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Local Columns

President Biden picks winners and losers in our free-market economy — again

On the heels of expanding the invasive and costly jurisdiction of WOTUS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled crushing, new regulations on American vehicle manufacturers. At President Biden’s direction, new cars, trucks, and tractors sold in the United States would be required ...

It’s time to audit the IRS

“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin once observed. Turns out, he was only half right. While Iowans sat down at the kitchen table to complete their tax forms before the filing deadline this past week, thousands of federal employees whose salaries ...

Your family’s health, our top priority

As a mom to five children and a nurse by trade, I understand just how important it is to ensure your family is taken care of. From stressful trips to the emergency room to countless doctor’s office visits, for me the hardest part has always been waiting for a diagnosis. When your loved one is ...

Gowrie leadership

Growth Alliance staff – Kelly Halsted, Jill Nelson and myself – as well as county supervisors Niki Conrad and Mark Campbell, along with other Webster County staff, attended the Gowrie Annual Spring Banquet held in the Heartland Bank Community Room on March 30. At the banquet, Deb Brown ...

What I’m hearing from small business owners: Childcare

Traveling across the state, from river to river, I hear directly from working families who are looking for more childcare options and small business owners on a mission to find more employees. Childcare remains a workforce issue in both our metropolitan areas and rural communities, with ...