What are the odds that a couple celebrates 60 years of marriage in the same year they both reached 80 years of age? Infinitesimally slim, to be sure. Joan and Tom Tibbitts celebrated both milestones earlier this year, but a third milestone number they achieved turns out to be the most ...

Ever had to be in two places at the exact same time? It sounds impossible, yet I’ve discovered a number of bureaucrats holding several different government jobs simultaneously. It may sound impressive, except this multitasking isn’t magic, folks, it’s fraud. A full-time Department ...

It was a week before Thanksgiving Day in 1963. I was halfway through my shift at the punch press at Waterloo Register. A manager came up to me on the assembly line and said, “JFK was shot.” I was 30 years old, moonlighting at the furnace factory to make ends meet between my other jobs as ...

Recently, our community lost Richard Higgins. For those who knew him, Richard’s passing leaves a quiet, but noticeable gap in our collective civic life. He was a man who showed up, not just once in a while, but consistently, determinedly, and with both a dogged purpose and a graceful ...

Q: What is the Rural Health Transformation Fund? A: Congress approved this summer a historic $50 billion federal investment to rebuild rural health infrastructure that was included in the health and tax bill President Trump signed into law on July 4. The Rural Health Transformation Fund is ...

Behind the stereotypes of homelessness are men with stories of loss, resilience, and hope—and at Beacon of Hope, they are rebuilding their lives. I once asked a class of fourth graders what they wanted to be when they grew up. Their answers came fast and fearless—firefighters, business ...