With all of the hubbub surrounding federal elections, government can feel far from something we as individuals can control or …
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With all of the hubbub surrounding federal elections, government can feel far from something we as individuals can control or …
Very few politicians seem to do much listening anymore. They talk, talk, talk, talk and talk. Commercials, junk mail, phone …
Kudos to the village of Hiawatha for their support of a ‘get out the vote” effort. Absentee ballot request forms …
Do you believe that criminals can be reformed? I do. Others don’t. That’s a philosophical divide that may never be …
It’s big news. The release of information by FBI Director Jim Comey that the agency is looking at hundreds of …
Help save the Ely’s Stone Bridge. Past Jones County Supervisors paved over it, choosing to ignore advice at the time …
When I left town for a family trip on Friday, I figured the nastiest political feud I’d miss in Cedar …
When I made the first trips south to visit family and friends after moving to Iowa, diminishment of my homespun …
By passing the Social Security Act in the middle of America’s Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enabled millions of …
I learned about the fight against hunger at a young age. I was five years old and would go to …
In times of crisis, such as last month’s significant flood event, communities rely on established leaders – city officials, law …
So Halloween and an election are looming, which seems like a great time to channel Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s darker …
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