by Luke Martz | Sep 14, 2022 | Opinion
The Des Moines Register’s editorial board has always been on the far left end of the spectrum, sometimes to the point of crazy. Still, it’s always been consistent in defending free speech and promoting the idea that open and diverse political debate is a good thing. ...
by Governor Kim Reynolds | Sep 14, 2022 | Education, Governor, Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following op-ed by Gov.Reynolds responds to a recent Des Moines Register editorial that defended Linn-Mar’s policy to keep parents in the dark about their child’s wish to transition to the opposite gender. Gov. Reynolds originally submitted the...
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Sep 3, 2022 | Congress, Opinion
When I turned eighteen in 1973, I made the most important decision of my life and enlisted in the United States Army, inspired by my father’s service in the United States Air Force. I served in the Army for twenty-four years; first enlisted, then as an active duty...
by Luke Martz | Aug 24, 2022 | Federal, Opinion
President Joe Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan on Wednesday. His executive order would “cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers making under $125,000 a year or couples making less than $250,000 a year,” according to the Wall Street...
by John Hendrickson | Aug 23, 2022 | Opinion, State Government
This year the Republican Party selected Governor Kim Reynolds to deliver the official response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address. Governor Reynolds and President Biden offer two completely different views of both political philosophy and...
by Sarah Curry | Aug 15, 2022 | Opinion, State Government
The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, yet the federal government took over a year to direct financial relief to municipalities across the country through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The pandemic hit local communities across Iowa hard, but our governments...
