Opinion

By Rick Morain

Jefferson Herald

This year’s Bell Tower Festival in Jefferson will be special.

Appeals courts that sit as multi-member panels, including supreme courts, hear pleadings and legal arguments in public.

Q: What measures have you led in the 117th Congress to improve mental health services?

Millions of Americans are now focused on the issue of abortion, after someone leaked a first draft of the U.S.

Iowans, and Americans across the country, have been shocked and horrified by Putin’s unjust, unprovoked war on Ukraine.

Last Sunday, May 1, would have been my late brother Tom’s 75th birthday. He is much missed by his extended family members and many, many friends. 

As one of only two farmers serving in the U.S. Senate, I’ve continuously made it a priority to tackle the challenges facing Iowans in rural communities.

In visits to over 20 counties the past few weeks on my 99 County Tour, I was asked by Iowans across the state about a wide range of issues—from the war in Ukraine and our national security, to effo