Iowa students leave $20.6 million of free money unclaimed
Whoa ... how does that happen? Especially in this era of rising college debt?Simple and sad: Student…
Iowa’s education standards must be up to national standards
The agenda for the Feb. 6 State Assessment System Advisory Committee has some interesting items I have been waiting years to see. One of the…
Struggling to afford America
Five deep fractures in the so-called “booming economy” negatively affect many Americans, especially families. As discussed recently in The A…
Time for someone other than Ernst
I am responding to the editorial by Joni Ernst in the Des Moines Register on Jan. 30 (Democrats socialist agenda out of touch with Iowa).
The value of non-partisan local elections
Until recently in Iowa, our state was hailed nationally as having some of the best non-partisan elections, non-partisan redistricting and no…
Awareness is the key
The month of January has been proclaimed to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month by our President, our Governor and ou…
Expanding wind energy sources
Wind energy makes Iowa’s power portfolio more reliable, sustainable and is an investment in our long-term success. Wind powers homes, school…
Waiting for change
2020 is not starting off well for the city of Newton.Not even a week after TPI Composites, one of Ne…
The 2020 grand scheme of things … CAUCUS!
Our 2020 election choices are bigger than policy differences, bigger than winning the party’s nomination, bigger than selecting a candidate …
RSVP MLK Day of Service
On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Day of Service”, Monday, Jan. 20, Retired and Senior Volunteers (RSVP) set up at Fareway and Hy-Vee in Newt…
OPEN sister city month, 2020
OPEN (Organization Promoting Everlasting Neighbors) has been a part of the Newton and Jasper County area for 28 years. January is “Sister Ci…
