Much of the relationship between the people and their governments is built on trust. But that relationship is fragile -- especially when it appears government is going out of its way to keep the public in the dark.
My wife and I were driving down Interstate Highway 80 on Sunday, and we experienced one of the cardinal rules of law-making. You don’t read about this in
Timing is everything in life.
For U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, he picked an especially poor time to pitch an idea last week.
The politician from Alpine, Utah, said it
A summer vacation that is riveted in my memory was in August 1962 when my parents, my two brothers and I piled into our Dodge and headed for Washington, D.C. This vacation was all about history.
Our leaders like to remind us, and the rest of the world, too, that the United States is the most powerful nation on Earth.
Yet, the events of the past
Watch out Iowa. Our political leaders seem to get many of their ideas from our neighbors in Wisconsin, and the latest idea being considered there is a real doozy.
An IowaWatch-Iowa Public Radio report last week shows that Iowa lawmakers have repeatedly dropped the ball when it comes to providing funding equity for the state’s public schools.
It was quite a week last week with the buzz about impeachment. Relax. I’m not referring to President Donald Trump. I’m talking about the mayor of Muscatine.
