“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
Dear Dave,
My wife and I have $72,000 in debt from student loans and a car loan. We’re trying to pay off our debt using the debt snowball system, and we each make about $45,000 a year. She’s a teacher, and she’s planning on going back to school for her master’s degree, but she’s thinking about...
Greetings from Capitol Hill:
Per Pupil Equity and Transportation Funding:
The Iowa House of Representatives passed the per pupil equity and transportation bill, SF455, on the floor. This bill will provide a supplement for any public school that has transportation costs of more than $432. These...
By Anna Johnson
annaj@cfra.org
Center for Rural Affairs
America stands to suffer as a result of President Trump’s 2019 budget, released on Feb. 12.
The president has proposed again to eliminate or shrink many programs that serve rural America, including those supporting rural businesses,...
A special public hearing was held on the state’s budget crisis this week. We requested the hearing to learn what impact mid-year budget cuts proposed by Governor Reynolds and Republican lawmakers would have on the lives on everyday Iowans.
Several Iowa students warned lawmakers that another round...
I really hoped my last column on this issue, would be just that—my last.
Unfortunately, deep down, I knew that would not be the case.
Between our gun hungry populace, and politicians who drink the intoxicating nectar of the NRA, it is readily apparent that no amount of people gunned down in cold...
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, I had morning coffee with the Governor and fellow Representatives and Senators. We discussed issues like Medicaid, mental health, and education in Iowa and what policies will best help our state. Coffee with the Governor is a way for Representatives and Senators to talk with...
Dear Editor
I am a member of the Lake Mills Community School Board. The Feb. 14 edition of the Graphic had an article regarding early retirement and the denial of a request. Contained in the article was information that was not correct, and also, a lot of information and discussion that was left...
My mother had taught in country schools and was dead set against me attending one. She had been barely older than her students, was out in the country with a group of children, had no phone, no car, and limited access if there had been any type of emergency.
That’s why she insisted her own...
We are beginning to see, I hope, what it means to be an American citizen: you can’t be too dogmatic, and we need to accept differences and extend to everyone the opportunity to become the best they can be.
Call me a contrarian. Or even a Pollyanna. But when everyone around me is filled with gloom...
By Bob Gardner
Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations
Alan Beste
Executive Director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association
They don’t make the headlines. Their names are not in the box scores. They don’t make the all-star teams. But some of the...
