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Opinions
We tried to make a statement on our front page this week, to get the community—and ourselves—thinking about what life would be like without a local newspaper.
At first, you might not notice much difference if the weekly paper failed to show up in your mailbox, or on your computer screen or...
There’s a trend among 401(k) participants that keeps me up at night. I hesitate to mention it because if you don’t know about it, that’s one less person who’s losing money. Chances are you’ve heard about it, though. It’s the 401(k) loan.
There. I said it. You know about it. Now, let me tell you...
Almost weekly, I read surprising new statistics about capital concentration.
The eight richest people in the world control as much capital as half the world’s population. The richest 158 families in the United States were the source of more than 50 percent of early cash in the last presidential...
I am not one to point fingers after the fact, as that is not a very productive way to handle oneself in any situation.
But, I am one to question when things do not appear to be working as planned and promised.
I am of course, talking about the new Law Enforcement Center in Winnebago county, that...
I was recently reviewing a report from several years ago dealing with economic policy, and a part of it caught my eye. These “10 rules” appeared in the preface to the large report, “Rich States, Poor States,” which deals with the impact on states of their respective economic policies. This is an...
Back in March, two young members of Congress from Texas, Beto O’Rourke and Will Hurd, became brief internet celebrities. Unable to fly back to Washington because of a snowstorm, the two hit the road together, tweeting and livestreaming their trip north. They fielded questions along the way on...
Next week is Farm Safety Week, which coincides (roughly) with the start of harvest season.
Many farmers have greatly improved on their caution level, as advances have been made in harvesting equipment and education.
Thankfully, it is rare that you hear of catastrophic farming incidents, but when...
By Johnathan Hladik, johnathanh@cfra.org,
Center for Rural Affairs
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has provided hard-working young people and their families with a measure of stability. This policy protects individuals who came to this country as children from deportation and allows...
Much of the relationship between the people and their governments is built on trust.
But that relationship is fragile—especially when government goes out of its way to keep the public in the dark.
That’s occurring too often in Iowa with video recordings made by law enforcement agencies,...
We talked about hitting all three area (Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs) in the same year, and this year we achieved that goal.
So, while they are still fresh in my mind, I thought this was a good time to compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses (in my opinion) of each....
