As a candidate for Sheriff in beautiful Tama County, I know how important it is to be connected with the ones you serve. Although I did not grow up in Tama County, I have strong connections here. My great-grandmother Blanche (Sevcik) Rebik was born in Carroll Township, near Vining, with her ...
Sunshine Week is March 10-16, 2024.
Q: What is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
A: Under this nearly six decades-old federal law, the public has the right to request access to records from any federal agency. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) helps keep check on government ...
“20 Days in Mariupol” is a documentary worth watching. This film is about a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggling to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities as the Russian invasion begins. It is a harrowing piece of work by the ...
Week 9 of the session was again filled with debate as we continue to send bills over to the Senate. This newsletter is also continuing discussion about bills passed in week 8 as well.
After the initial discussion about Special Education and the Area Education Agencies spurred by the ...
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24. How often have you heard this verse? Some congregations begin each week with this verse. I have been in meetings when the moderator recites this verse to call everyone to order. It is a verse that is used ...
Dear Editor,
Iowa House Representative Dean Fisher was a vocal supporter of private school vouchers. However, he will use the taxpayer voucher money to establish and run his private school after passing the law. In other words, I believe he utilized his elected position to enrich himself. ...
It is generally understood that carbon pollution is changing our climate and negatively impacting some native species. One example is the decrease in Monarch butterflies caused, in part, by continuing drought that limits food during migration. However, the opposite is also happening. Nature can ...
Our second legislative deadline for this year’s legislative session is getting closer. The eighth week of the session focused on debate, as well as starting our work on the bills we’ve received from the House of Representatives.
Enforcing our founding principle
A founding ...
A recent Iowa Starting Line article noted University of Northern Iowa students do not plan to stick around after graduation. For a state with a workforce problem, this is not good.
Whether it is on the microlevel, people leaving rural Iowa for a larger Iowa city or on the macrolevel, people ...
Dear Editor,
This is in regards to the February 16 article in the Sun-Courier about the public library legislation.
By the way people talk, you would think the proposed library bill seeks to ban libraries, when it only gives city councils the *option* of exercising oversight. Why is there so ...