Barb Kalbach
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Brass Tacks from Rural Iowa: The price is… high (opens the original)
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I have a habit of watching C-SPAN, with my coffee, possibly more mornings than I'd like to admit. That or RFD-TV, which has real-time updates on grain or fertilizer prices. But every now and again I take a break and flip through a few channels before setting about my day at hand. Not too long ago, I ended up watching the long running Price is Right. And I couldn't help but think to myself, “More like the Price is High." It doesn't take much to look around and see that prices are high everywhere
Election integrity or intimidation? (opens the original)
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There's been a lot of talk lately about election integrity, especially from the Trump administration. What's disturbing is that the rhetoric doesn't seem to be lining up with his administration's actions. Take for example the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Created in 2002 after the 2000 presidential election debacle in Florida, this is the only federal agency dedicated to helping states run smooth elections. Among other things, they provide state and local election officials with training
Brass tacks from rural Iowa: Bayer goes to the Supreme Court (opens the original)
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Iowans are struggling through a mounting public health crisis, and the U.S. Supreme Court just took one of our tools to seek redress off the table. Bayer, the manufacturer of Roundup, couldn't get their way at the Iowa statehouse or in Congress, so they went to our nation's highest court to protect their profits at our expense. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 essentially gave legal immunity to Bayer in their 7-2 ruling preventing states from allowing failure-to-warn lawsuits. Glyphosate, the m
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