Thanksgiving menus are supposedly traditional, meaning in this day and age, what we remember from our childhood. To be truly traditional, we would have to duplicate the meal served at what everybody...

Not surprisingly these days, free speech on college campuses is back in the headlines. That makes it worthwhile to highlight the seven-page policy the Iowa Board of Regents wrote to proclaim how it...

Q: Why did you hold a Judiciary Committee hearing to examine consolidation in the farm sector? A: As the only grain farmer in the United States Senate, I’m honored to advocate on behalf of family...

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 2, and since that extra hour is officially added during the wee hours, most of us will simply sleep through it and barely notice the change. Things were...

Q: What do Iowans need to know about Medicare open enrollment? A: The annual open enrollment season runs now through December 7, 2025. During the government shutdown, enrollment will continue online...

I read somewhere that a large, mature soft maple tree produces as many as seven million leaves in a season. That seems an impossible number, but I tend to believe it. The house that was my family's home...

The nation’s founders got right to the point when they laid out how to treat the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, the press and the rights of people to assemble and to petition the government....

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In 2025, Johnson County law enforcement agencies have already responded to over 1,000 domestic violence related calls, many involving children. These incidents...

Q: What is Arctic Frost? A: Under the Biden administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened an investigation in April 2022 codenamed Arctic Frost. I started my congressional oversight...

The deck across the back of our house provides an intimate view of the lives of most of the critters we share our timber, pond and meadow with. Whether we are on the deck enjoying summer shade and cooling...

The lesson of the hot stove emerged again recently. That is the lesson toddlers learn early and smart ones retain for a lifetime. Touch something hot and you know not to touch it again. Educator Ian...

Q: Why did you write U.S. tech companies about their employment practices? A: I chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal immigration laws, including temporary visa programs...