“Rod Stewart Hair” “I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Dear Editor,
“What Cats Like” “I’ve been reading about cats,” my husband, Peter, tells me. Peter has never had a cat before. “Oh, yeah?” “Salt is not good for their kidneys. We have to give Felix unsalted fish.”
Q: Will Congress renew the Farm Bill this year?
Dear Editor, As we approach Ag Week, March 17-23, I’ve been reflecting on the 82 years our family has been farming in Winnebago County. While we’re deeply tied to the land, our real roots are found in this tight-knit community.
“A Borrowed Plate” My husband, Peter, and I were surprised that two plates were missing.

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“What a sweet dog!” I said, in Spanish. “She is a sweet dog,” the man walking her answered, in English. He had an Irish accent and was walking the young dog down the street as my husband, Peter, and I made our way home from dinner. “And she has no idea what will happen tomorrow,” he added. “What...
Q: How does your life experience influence your work for Iowans in Washington?   A: As a lifelong family farmer, I’m proud to serve as the voice for Rural America and farm families in the United States Senate. While advances in science and technology have improved productivity and lessened the...
“Patron of the Arts” My landlord, Jorge, is a patron of the arts. When I imagine a patron of the arts, I imagine some fabulously wealthy person in the past, supporting the creation of art in Italy or New York—someone with an impossibly luxurious lifestyle, maybe with a couple of designer dogs on...
This week was the second funnel week of this session and we stayed busy. We passed a handful of bills through floor debate and received a lot of Senate files that now have to go through the subcommittee and committee meetings before they are debated on the floor. There are some budgets that were...
This week we experienced another legislative deadline—our second funnel week. While last week was dedicated to floor debate, this week we were back to full committee meetings—working through bills which have passed the House and been sent to the Senate for consideration and passage. This sets the...
Most citizens don’t know that Republican leaders in Iowa, Utah, Kansas and Florida are limiting journalists’ access to open-to-the-public legislature and gubernatorial sessions. This begs the question “what issues and policies are GOP elected officials trying to hide?” Furthermore, what is there...
Dear Editor, Throughout Winnebago County, you will see firsthand the contributions farmers make in our local communities. These farmers have served as volunteers in schools as coaches, FFA advisors and on school boards.  They are also active in their churches and community organizations. During...
“Super Bonito” “Maybe I’m a little old for this dress?” I suggested tentatively as I made my way to the mirror in the little shop. I was in the artisans’ market in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they sell everything imaginable—and quite a few things I had never imagined. I was wearing a...
Hi. My name is Theresa Hildreth and I serve as Senator Waylon Brown’s clerk in the Iowa Senate. I’m taking over ‘The Constituent Connection’ this week to give you an idea what the view of the Senate is like from my seat. I’ve been Senator Brown’s clerk for four sessions. You may be asking yourself...
Week nine involved lots of floor debate as we move bills off the floor before our second deadline (funnel) on March 18. Here are some of the bills we voted on: We passed SF 2357 which requires all school board members to vote yay or nay on a matter before their board. Some board members were...

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