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Opinion

My work to protect our country from China

Local Columns

China poses the greatest threat to America’s economic and national security. Chinese spy balloons have unlawfully infiltrated our sovereign airspace to spy on our military bases; Chinese fentanyl manufacturers have shipped tens of thousands of pounds of fentanyl to Mexico which then flows ...

Have a safe Super Bowl Sunday

Editorial

The sporting event that will take place Sunday evening has essentially no equal. Sure, there are the Olympics, the World Series, the Stanley Cup finals and the NBA championships. The excitement of those events are all spread over a number of days. Sunday’s Super Bowl, however, will pack all ...

Angry about nursing home deaths

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: As a nursing home resident, I’ve got special interest in deaths related to neglect/abuse in same. Recent interest turned full-blown anger: one senior died frozen when staff didn’t heed alarmed door, middle of the night. Different facility - resident suffocated due to ...

How Iowa pioneered the rise of renewable energy

Local Columns

Every day is National Iowa Day in my book. There’s no shortage of things to celebrate in our great state. Iowa farmers feed our nation and countries around the globe. Iowa manufacturing is responsible for nearly one-fifth of the state’s economic output. For decades, the state has ...

MEGA proposal offers potential benefits for FD area

Editorial

In the effort to get new jobs and growth in a community the reality is that some kind of incentives must be offered. Not offering incentives would be the equivalent of disarming yourself in a battle. With that in mind, Iowa’s lawmakers are working on a new package of incentives designed to ...