Dear Editor, Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals sacrificed significantly for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient volumes decreased as much as 50 percent in 2020 as non-emergency procedures were suspended or delayed, and many patients feared going in for treatment because of the virus. The good news is that, at the end of last year, Congress passed the […]

I am co-sponsoring bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will provide additional funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to ensure Iowa restaurants and their workers receive the aid they requested through COVID-19 relief programs created earlier this year. In March, I voted to create the Restaurant Revitalization Fund as part of the American Rescue Plan, providing $28.6 billion for restaurants and […]

Inflation coming? We have not had to deal with inflation for many years. A few may remember the inflation of the late 1970s before Ronald Reagan became president. Inflation rates rose to just above 12 percent per year in the latter 1970s. Adding to the problem was the fact that we also had high unemployment. Until then, economists had thought […]

Dear Editor, Attention all folks who believe the 2nd Amendment is alive and well – and are aware of Iowa’s new weapon permit law, HF756. Please be aware that HF756 only covers the state of Iowa! You still need an Iowa CCW permit to legally carry concealed in other states who allow an Iowa permit. —Jim Michaels, Winterset