Kara Warme Contributing Writer I’ve never been a big fan of youth lock-ins or slumber parties, but there was something magical about our marathon ending to the legislative session last week.

Kara Warme, a Republican from Ames, represents District 26 in the Iowa Senate.

Arctic sea ice extent through most of April changed very little. Only at the end of the month did extent begin to decline. Because the month started with unusually low extent, however, the average ...