For years the home of Zakeer’s Family Restaurant, the one-story building at 425 Second Ave. S. has now fallen silent and soon will be gone. No more will the laughter and conversations of its loyal Fort Dodge customers fill the restaurant as they gathered for breakfast, lunch – or maybe ...

Going through the loss of a loved one is never an easy thing. When a family has had a child die at any age, it is a life altering experience. Search for understanding, friendship, and hope to get through the grieving process actually seems impossible. The Compassionate Friends is a group ...

On June 18, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — the government agency tasked with monitoring our nation’s fiscal health — confirmed my serious concerns with President Biden’s reckless spending agenda. His administration’s fiscal policies have not only caused ...

Q: Why did you launch a congressional inquiry into the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing? A: Iowans know I take my oversight responsibilities seriously to ensure the federal government is serving the American people effectively and efficiently. For example, during the Obama ...

Our economy is in tough shape. Cumulative inflation has skyrocketed by nearly 20 percent since President Biden took office while real wages have fallen by roughly 4.4 percent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that the economy grew at a rate of only 1.3 percent in the first quarter of ...

Q: How is the federal government responding to recent outbreaks of avian flu? A: As Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, I’m staying on top of federal agencies with prevention, control, emergency management and public health responsibilities to effectively serve the American people. That includes ...