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Q&A: Building a Retirement Nest Egg at Work with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: Why are you working to reform workplace retirement savings laws? A: Like most of America, our state s economy is fueled by small businesses. Iowa is home to 267,733 small businesses that employ 646,525 employees, or 48 percent of the workforce, according to data from the Small Business ...

District 72 Update By State Representative Dean Fisher

We continued with debate this week as the next funnel looms large in our minds as we press for our bills to come to the floor. Wednesday afternoon of this week we held a joint meeting of the House and Senate for the 2019 induction ceremony of new members of the Pioneer Lawmakers of Iowa. This ...

Looking Back

30 Years Ago March 31, 1989 Mrs. Cora Rasmussen will celebrate her 90th birthday. Keith and Jo Anne Sash will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Raynard Lage will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Leta Stauffer, 95, Gladbrook, passed away at the Westbrook ...

Touring the Skies By Jim Bonser (jbonser@usa.net)

Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim I can’t tell you how excited I am to be writing about the night skies of April. After all, it was a birthday present more than 50 years ago that got me started with this lifelong interest and hobby. Of course, exactly ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Familiarity breeds contempt – or confusion

I saw someone familiar at the store today. I knew that I knew her or at least that I’d had cause to interact with her on several or perhaps a few occasions. Problem is, I couldn’t pinpoint exactly which occasions. I was at the grocery store and she wasn’t a person from the grocery store. ...

Q&A: 2019 Floods With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What's the forecast for flood damages and recovery in Iowa? A: Throughout my years representing Iowans, natural disasters have tested the grit and resilience of people across our great state. It's never easy and it's always heart-breaking, especially when lives are lost. Following an ...

District 72 – Rep. Dean Fisher

We continued with debate in earnest this week. Along with debate, we received many visitors. The Farm Bureau once again filled the rotunda with their members, including many of the board members from the Tama County Farm Bureau, Emily Ewoldt, Megan Eichmiller, Reid Monroe, Tyler Beenken, and ...

Q&A: 2019 Floods With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What’s the forecast for flood damages and recovery in Iowa? A: Throughout my years representing Iowans, natural disasters have tested the grit and resilience of people across our great state. It’s never easy and it’s always heart-breaking, especially when lives are lost. Following an ...