Have you ever thought about whether your job is a "hot" one? Depending on what's going on around campus, some days my job is hotter than others. But I'm not talking about the kind of "if-you-can't-stand-the-heat-get-out-of-the-kitchen" type of job, I'm talking about jobs that are hot because ...
Greetings from under the dome, Governor Branstad, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Senate Republicans this week commended the United States Department of Labor after learning that the department has begun to reconsider onerous regulations on youth working on farms. In November of ...
Let's get ready to celebrate! We can start thinking of spring, warmer weather, the countryside turning green and probably a great deal of litter and trash on the roadsides and the landscape. With these thoughts we need to start putting plans together for our "Spring Housecleaning" for Iowa ...
As Iowans went to their mailbox after the first of the year, many may have noticed something missing; their 2011 Iowa Income Tax Booklets.You may be wondering what happened and where you can get your forms. According to the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR), with the continued growth of ...
Since before Iowa even was a state, the citizens of this land have made education Iowa's top priority. Once again this year, discussion about improving our children's education will be the centerpiece of the Legislature's work.These efforts kicked off in earnest last week when the introduction ...
Are you a student that is often given a pile of homework to put in your bag and carry all the way home? However all you want to do when you get home is watch T.V., play a game, or just take a nap, but you can't because you have to do homework? Or is there a student that you care for, and all ...
Just like every housewife knows, ya gotta clean the house every now and then. Dishes have to be washed, floors cleaned and things put away. Well, today is my day to do some cleaning, or at least some clearing off of my desk. Things I've kept around, a note here, an interesting tidbit there. So ...
The highlight of the week was the Condition of the Guard presented by Adjutant General Orr. For the first time since 2001 the Iowa National Guard does not have any units deployed overseas. We should all be proud of the men and women who have committed themselves to serve us and thank them for ...
Courts should be able to try juveniles as adults."Kids today are more sophisticated at a younger age; they understand the implications of violence and how to use violent weapons. It is absurd to argue that a modern child, who sees the effects of violence around him in news every day, doesn't ...
The 2012 legislative year began Jan. 9 with all the usual pomp & circumstance. It is amazing to think this is the 12th time I have gaveled in at this glorious, historical building gifted to us by our fore fathers! Because of the results of the redistricting map, this will be my final ...