What rights do Palestinians possess? Are they citizens of any nation? The answers to those questions are murky at best, particularly right now with war raging in Gaza. Technically, under …

The Storm Lake Stars Mentoring Program is deeply grateful for your support of our program which serves the students in the SLCSD. We would like to thank the following for their donations to our …

Even when Speaker of the House Mike Johnson finds enough baling wire to lash together the votes needed to pass the split, almost six months late 2023 federal budget, it’s little more than a signal …

We’re proud that the State Department is showing the documentary film “Storm Lake” around the world in young democracies. The film was scheduled to screen in Odesa, Ukraine, last month and we …

I spent 20 days of Lent sitting in a heap of ashes reviewing my shortcomings again, wondering if death would beckon me from deep in my bottom. This has never been my favorite season, and the …

America just can’t seem to get enough of Caitlin Clark and the University of Iowa women’s basketball team. Last Saturday’s opening round game between the Hawkeyes and Holy Cross was the …

Iowans expect their legislators to protect the health and safety of citizens.       Then, why was a bill to shield chemical companies from lawsuits involving harm to users even …

No problem is so big that we can’t run from it — or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature. There are many concerns that should command our attention but do not. Too often …

We are left to suppose that the climate crisis is not an emergency. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that the failure of the Linn Grove dam following intensifying flows from extreme …

Now that we are past the second legislative deadline of the year, the eleventh week of session was busy with floor debate. The Senate passed over 30 bills throughout the week, talking about a range …

Meat industry layoffs in Iowa and across the country are familiar. Fort Dodge used to be a meatpacking town. So were Estherville and Cherokee. Spencer, too. It was not a huge surprise that Tyson …

Want to get away from it all? The daily grind, the tough-to-solve challenges, the folks who bug you, the recurring insoluble problems? For a few weeks there’s a possible solution: it’s March …

House File 2649 passed the House floor this week with unanimous support. The bill renews an exemption from paying capital gains for sales of certain animals and absent its passage — there …

It’s hard to know where the hash over Area Education Agencies will come out as the House and Senate try to reconcile differing reform bills into something Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign. Reynolds set …

Our second legislative deadline has passed, meaning we had another busy week as we worked on moving House bills through the Iowa Senate. This process keeps us focused on important priorities, bills …

What a state of local affairs: Storm Lake filed suit against Buena Vista County for misallocating at least $5 million in tax increment financing revenue away from the city as it was due. The city …

What were they thinking? That is a question I ask myself a lot lately. Those were the first words out of my mouth when the Manhattan district attorney had to postpone Donald Trump’s New York …

It looks as though this month will live up to the adage, “If March comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a lion.” Last Sunday the forecast for the following weekend was more than a foot of …

Over half of Iowa’s water bodies (rivers and lakes) are “impaired” by pollution, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources — including Storm Lake, Black Hawk Lake, the Little …

Two events within a few months of each other 75 years ago forever altered the political and military landscape of the world. Their combined effects play an all-powerful role in today’s diplomatic …