By State Representative Todd Prichard Our first month of the 2020 legislative session has concluded and it’s been a whirlwind of activity at the State Capitol. This week, the House and Senate each passed its own version of education funding… Read More ›
COLUMNS
CAPITOL COMMENTS: Democrats demand inquiry into Iowa’s privatized Medicaid fiasco
By Rep. Todd Prichard, D- Charles City In January 2015, I was surprised to read that then Governor Terry Branstad had unilaterally decided to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid health system. I, along with the rest of my colleagues in the legislature,… Read More ›
Column: How did humanity survive parenthood?
This column was originally posted on Chris Baldus: Journalist Dad in 2012 A speaker on parenting made this interesting point at church today. If parents knew, really knew what they were getting into, no one would be a parent. Humanity… Read More ›
Prichard: Republicans mismanaging state finances
By Rep. Todd Prichard Capitol Comments Column, April 6 Since the last time I wrote, the budget de-appropriation bill was introduced, passed and signed into law by the governor. This is the second year in a row that the Legislature and… Read More ›
State budget puts corporate welfare above schools, health
By Rep. Todd Prichard I’ve been catching up on my local newspaper reading lately. Two stories caught my eye. I read a piece about a Charles City woman who can’t receive the services she needs to maintain herself in her… Read More ›
Capitol Comments: Food shaming, child support bills advance
By Rep. Todd Prichard Greetings from the 2018 legislative session. This week marks the first important deadline of the session, known as the first funnel. If a bill does not pass out of a standing committee, it is dead for… Read More ›
CCHS speech: It can move you
It’s a long-running stupid joke with me. It’s something I’ll ask reporters when they come back from an assignment or a copy editor who finished proofing my writing. “Did you laugh? Did you cry? Did it move you?” Well, Thursday… Read More ›
CAPITOL COMMENTS: Legislature misses out on water quality opportunity
By Representative Todd Prichard I have a personality flaw. I cry over spilled milk. I would attribute this to my mother’s sense of frugality. Wasted time, money, supplies — it all drives me crazy. This week the legislature wasted an… Read More ›
Capitol Comments: Health care system’s failings are devastating
By Rep. Todd Prichard Welcome to the New Year and the 2018 Iowa Legislative session. I am back to work at the Capitol and wondering how this session is going to play out. Like every year, there are a variety… Read More ›
Steinbach: Praying and staying between the lines on the high road of life
North Cedar Reports is proud to present its readers with this link to Chris Steinbach’s writings on his website Brome Hill. He describes Brome Hill this way: “Brome Hill is the home for whatever is on my mind. I am… Read More ›
CC Mayor: Charles City progress — Looking backward, looking forward
By James A. Erb, Charles City mayor The Summer of 2017 has already seen quite a bit of progress in the Charles City area. Here are some of the highlights thus far: The Mark Kuhn Family has reopened the All… Read More ›
CC MAYOR: The best of times and the worst of times
By James Erb, Charles City Mayor To say we are in the midst of one of the busiest and best summer seasons in the history of our town is only to state the obvious. A majority of the events… Read More ›
From the desk of Mayor James A. Erb: Last call for infrastructure investment — A joint entity challenge
BY MAYOR JAMES ERB CHARLES CITY — We are about to enter into a “planning season” for public bodies. In addition to present goals/plans, here are the following which I am presently involved with: (1) The Charles City Comprehensive Plan,… Read More ›
Mayor Erb: Clean-up Day, bridge collapse and rural revival
By Charles City Mayor Jim Erb It’s spring time in Iowa, the planting season is almost here and we have a lot to anticipate this year. The question is where does one start? One starts with Spring Cleanup, which is basically… Read More ›
