“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
Q: Looking back three decades, how has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) impacted society?
A: This historic civil rights law has empowered tens of millions of Americans with disabilities to live a higher quality of life and eliminate barriers to employment, education and economic...
“Birthday Blow-Out”
It’s my birthday this week.
This is not normally cause for a big celebration and this year it is less than usual. Still, unlike my husband, Peter, I actually do celebrate my birthday. I don’t expect anyone else to celebrate—although it’s nice to know my parents remember I was...
Numbers have always had a tendency to frustrate me, as many a past mathematics teacher could probably tell you, and these days our nation has come to be defined solely by numbers: Coronavirus cases, Coronavirus deaths, people in detention camps at the border, the economy, Presidential polls—just to...
Q: What is the PRICE Transparency Act?
A: When a loved one goes to the hospital for cancer treatments, orthopedic surgery or complications from COVID-19, American consumers and taxpayers deserve to know what hospitals will charge for their services. For years I’ve heard from Iowans who are fed up...
“New Slippers”
I’ve worn out a pair of slippers.
To be fair, I wear slippers quite a bit under normal circumstances, but over the past four months, my slipper use has exceeded previous records. I was reading the news one morning (I imagine you know what that’s like). The takeaway for me was that...
If there is one thing most regular readers will have learned about me, personally, from this column it is this: I hate monotony.
I crave change, I crave new, I crave the growth and inspiration brought about through previously unhad experiences.
And, as many of you are likely aware, the state...
Pew Research Center polling (June 30) reveals 89 percent of registered Republicans will vote for Trump on Nov. 3. However, members of six groups—all lifelong Republicans—have had enough of Trump.
These groups include Lincoln Project, The Bravery Project, 43 Alumni for Biden, Mitt Romney 2012...
Recently, rural Americans have missed out on many services usually offered in their communities.
However, library employees have worked even harder to provide for their patrons. For example, in Wayne, Nebraska, library staff have stepped up to show their community how resilient small-town...
To the Editor,
I have been reading the Lake Mills Graphic since the inception of my winning a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. I have also written a column to be included in the newspapers of the seventh district each week during the time I was Des Moines. My purpose in writing that...
Evaluating insurance needs
Dear Dave,
Last year I got a divorce. I’m 32, a teacher and a single mom. I’m on Baby Step 2 right now, and I was wondering about life insurance. My son is only two, and if something happened to me, he would go to his father. His dad is in good shape financially and...
