Author Archives: Tim Martin

Cedar Rapids healthcare providers have announced they are temporally reducing elective surgeries. Both Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s are taking part. They say it is...

On the Thursday, November 12, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Political analyst and author Gerard Lameiro TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O’Mara KXEL's Tim Harwood with UNI politic...

MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL TRADING PARTNERS COULD BE GOOD FOR IOWA MANUFACTURERS, AND PARTICULARLY FOR FARMERS. CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST ERNIE GOSS RECENTLY MADE THAT OBSERVATION. IN AN INTERVI...

Informed Voters You have heard me speak often about the fact that I don’t care how many people vote in an election so long as they are informed about the races. I am struck now buy some rather h...

On the Wednesday, November 11, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Bill Pascoe of Tea Party Patriots TV9 Meteorologist Jan Ryherd KXEL's Tim Harwood with Robin Knight of Hawkeye Co...

Iowa farmers continue to harvest the last of this year's corn and soybean crops, but a report indicates they will not get as much out of their fields as in years past. According to the U.S. Agricultur...

A NEW COMPANY IS LIKELY TO BRING HUNDREDS OF JOBS TO WATERLOO AS EARLY AS JANUARY. STRATACACHE HAS PURCHASED THE FORMER GMAC MORTGAGE FACILITY AT THE CORNER OF HAMMOND AVENUE AND FLAMMANG DRIVE. STRAT...

We Need To Do Something About That You hear that a lot when something happens…we need to do something about that. And after the initial noise dies down, nothing ever really happens. So it is wit...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will require that people wear masks if they join indoor gatherings of 25 or more people as the state sees a continued surge of coronavirus infections that is threatening to over...

On the Tuesday, November 10, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Waterloo Community Schools spokesperson Tara Thomas TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribu...