The share of the U.S. population with incomes below the poverty level dropped between 2017 and 2018 the fifth consecutive annual drop, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) estimates released today. The 1-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau s 2018 ACS show declines in ...
Letter to the Editor:Independent family farmers are wedded to the water and the land. We understand that our fates are bound together. Family farmers are persevering despite underpriced grains and livestock.The industrial system of agriculture hurts family farmers by forcing us to farm fence ...
Iowa's policymakers and business leaders agree: the state's economy needs more skilled workers. One area of regulatory reform state leaders should look at to address this problem is changing our occupational licensing requirements. Reducing onerous occupational licensing regulations in Iowa ...
Letter to the Editor:Hello John Speer, I would like to give the public an explanation based on the past of events of late June where our dog had attacked an innocent woman.We had never intended any harm during the time, we were dealing with family matters during the time and were particularly ...
When we visit with constituents, some of the most common and persistent consumer complaints are about those irritating and sometimes frightening robocalls that we're all bombarded with day and night.Robocalls are recorded messages from scam artists to unsuspecting consumers. The scammers often ...
Letter to the Editor:Anne Michael is seeking more income for the schools. 11,000 dollars per student isn't enough. Maybe we could supplement property taxes by adding a tax on intellectual property. Intellectual property is a real thing. You can patent it, you can defend it in court, it is an ...
Letter to the Editor:Wear Red October 4th for World Dyslexia DayOctober is Dyslexia Awareness Month and October 4th is World Dyslexia Day It is a great opportunity to spread awareness and understanding about dyslexia. As founder of the Tama County Area Dyslexia Support Group, I would like to ...
Market Report for September 13, 2019Oh no it's Friday the 13th. There were no black cats at the Toledo Farmers' Market, just a cute little friendly gray one with white socks on two of its legs. There was no ladders to walk under, just the roped off area where no grass is growing to walk over. ...
The pulp, paper and print industry is one of the lowest contributing industrial sectors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at only 1% of emissions worldwide,[1] but consumers don't know it.A recent consumer survey commissioned by Two Sides showed a disconnect between consumer perceptions ...
(Lenexa, Kan.) - At an event in Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Department of the Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works R.D. James announced that the agencies are repealing a 2015 rule that impermissibly expanded the definition of ...