Most people go through life never stepping foot inside a courtroom. Most people, that is, except for attorneys, judges, journalists, the few of us chosen to be jurors, and an even more select group, …

I’m a long-time resident of Des Moines and a member of lowa Citizens for Community Improvement. I’m very concerned about our water supply and water allocation process. This process needs to …

This is shaping up to be one of the most chaotic summers in history for tornadoes in Iowa. A normal summer sees about 200 tornadoes across middle America. Forecasters fear there may be double that …

One of the best things the Iowa Legislature did this year was appropriate $250,000 to study the state’s declining underground aquifers, starting with the Dakota Aquifer that underlies Northwest …

On Friday, May 24, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach reissued a press release relaying that Iowans who are cleaning up from the recent bout of storms can find useful resources offered by …

This past weekend Kathy and I did child care duty in Adel while the grandchildren’s parents, Dave and Erin, were in Colorado celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary. On second thought, …

Trish Cook, past president of Iowa Pork Producers and marketer of 40,000 hogs annually in Buchanan County for three decades, has her panties all in a bunch over Prop 12 of California (SL Times, …

A New York jury offered a tonic to the American soul last week when it convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony charges for trying to cover up hush-money payments to a porn star immediately before the …

Whenever I asked what Memorial Day was, I was told that it was a day for us to remember all those who lost their lives in the defense of our country and our freedom.   My own father (John) …

I watched the annual Memorial Day ceremony from our nation’s capital Sunday night on PBS, which highlighted the sacrifices men and women have made to secure our freedom and preserve democracy. …

Pipelines transporting carbon dioxide from Northwest Iowa ethanol plants to be sequestered underground in spent fracking holes are considered by the industry to be vital for its survival. Corn …

The Biden Administration’s trade agenda — mostly forgotten after three years of Covid, inflation, war in Ukraine, brutality in the Middle East, and a cantankerous Congress — recently surfaced …

Several recent news items seem unrelated but have a common foundation, corporate greed. Red Lobster, in business since 1968, has filed for bankruptcy. While the company’s decline has been …

Politicians do not appear to be serious about passing a new five-year farm bill before the November elections. The House Agriculture Committee controlled by Republicans last week on a 33-21 vote …

On June 27, about four weeks from now, we’ll get to watch the first presidential debate for the 2024 election. Or not. The announced changes to the debate process this year are so great that the …

Way back when, in the days before TV, Grinnell was a rival of Iowa on the football field, Iowa State played Drake in the Missouri Valley Conference, and Amos Alonzo Stagg dominated the Big Ten for …

Cutbacks in state funding are forcing social service agencies to reduce their services to the people of Iowa, including Buena Vista County. Area Education Agencies, including our Prairie Lakes AEA, …

It’s no surprise that Storm Lake has a feral (community) cat problem. Implementing a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program will decrease Storm Lake’s feral cat population while saving cats’ lives …

There are at least two good reasons that Buena Vista County District Court Judge Carl Peterson should not dismiss the City of Storm Lake’s lawsuit against Buena Vista County for the misallocation …

Prop 12 is proving to be costly for not only Iowa pig farmers but California consumers too. I am glad to see the U.S. House Ag Committee taking steps in the farm bill to protect producers from a …