Opinion
Benton Development Group urges YES vote for EMS
Emergency medical services are a matter of life and death and essential for attracting employers and residents. Safety is at the top of everyone’s list when choosing where to live or locate a business. Safety includes police protection, a safe environment, and prompt medical attention in an emergency. Without emergency medical services, Benton County will lose badly needed opportunities for growth.
Legalese
This last couple of weeks, I've spent a ton of time reading legalese. When digging into how government works it's like putting a giant puzzle together. Just when you think you have it all figured out, you see a "but" or whatever the legal word or phrase that is used to indicate that what you just read may not apply, if...When you follow that rabbit trail, you are taken in a completely different direction.
No bailers were harmed in the making of a story
This week I was talking to a professional in the field of minds and how they work, or how they don't work. We were talking about words and how I sometimes just draw a blank. That's not good for a gal in this business. Then she explained that I can thank hormones for that. I was incredulous...see, I can think of THAT word but for the life of me could not spell the word "baler.
There’s no hiding it: Iowa Democrats lost big with caucus decision
By Dave Nagle, Iowa Capital DispatchIowa Democratic Party leaders returned last week from St. Louis where the fate of the Iowa Caucuses’ first-in-the-nation status was determined. Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart and others proclaimed a great victory in that Iowa will no longer host a competitive presidential contest to lead off the nominating season.
EMS As Essential
By Anna Demuth, Benton Co EMS Association PresidentOnly a legislature can make 68 cents 35 cents.When you see the EMS levy on the November ballot, remember that thanks to the wizardry of property tax formulas, 68 cents per thousand in assessed valuation could become just 35 cents. Here’s how it works. • Start with the assessed valuation for your residence• Multiply that by .
A Labor of Love
There are jobs that have to be done, but you never really even think about how they get done. One of those is engravings on headstones. I might be one of those weird ducks that appreciate a well-carved headstone, or even a well-carved rock. Sometimes I drive through the cemetery just as a way of checking on the relatives to make sure they are all behaving (some of them are rowdy). Letter to the Editor: Legal Fairness
Dear Editor: Donald Trump is now in court charged with among other things, defrauding banks and insurance companies by over-valuing his assets (properties).I ask the question: As a farmer, I required operating capital from my agriculture Bank loan officer. I had to value my assets as well as my liabilities. I had equity, but not fully owned the farmland I now have.
Memories are the worst part of the wait
This last week had a little extra going on in my world. I'm slowly learning how to compartmentalize...a little bit. I've finally learned how to shut off work when it's done for the week...for the most part. I've learned how to realize that when I need to step away during the week, to just do it. I've learned how to take time for a little bit of "fun" though my idea of fun would be boring to most.
Letter to the Editor: The war Ukraine vs. Russia
Dear Editor:I have no way of verifying this article, but we need to see this anyway. We can not count on the MSM to assess this war as it is. nor can we count on the Biden Administration to spend our taxpayer money wisely. We already have a $33T national debt. How can we sustain more?Thus:Seymour Hersh Claims Ukraine ‘War Effort’ Is ‘All Lies’: ‘The War Is Over – Russia Has Won’By Frank Bergman Renowned investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed that the U.
Are the debates worth listening to? It's debatable.
I am a political junkie. If there's something going on politically, I'm there for it. Until Wednesday night's "presidential" debate. When I think of the word presidential, I think of something with class. (I am pausing right here to let all the smart remarks pass through without saying them.)The debate was so awful that I shut it off for a while. Mostly because it sounded like all the kids were arguing and I couldn't send them to their rooms.