Greetings friends and neighbors! Summer is in full swing, and I hope you’re enjoying all it has to offer. Since my last newsletter, I’ve enjoyed participating in parades and town festivals in Waterloo, LaPorte City, Cedar Falls, Dysart, Gilbertville, and Hudson. In the next few weeks, I ...
Iowans love our public schools! I was happy to serve on my local school board for 12 years, both my daughters work in public education and my five grandkids go to public schools. They are essential institutions in our communities, especially in rural areas. And, they’re accountable to the ...
Let’s talk Zinnias. Who loves them? Who hates them? Who has a love/hate relationship with them like I do? I love the range of colors and styles (the pin cushion scabiosa variety is one of my favorites). I also appreciate their cheerful blooms and the tiny inner flowers that form around the ...
A boy can dream. While I do not have a ton of experience in agriculture outside of farming – and I do not have a formal education in it – coming from a different background with different perspectives can lead to one seeing agriculture in a different light. With this being said, the ...
Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement on Sunday, July 21, regarding President Joe Biden ending his Presidential campaign: Joe Biden has served our country and Iowans well by lowering the cost of prescription drugs like insulin and passing the largest ...
This is the second entry by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office in a two-part series addressing phishing scams and how best to protect yourself. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you think you might have been scammed, it's crucial to act quickly to protect yourself. Here's ...
Phishing scams have become really sneaky these days. They're these cyber attacks that try to trick people into giving away their personal info like passwords, credit card numbers, or even their social security numbers. The scammers use all sorts of tricks to pull off these scams. They pretend ...
Over two decades ago, Gene Takle, director of Iowa State University’s Climate Science Program, used a NASA climate model to explore what would happen if the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere doubled. With additional carbon added to the atmosphere since then, his predictions that were ...
With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who this past week was about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 ...
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts in Iowa are set to expire on more than 500,000 acres before the end of 2026, leaving landowners with the decision of what to do next. One option to consider is a unique program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency—the ...