House File 880 (Formerly HF 284) is a bill that seeks to prevent Iowa Libraries from being members of the Iowa Library Association and the American Library Association (ALA) by restricting funds to them if they are dues paying members of these organizations. Those dues are paid for by taxpayer ...
“I feel like you could write about this for your column,” — you know what, I probably can. Here is the story of my Sunday, showing off my hometown(s) to my dear roommate. I hadn’t been home much since Christmas break, that really eats at me, who is going to pet my dog? I missed my ...
We don't answer the door at my house. It's not a thing, it's never been a thing. If you come by my house and ring the doorbell expect nothing because that's what you'll get. Actually, just don't come by. I don't know about other places, but it's always been this way at my house. The doorbell ...
Well I took a week off. It is time to let Tama County citizen's know some facts. Three years ago, Tama County Against Turbines (TCAT) came to the Board of Supervisors and said they were petitioning us to stop the Winding Stairs Wind Project. The group told us that Salt Creek Wind was already ...
It is so sad that Rep. Al Green (D) from Texas, who was thrown out of Trump’s lie-filled news conference for speaking up when Republicans who did the same previously during Obama’s conference had gone completely without reprimand, and that Sen. Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist) from ...
February was a very busy month for us Tama County Supervisors. We didn’t just get our feet wet but jumped right in! We started the month by finding out that we could not make payroll because the General Basic Fund was getting extremely low and that the Budget approved last year by the prior ...
There are scraps of paper adorned with my doodles and scribbles strewn throughout the house like other homes have dust bunnies because I very rarely throw a drawing away. I don't throw a lot of things away. I would say it is one part insanity and one part strategy. Okay, probably 60-40. The ...
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a strictly Tama-Toledo themed column. After thinking about conversations last week, connections have been running through my head. A big thought came to my mind, “how active are young people in our community?”. While broad, there’s a lot of ...
It is so sad that Rep. Al Green (D) from Texas, who was thrown out of Trump's lie-filled news conference for speaking up when Republicans who did the same previously during Obama’s conference had gone completely without reprimand, and that Sen. Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist) from ...
Ya know, every once in a while, we should stop for a few minutes and say "Thank-You" or "Kudos" to YOU. Yes, you! When was the last time YOU were thanked and appreciated for a job well done. Heck, you probably get up early every day, work all day long, come home tired, cook supper, read a ...