The word “peace,” like many words, carries a number of meanings. Sometimes it’s convenient to choose one of them. U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy use …
Eight score and two years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the False Claims Act into federal law. The anti-fraud tool, enacted …
The Trump Administration’s budget framework passed this week by the US House would have deep implications for Iowa in its bid to slash spending by $2 trillion while extending and enhancing tax …
During the final stages of building the world's first atomic bomb, scientists at the secret New Mexico research site worried that the initial test of their new weapon might ignite the atmosphere and …
By Randy Evans Iowa taxpayers provided about $104 million last school year directly to parents choosing to send their K-12 children to private schools. The price tag for these education …
Today I am making a decision that has not come easy for me. I ran for city council because I wanted to learn more about our great little city’s government and find ways that I could contribute. …
Across the country, young people are dropping out of organized sports. The share of kids ages 6 to 17 who participated in a team sport dropped by nearly 5 percentage points between 2017 and 2022. The …
On Presidents Day, we celebrate the Father of America and his indelible mark on history. Our nation’s first president was born near Popes Creek, Virginia, on …
Iowa Farmers, Landowners Share CO2 Pipeline Concerns with Sen. Grassley On Monday, a bipartisan cohort of more than 30 landowners and farmers from across Iowa met with Senator Charles Grassley …
President Donald Trump and DOGE top gun Elon Musk have been in power for a month. How have they changed life in Greene County? Probably not much - yet. Musk has …
When Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and their pals set their quill pens to parchment to write the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Decatur County, Iowa, was still a half century off in the …
Folk singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie is undergoing a welcomed revival with the success of the new Bob Dylan biopic, "A Complete Unknown." In it, Dylan, played by Timothée Chalamet, …
Nine years ago today, our state faced the loss of one of our own. A young Iowan, Sarah Root, was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. While this day will always be a somber one because …
Sir Isaac Newton-he of "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" fame- was a polymath who excelled in math, physics, astronomy, alchemy, and theology. And now, if you squint, …
A Jan. 9 Iowa Appeals Court decision could bring a major change to the conduct of meetings by Iowa's local government bodies, including county supervisors, city councils, and school boards. The …
It’s getting crazy out there. Scary storms overhead. You could drink. Or pull the covers over your head. You can’t escape it. It’s hard to take the news: Trump wants a …
We grow wistful for the days of Republican Senate Leader Bob Dole of Kansas working with Democratic Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota to promote school nutrition and international feeding programs …
Republicans campaign that they’re the pro business party that wants to get rid of regulations hindering the free flow of commerce. Actions by President Trump during the past two weeks have …
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird again tried to put herself in the national spotlight last week as leader of a group of Republican attorneys general who fixed their sights on Costco over the …
Hugo Balta, executive editor of The Fulcrum, whose social media platform exhibits highly factual and credible ratings from Media Bias/Fact Check, wrote in his Jan. 25 op-ed “now is the time to …