by Mel Gurtov Four US presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. Donald Trump is
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Trump taps Project 2025 co-author to lead White House budget office
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 22, 2024 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday invited Russell Vought to once again run the White
Estonian Defense Minister, Visiting Iowa, Calls for U.S. Aid to Ukraine
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur visited the Iowa Capitol on Monday and spoke with Gov. Kim Reynolds about Iowa and Estonia’s economic ties and about
Death of Russian dissident raises stakes for U.S. aid to Ukraine, Biden warns
President Joe Biden urged U.S. House Republicans on Friday to approve funding for Ukraine after Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died in the custody of Vladimir
The Alternative: Preparing for Disasters
Back in 1993 we had our worst crop in 40 years of farming. It was so consistently wet the corn was yellow all summer. The
Social media provides flood of images of death and carnage from Ukraine war – and contributes to weaker journalism standards
Editor's note: The wars in Ukraine and elsewhere on our planet are, as wars tend to be, brutal and rife with tragedy. In today's world,
The Alternative: Is This The Best We Can Do?
We are united in a desire to avoid conflict but divided on how to do it. I can't find anything in the news about what
USDA relaxes conservation program rules to boost crop production
Agricultural landowners who are not renewing their agreements this year with the federal government to keep their land out of production have the ability to
The Alternative: We Hate Them Because They Are Like Us
(A note on last week’s column. There were some arrests and guilty pleas resulting from the Mueller investigation, But not enough evidence was found to
Patron, a Jack Russell Terrier, Credited with Clearing 90 Explosive Devices
Two-year-old Jack Russel Terior Patron works with State Emergency Service (SES) rescuers in the northern city of Chernihiv, Ukraine, where he sniffs out Russian bombs
