There’s grass in the pasture and we are feeding hay because our ambitious fencing changes looked too challenging in the cold weather. I look out the window at a sound and it is a neighbor in a giant tractor with a giant field cultivator on his way to massacre more soil life. The rush of planting is exhilarating but routine, like a school schedule.
With the weather warming and college finals approaching, the season is ripe for long nights, overstress, and a predominantly burdened existence for 19-year-olds, like myself, currently matriculating at undergraduate institutions all over the world.
From pigs we moved on to cattle as an excuse to stay home and a reason to get up in the morning. What’s left of capitalism has made this a country where people retire early and then go on to work some more just to stay busy. We tend the cattle but we worked the pigs.
It’s the time in our primary election preparations in which we will be marking ballots and testing machines very soon! This is just one thing that we do to ensure accurate elections here in Franklin County. It is important to note that all Counties in Iowa go through a p
During Week 14 of the legislative session, Iowa House members advanced key pieces of legislation and spent more time working on budget priorities – signs that session is moving closer to adjournment. This week focused on a range of issues from emerging technology regulations to energy incentives.
In a rather surprising turn of events, this week has been quite Iowan in nature for me, as opposed to my more typical, internationally-oriented escapades.
On April 15th, Americans will see the impacts of the Working Families Tax Cuts as they submit their tax filings for the year. For too long, many have seen Tax Day as a day of stress and uncertainty. But this year, Republicans are helping rewrite the course for millions of Americans, and many are already seeing real relief and real results.
41 days is all that remains until the 2026 Primary Election! I thought I’d share some important facts about Primary Elections here in Iowa and other important things you need to keep in mind as we approach absentee voting and Election Day!
