Q: What are your favorite traditions at the Iowa State Fair? A: There’s something for everyone at the historic Iowa State Fair that runs through August 18, from food and entertainment to livestock exhibits and family friendly contests. I’ve enjoyed attending the state fair every year ...
Another year, another successful Winding Stairs Festival in the books for the community of Traer. In an effort to do things differently this year, I made the trip for both Friday and Saturday. Double dipping on Friday at Lost Island Theme Park during the day while night-capping at the Winding ...
What is over four miles long, is full of dirt and has a potential power output of 50 megawatts? This is not a trick question but a unique idea to reduce our carbon emissions that even those who don’t care about global warming can appreciate. It is an energy-storage-by-rail project that is ...
On August 10, 150 years ago, Herbert Clark Hoover was born in his family’s two-room cottage in West Branch, Iowa. Hoover’s parents were among the village’s early settlers, traveling by covered wagon in search of America’s promise on the prairie. As the only Iowan elected to the White ...
The potential for economic growth, job creation, and additional tax revenue for rural communities continues to drive interest in renewable energy development across the country. But, as some decision makers are learning, there are other ways such projects can positively impact a ...
“You make me dizzy Miss Lizzy…the way you rock and roll!” They are unbelievably gorgeous and Lisianthus is by far the hardiest flower that I grow – let me explain… I found one of the Lisianthus blooms I’d cut the day before lying on the ground in the high tunnel, looking as ...
Family farmers I know say we’ve been under the thumb of corporate ag bosses and the big meatpackers for too long. Political affiliation doesn’t seem to matter – they all agree something needs to be done to make our agriculture markets more open, fair and transparent. And right now, ...
Q: What’s included in the online safety legislation adopted by the Senate 91-3? A: In the first update to internet safety legislation in a quarter century, the U.S. Senate passed historic bipartisan legislation on July 30 designed to hold Big Tech accountable, stop child exploitation, rein ...
Eight of our fellow citizens are still being held in Gaza by the ruthless terror regime that wants nothing more than the death and destruction of Israel and the United States. I’ve met with the families of our American hostages numerous times – on the ground in Israel and in our ...
Most churches don’t pay taxes. Right or wrong, it’s a fact. The logic behind it is that churches, and other nonprofits, are good for America. We bring people together. We serve our communities. We lift up the oppressed. So we get that little boon to help us get by. But there are ...