A farmer with beer in the belly and a bur in his britches stormed out of Byron’s Bar in Pomeroy Saturday evening offended by the very idea of a meet-and-greet with Chris Jones, Democratic candidate …
My mother had a few church cookbooks when I was growing up, and the recipes had been submitted by women who survived the Depression, who perhaps had many mouths to feed, no fancy or exotic …
A recent email from the Iowa attorney general’s office to Greene County assistant attorney Laura Snider is of great concern to Greene County’s attorney Thomas Laehn. That’s because it displays …
During 250 years of America’s existence, whenever a scandal involving a U.S. President occurred, the public was shocked and dismayed. When presidential scandals erupt, faith and trust in America …
As has been noted here before, I don't eat today what we ate every day on the dairy farm of my youth. Back then we worked like plow horses so we ate like plow horses: five times daily with a noon …
Nick Larson and a quarter of Iowa farmers get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. When ACA provisions expired at the end of 2025, Larson’s family faced an immediate tax increase …
Iowa’s economy is built on agriculture. What happens at the farm gate ripples through our entire state. When farmers are doing well, Main Street businesses thrive, equipment dealers stay busy, …
We are back at the Capitol in Des Moines and the 2026 legislative session has officially started. The first week is always busy with speeches from legislative leaders, the governor, the chief justice …
The start of the second half of the 91st General Assembly ushered in a wave of activity at the statehouse. This first week included opening speeches by Senate President Amy Sinclair and Senate …
Last Spring, a “Dauntless Dozen” Iowa Senators formed and stood together, including Lynn Evans of Aurelia, forged an alliance and stood together against all the king’s horses and all the …
For the ninth time, Gov. Kim Reynolds told us last week the condition of the state is strong. Except we have the worst economy of the 50 states, and personal income growth was 48th last year, …
US Rep. Randy Feenstra and Rep. Ashley Hinson joined ranks with House Republicans to vote against subsidies for health insurance policies offered on the federal exchange. Feenstra is running for …
I joined a virtual book club during the Covid-19 lockdown, and it was a lifeline. It was also the first time I’d ever joined a book club. Odd thing for a book lover/word nerd/writer/librarian to …
Truth should be measured by evidence, not by political allegiance. nnCan’t we all agree on that? With that in mind, a useful question for citizens and journalists to ask at times like this is …
Greenland, again? Really? Apparently yes. Donald John Trump, President of the United States, on Jan. 9 vowed to take control of Greenland, an autonomous part of America’s NATO ally Denmark. In …
President Donald J. Trump loves to point out that farmers “love” him. The November 2024 election results prove it’s no boast. In fact, while the then-former president beat Vice President …
The Cherokee County Fund Drive for 2025 has concluded and the checks have been issued to the non-profit agencies we represent. We now wish to thank everyone who has contributed and also the Chronicle …
So I’ve become that grumpy old man. Not funny like Walter Matthau. Just grumpy. Curmudgeonly, somebody said. Shrill. I wake up PO’d. It’s hard to stay in good humor when dawn breaks to a …
President Trump said we invaded Venezuela not so much over the drugs or democracy but for the oil. We left the drug runners in charge of the country with gunboats moored offshore ready to invade …
Until 2015, I shied away from political news. Growing up, I paid scant attention to history, civics or government classes. They didn’t land in a way that connected with anything real in my life. …