Tens of thousands of Iowans are pushing to harvest huge quantities of food, feed, and energy in a short time. As we thank them for hard work and dedication this is also a key time to focus on farm safety and health. Time pressure, workloads, equipment breakdowns, weather, and stresses all add ...
Our garage door was on its last legs - or better put, its last hinges. However you say it, the large piece of lumber was dying a slow death and had been operating in a temperamental mode for the last century, or at least the better part of a year. We were well aware of the door's condition, but ...
Q: What are the five essential freedoms of the First Amendment?A: During the ordinary grind of everyday life, Americans may become complacent about the core principles of our democracy that guarantee our individual rights. These central freedoms set us apart from those whose homelands are ...
Big corporations have been trying to push farmers around since the 19th century. But farmers have always pushed back: more than 100 years ago, the Grange and National Farmers Union were organized to save farming families from corporate abuse.Now some U.S. corporations are practicing a new form ...
Dear Editor:President Obama recently said, "I am not on the ballot this fall. But make no mistake: [my] policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them." A vote for Bruce Braley for the US Senate means staying the course Obama has set.It's hard to ignore the President's words and they ...
And so on.A. I make lists. B. I compose lists. C. I put lists together. D. I enlist lists.My daily to-do directions tell me what to do. Sometimes I take my list from the morning and do a complete rewrite after lunch. I've been known to write, "Make list for Tuesday" on Monday's list. It's that ...
Dear Editor,Just a quick note on some issues in the upcoming election on the Minimum wage. First: shouldn't the market and the employee skills determine the wages? Second: Shouldn't the minimum wage be a state issue, not a federal issue due to the extreme difference in the cost of living ...
In April of this year, Iowa Premium Beef received $4 million in state tax credits. The $4 million is from the High Quality Jobs Program administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. I have been very supportive of the program and supported increasing the amount of tax credits for this ...
Dear Editor:President Obama recently said, "I am not on the ballot this fall. But make no mistake: [my] policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them." A vote for Bruce Braley for the US Senate means staying the course Obama has set.It's hard to ignore the President's words and they ...
And so on.A. I make lists. B. I compose lists. C. I put lists together. D. I enlist lists.My daily to-do directions tell me what to do. Sometimes I take my list from the morning and do a complete rewrite after lunch. I've been known to write, "Make list for Tuesday" on Monday's list. It's that ...