Civil rights are not reversible. Once the ratchet of rights has been opened, they cannot tighten. This was the argument of Martin Luther King, Jr, who stated numerous times, including after the famous ...

Ryan Sawyer says he doesn’t need to wait to see the impact of cutbacks in Veterans Affairs in Iowa. It’s here. “For instance, there’s only one person in Des Moines who can do enrollments, and that ...

In 2024, I spent 10 months running for the Iowa Senate. The district includes Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Wright and northern Story Counties (Roland and Story City.) It’s a big, rural ...

By ANNE BLANKENSHIP Critical Access Hospitals like Van Diest Medical Center, are vital lifelines to their communities. Their primary focus is to ensure access to essential health care services such as ...