Pushback is growing against the wholesale firing of federal employees in the VA, FAA, National Park Service, Federal Arsenals, US Geological Survey and other public agencies. The head of the … more

Some good news this week. Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen and Rep. Bobby Kaufmann stated at their Stockton listening post Saturday they oppose all public library bills moving through the statehouse. These … more

I was so grateful for a successful exercise in democracy at the listening post in West Branch. People could talk without being harassed. Strangers from across the political spectrum even discovered … more

While our national politics pull us apart with high-voltage rhetoric, groups of local people are gathering to seek common ground around local issues. The newly-constituted 82nd Indivisible is a … more

Donald Trump is a ____ ? While hard to answer in one word, perhaps we have to return to the playgrounds of our youth to find the right one. As an adult we can recognize and name his being a … more

Phil Wiese deserves our support to be our Iowa House Representative. Phil knows that public dollars (your taxes, right?) should support our public schools instead of subsidizing private schools which … more

This is Teamsters Local 238 endorsement letter for Muscatine County supervisor candidate Kim Schneider. The executive board of Teamsters Local 238 has endorsed you in your race for the Muscatine … more

This is an update to the situation involving the Fire Department, Rural Fire District and the City of West Liberty. All indications are that City Hall (the city manager and attorneys) is putting more … more