Q: How can students avoid graduating with an overwhelming debt burden?A: A new school year is under way and a fresh crop of students has started a new chapter on college campuses across the country. In our 21st century economy, it's widely considered a smart move to pursue higher education or ...

Q: How can students avoid graduating with an overwhelming debt burden?A: A new school year is under way and a fresh crop of students has started a new chapter on college campuses across the country. In our 21st century economy, it's widely considered a smart move to pursue higher education or ...

The Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award was presented during a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Among the honorees were Mark Vernon Dengler of Dysart, Al and Ruth Schafbuch of Dysart and Chris Foss (Foss Farm Corporation) of La Porte City.The award recognizes the efforts of Iowa's farmers as ...

Years ago, someone at our house (okay, me) gave my husband the nickname, "Hoover," and like a piece of toilet paper on a tennis shoe in a restaurant bathroom, the name stuck. He remains our Hoover to this day.The name doesn't come from a reference to the U.S. president or from the first ...

Years ago, someone at our house (okay, me) gave my husband the nickname, "Hoover," and like a piece of toilet paper on a tennis shoe in a restaurant bathroom, the name stuck. He remains our Hoover to this day.The name doesn't come from a reference to the U.S. president or from the first ...

Dear Editor,As a farmer in the United States of America, it deeply affected me when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its bounds by establishing new rules and regulations to the Clean Water Act. I am by no means against clean water, but is it up to the EPA to make laws? I ...

Dear Editor,As a farmer in the United States of America, it deeply affected me when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its bounds by establishing new rules and regulations to the Clean Water Act. I am by no means against clean water, but is it up to the EPA to make laws? I ...

We had car issues last weekend. Namely one of the kid's cars wouldn't start. This obviously became a problem for my husband and me - mostly my husband, but I attempt to support him in these family matters.Since the car has been sitting unused for some time, we thought (hoped) maybe the problem ...

Dear Editor,Fall is the time of Harvest. Colors of the landscape rapidly change from shades of green to various shades of red, yellow and brown. Stewards of the land that have invested in Iowa's natural resources can now see the value of their productive efforts.Let's make it a point to start ...

Cruising down the blacktop is an activity every American and Tama County resident has done. Whether it is the straightaway between Traer and Dysart or the curves of DuPonda road, we love the ride and independence a car provides. Since Henry Ford produced the Ford Model T, sitting at the ...