Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
Tentative deal on total state spending
A tentative agreement has been reached with the House, Senate and the governor on total spending for Fiscal Year 2013. There is still work to be done on how the – Continue reading…
Turkeys abound in Iowa’s Loess Hills
By Steve Lekwa I just returned from two days of hunting turkeys in Iowa’s Loess Hill State Forest near the little town of Pisgah in Harrison County. A couple of – Continue reading…
‘Chimpanzee’ is touching
By Kyla Davis CHIMPANZEE (G) – Narrated by actor Tim Allen. Disneynature releases another movie for Earth Day. This time the subject matter is a little chimpanzee named Oscar, who – Continue reading…
Facebook friends – what type are you?
By Jill Pertler I am a member of Facebook – the social networking service. I’m not alone. According to estimates, 50 percent of the good folks in the U.S. have – Continue reading…
Education Reform
The Iowa House and the Senate have now both passed different versions of education reform. The areas where the bills agree are mainly around competency-based learning and the Iowa learning – Continue reading…
United Way provides for Backpack Buddies
By Lynn Scarlett Marketing Director Imagine that you are seven years old. You’re a second-grader at Central Elementary in Nevada and it’s Friday! All the fun things to do on – Continue reading…
‘The Cabin in the Woods’ starts well, but …
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (R) – Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins. The film centers on five college kids – Continue reading…
Old Settler Sez/An update from Maxwell
By Bonnie Schauper Hi everybody! Yes, it’s me again, the old Old Settler. It is time for another Old Settler article. In less than four months, it will be the – Continue reading…
Cold nights in April nearly inevitable
By Steve Lekwa The thermometer on my deck read 32 degrees at sunrise this morning, April 10. Light frost showed on a few surfaces, but there has been no “killing – Continue reading…
‘American Reunion’ is about friends reconnecting
AMERICAN REUNION (R) – Starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, John Cho, Katrina Bowden, Jay Harrington, – Continue reading…
The Bacon Beacon: Iowa’s tax freedom day: April 17
The Tax Foundation was created to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy. Each year, the Tax Foundation calculates Tax Freedom Day. The results are in. This year, Tax Freedom Day – Continue reading…
The Deyoe Dispatch: Mental health redesign moves forward
By Dave Deyoe Our work on redesigning Iowa’s mental health delivery system moved closer to completion this week as the House readied to debate the main redesign bill. The House – Continue reading…
Tuition Set-Asides
We all know that a college education is expensive. There has been a debate for many years about increasing college tuition and the level of student debt here in Iowa. – Continue reading…
LSI appreciates support received from United Way
To the editor: Thanks to the United Way’s annual event, Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) purchased updated curriculum to help kids with mental health diagnoses succeed. LSI employees can now – Continue reading…
This is a question that matters
Let me ask you a question. If you were to get an additional, somewhat significant, sum of money put into your bank account, what course of action would you take – Continue reading…
