Calling all wildlife watchers! The Iowa DNR will be holding two training opportunities for people interested in becoming volunteer bald eagle nest monitors. One workshop
Month: January 2024
Reynolds renews call for special education reform after adjusting her plan
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday reiterated her desire to revamp a system that provides special education services to Iowa’s schoolchildren amid early opposition to her
The Thompson Times
This second week was shortened with the Martin Luther King Day holiday. The legislators had a deadline this past Friday for an individual to submit
Regarding Holland
The other night, I went out to dinner with a friend, and over guacamole, the conversation quickly, and predictably, turned toward the deeper stuff (we
The View From Here
Week two of the Iowa legislative session started with legislators at home for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. That worked out well so we could
The dog ate my farm bill and other Republican excuses
The new five-year federal farm program, which was due on the president’s desk no later than Sept. 30, 2023, is missing. Republicans, who run the
Iowa needs to stop law enforcement’s creeping secrecy over names
The increasing secrecy by Iowa law enforcement and their lawyers about identifying people by name raises important questions underlying public confidence in the critical work
Permanently repealing the death tax
It takes a tremendous amount of hard work to start a small business and run a farm. From balancing the books and maintaining inventory to
Analysis: Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially as they emerge from the pandemic with heightened levels
Patients struck by long COVID plead with U.S. Senate panel for more research funding
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators pledged Thursday to press for more funding to research long COVID-19 during a hearing that highlighted patients suffering from the diagnosis
