domestic abuse murders-an ...

What is Tax Freedom Day?

Q: What is Tax Freedom Day?A: As tax filing season winds down for the year, taxpayers can look forward to reaching another milestone on April 24. That's the day, 114 days into the calendar year (excluding Leap Day), that the nonpartisan Tax Foundation says taxpayers have worked to meet their ...

Slices of Life – All the answers, now what was the question?

I wish I had all the answers. I know some people who do. I'm pretty sure you do, too - know someone who is smarter than the rest of us. Maybe you are even lucky enough to be one of them.I think maybe I used to be one of them. Although I can't be sure because I'm not sure of most things. I have ...

Preventing Domestic Violence & Its Consequences

To help in the fight against domestic violence and ensure the safety of victims, the Iowa Senate unanimously approved two major bills.Each year, thousands of Iowans suffer abuse at the hands of their spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend. In 2014, Iowa had 13 domestic abuse murders-an ...