(SB) – We are told that we learn from history… and if we don’t learn from history, history repeats itself. To learn from history, you have to read history. There’s the rub. I …
(SBA) - Since 2022, more than 100 million birds have been impacted by bird flu – scientifically known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – which is a contagious disease that is …
(SBA) - Last week, for the second time in recent years, a group of celebratory friends and free-press advocates gathered on my lawn to toast a victory after a wrongful detention by Des Moines police. …
(SBA) - Q: How are you working to help prevent overdose deaths? A: From my 99 county meetings to constituent phone calls and emails to my Senate office, I hear from Iowans from …
Struggle for control of Congress intensifies as presidential contest shifts by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 14, 2024 WASHINGTON — The 2024 battle for control of …
(SBA) - Who is Kamala really? First, she has been anointed the Democratic candidate for President without receiving one primary vote. This is because the elites of the Democrat party engaged in a …
(SBA) - After the assassination attempt on former President Trump, many of our leaders were calling for politicians to tone down the personal rhetoric to reduce the potential for more political …
(SBA) – Our Moms told us that the problem with lying is that once you begin you have to continue lying. “That’s because,” our mothers told us, “when you lie, you have to …
(SBA) - Before I voted for the Farm Bill – which passed out of the House Agriculture Committee in May – I held many town halls with farmers and producers as part of my 36 County Tour and …
(SBA) - Over the past few months, following the devasting storms and floods that have affected so many Iowans, I have traveled to communities, visiting farms, businesses and homes that have endured …
(SBA) - At the end of July, our national debt officially topped $35 trillion. This development comes just seven months after our country surpassed $34 trillion in debt and less than a year since our …
(SB) – What would happen if people didn’t lie? I don’t know, because it’s never happened before. Electric Vehicles (EVs). Remember them? They were going to make our …
(SBA) - In the aftermath of a mad gunman’s horrifying massacre of 60 people at a concert in Las Vegas seven years ago, members of Congress from Iowa sent this message: It made no sense that …
Letter to the editor Sergeant Bluff Advocate 6/24/24 If Democrat voters were to “walk the talk”, here's a short list of some of the things they'd be doing to comport with …
(SBA) - The right to vote forms the bedrock of our democratic republic and gives an important voice to the people — of which, by which, and for which our country was established, and President …
(SBA) - Ingrained in the American spirit is to fight. Fighting for our country, fighting for our values, fighting to leave our home better than we found it. Last Saturday was another typical …
(SBA) - We should talk. Please go to a quiet corner of the room, away from prying eyes and ears, and then read this column. If you tell anyone what I wrote here, I will deny it and claim an …
(SBA) - When news became digital at the turn of the century, I prophesied in “Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age” that people would seek affirmation …