The journey we took together in 2023 was one of evolution and progress. Mark Twain is often credited with saying “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Then Warren Buffett said “In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” In ...

Winter in Iowa is here, and weather-related falls are of greater concern. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (2022), “Falls were the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for all ages in Iowa in 2020.” Falls, particularly those in the winter, can happen to anyone, ...

As Iowa’s taxpayer watchdog, I hear from Iowans just about every day with concerns about state and local government. Oftentimes, there are steps my office can take to address those concerns; other times, the next step is as simple as directing folks to the best channel in state government to ...

Last December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that more than 302,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at our southern border, the highest number of crossings ever recorded in a single month in American history. This figure also comes on the heels of a CBP report confirming ...

The Civil War veteran who is considered founder of the Fort Dodge Public Library could be forgiven for not envisioning that 150 years later, it would feature far more than hard-cover books, to wit: eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, comics and graphic novels, movies and TV shows, and music. ...

Should our courts abandon 150 years of precedent and make it easier for wrongdoers to steal taxpayer funds? Fraudsters surely think so. Employees-turned-whistleblowers of medical-device manufacturer Exactech Inc. accuse the company of selling defective knee-replacement parts to the U.S. ...