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Opinion

Is your family eligible?

Editorial

For those area families that have a long, proud history of farming the land, it is not too early to think about the 2026 Century Farm and Heritage Farm awards. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging eligible farm owners to apply for the 2026 Century and Heritage Farm Program. ...

Opposes dropping vaccine requirements for students

Local Columns

Thanks to everyone who came out to Eggs and Issues on Jan. 31. We had a good turnout and great conversations. Our first legislative funnel is in two weeks, Feb. 20. This means that any legislation that originated in the House needs to pass a full committee by this date or it dies. This ...

Have a safe Super Bowl Sunday

Editorial

There is one more professional football game to be played in the 2025-2026 season. There are few Americans who have not heard of this particular contest called the Super Bowl. The sporting event that will take place Sunday evening has essentially no equal. Sure, there are the Olympics, the ...

Disagreement isn’t the problem

Local Columns

Disagreement gets a bad reputation. We tend to treat it as something to avoid or smooth over as quickly as possible. But disagreement itself isn’t the problem. How we handle it is. In community work, disagreement is unavoidable. People come to the table with different experiences, ...