Blessed is the man [person] who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law [instruction] of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that ...
RESEARCH is all I can say to any Tama County resident, Taxpayer, and Voter. There is a lot of misinformation being printed, talked about, published trying to get you and others to believe taxpayers want and need more representation in Tama County. REAL FACTS are what you need to make your ...
I have a habit of watching C-SPAN, with my coffee, possibly more mornings than I’d like to admit. That or RFD-TV, which has real-time updates on grain or fertilizer prices. But every now and again I take a break and flip through a few channels before setting about my day at hand. Not too ...
The school field trip tragedy late last month at Lake Macbride State Park again demonstrated the adage that a rumor can travel halfway around the globe while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Government silence during a public crisis or mass-casualty event creates an information vacuum ...
In the November 3rd General Election, Tama County voters will choose whether to retain the current 5-member Board of Supervisors, or decrease the number back to 3. In November 2022 the vote to increase the Board to 5 was approved by 3,868 YES votes (62%) as opposed to 2,285 NO votes cast ...
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Some may say farmers are like Goldilocks with the weather where it is too wet or too dry, farmers must deal with the consequences. Coming off several dry years, this year has felt like living in the Amazon rainforest. Before this deluge of rain in ...
For most of his 92 years, Wendell Berry farmed his Lane’s Landing homestead in Henry County, Kentucky, using methods that embraced the land. He preferred draft horses to diesel-powered tractors and used crop rotation and manure fertilizer to naturally nurture his fields. The widely revered ...
With harvest around the corner, fertilizer decisions are possibly being made by farmers. With fertilizer in front of corn, nitrogen is being applied. Without access to ample supply of manure, synthetic nitrogen is needed. Who is the go to? CF Industries. According to Farm Action, CF Industries ...
Some of us have grown up knowing about the Bible all of our lives and because we grew up in a Christian family that valued it, we have taken for granted that it was true. Others of us have only casually known about the Bible and may see it as a bunch of stories about Jesus and nothing more. I ...
August is now behind us, school is back in session, and I’ve completed my first month as Chair of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. In August the Board approved an updated Employee Handbook. Department heads were invited to meet with our HR department over the last few months for ...