8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (612+ words) American democracy succeeds by trial and error. Our history is littered with flaws and mistakes, corrected and amended, re-broken, and fixed again, often thanks to citizen input. That is why local government – bottom up, grassroots democracy – provides the best opportunity…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago   (220+ words) Questions for the Waugh’s. This is a unique campaign situation in which a husband and wife are both running for state-level elected positions. In May of this year the Des Moines Register presented six questions to various state-level candidates, including…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (170+ words) A quick shout-out to some of the more seasonal city departments. For many hours (but probably not enough) exercising and many hours (definitely not enough) with the grandkids at the Aquatic Center, thank you to all for all you do....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (492+ words) The Indianola Independent-Advocate publishes columns and information submitted by individuals, organizations, local governments and elected officials. Their comments do not reflect the opinions of the Independent Advocate, its management or staff. I ran for Congress because as a doctor I…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (871+ words) One of the first things Indianola teachers, staff and associates did after kicking off a week of staff meetings on Monday was leave. More than 400 district employees, including teachers, bus drivers, food service staff and more, flooded the streets — and…...