For more than two centuries, the bedrock of our liberty and prosperity as Americans has been our right to know what is going on around us and to discuss it freely. Our nation’s founders believed that was so important that when they wrote the Bill of Rights, they made freedom of speech the ...

The first funnel date has passed by and the second funnel date is this week. As you recall, the first funnel killed any bills that were not out of committee in the chamber where they originated. So, House files had to be out of House standing committees and Senate files had to be out of Senate ...

Ezra Peterson hit the sack – literally – for an afternoon nap recently. That sack was a HALO SleepSack, a sort of sleeping bag with arm holes for babies. It keeps the little ones nice and warm as they sleep on their backs. Sleeping on their backs is the recommended position for babies ...

Iowa Central Community College continues to attract students to its high caliber programs and is seeing hefty increases in enrollment. The college’s Board of Directors was recently informed that the total number of students is 4,557 across its three campuses in Fort Dodge, Storm Lake and ...

Small utility vehicles, window frames and storage containers to be used in the kitchen were among the dozens of products on display at the recent Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show, held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And if someone came to the show in need of some information about services ...

Walk into the Clare Community Center and a big axe on one wall just might catch your eye. That axe is part of a larger tribute to some of the town’s volunteer firefighters. The tribute is about four feet long and a little over two feet high. It features the names of the original15 ...