Iowa schools are crucial to a world-class education that prepares students for good jobs and strengthens our middle class.Business leaders say Iowa's shortage of skilled workers hurts their ability to grow and operate competitively. That means our state's continued success depends on support ...
Iowa schools are crucial to a world-class education that prepares students for good jobs and strengthens our middle class.Business leaders say Iowa's shortage of skilled workers hurts their ability to grow and operate competitively. That means our state's continued success depends on support ...
To the Editor -The Board of Trustees of Hawkeye Community College would like to extend a sincere thank you to the voters and taxpayers of our communities for their past support of the College.As Trustees of Hawkeye, we view ourselves as public servants who are working to improve our communities ...
The Chief Justice of Iowa's Supreme Court, Mark Cady, told legislators this week that Iowans can be proud of our state's court system, which is one of the best in the nation.The top priorities of the Judicial Branch are ensuring public safety and protecting Iowa's children. Since the ...
To the Editor,On Friday the Supreme Court announced it will take up same sex marriage. While marriage equality has gained attention in recent years, the movement is older than many Americans realize.During slavery, African American couples were barred from marriage. Such unions were not ...
Heath Kellogg,I never could tell a good joke, so reading your column the first of the year put a smile on my face (the joke about the Hell's Angel biker drinking the other guy's poision). I've read the joke to all my family and farther out, and how they laughed!Now that's the way to get started ...
Back in SessionThe 2015 Legislative Session is well underway. The first week as always is filled with tradition and formality. Monday morning we were sworn in for the 86th General Assembly. We have 17 new members of the House and one seat still open awaiting a special election. That seat was ...
To the Editor,On Friday the Supreme Court announced it will take up same sex marriage. While marriage equality has gained attention in recent years, the movement is older than many Americans realize.During slavery, African American couples were barred from marriage. Such unions were not ...
My family has a lot of fun with words and workings of the world. We aren't alone. Recently a friend posted a new term on Facebook: Recognore. It's when you are out in public and you see someone you know but pretend you don't and ignore them instead. I found the concept clever, even though I've ...
The Chief Justice of Iowa's Supreme Court, Mark Cady, told legislators this week that Iowans can be proud of our state's court system, which is one of the best in the nation.The top priorities of the Judicial Branch are ensuring public safety and protecting Iowa's children. Since the ...