This “Letter to the Editor” is really a “Letter to Moms and Dads, Grandmas and Gramdpas.” Tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 27, means no school, so you can take your kids and …
Last March, six months ago, Congress averted an impending federal government shutdown by reaching a bipartisan compromise, which extended the government funding deadline by six months, to the end of …
Maybe the reason you see black when people see white or you say “down” when they say “up” is because — in these troubling times — black is white and up is …
In my last op-ed (Best and worst U.S. presidential cabinets), 15 different research-based sources revealed that Donald Trump’s 2017-2021 and current cabinets are among the worst in U.S. …
From the western banks of the Missouri River to the Mississippi River in the east, our beautiful state is dotted with family farms, manufacturing plants, and strong communities of all sizes. The main …
My head is filled with dread consulting the calendar and the news. Give me liberty or give me death, the sort of talk that could get you locked up for hate speech. It would be funny if it were a …
You know the feeling? That uneasy, nauseous tightening in your gut that lets your mind and body know things aren’t right with the world. I have that feeling right now. I’m no doctor, …
The assassination of Charlie Kirk set off a national convulsion, as it should. It’s horrible. Frightening. It is not a civil war, which is vital to keep in mind. Kirk’s murder is part of …
Another political leader killed, and another frustrating challenge on what to say, what to do. Charlie Kirk’s death resurfaces similar tragedies from our American past, both venerable and …
The farmers who spoke at a Sept. 2 meeting with congressional officials in Brookland, Ark., were respectful, plain-spoken and worried, according to the 4-minute, 30-second report aired by KAIT News, Jonesboro and …
Matt Bormann feels used and abused as a model for stewardship by an ag establishment that does not want to invest in comprehensive conservation. The St. Joe farmer, age 46, is a registered …
It should astonish us that the City of Storm Lake and Buena Vista County are deposing each other in an absurd lawsuit where justice will be done only for the Des Moines lawyers. The city is suing the …
During decades as a journalist, I had countless conversations with interesting people — future presidents, wannabe leaders, governors, business executives, religious thinkers, crooks, and …
Why does Congress even bother to debate an annual budget? Every year members of the federal legislative body spend innumerable hours in committees and on the House and Senate floor debating …
September usually marks a turning point of sorts for most people. Summer turns to fall, vacation turns to school, and the green hope and promise of growing crops turns into the yellow and gold of …
The corn looks record-setting, but Iowa State Extension figures it a loser because of falling prices. The heck, you say. We should be kings out here. The black soil, rain at the right time, …
President Trump gave Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., marching orders: Go wild on health. That’s just what RFK2 is doing at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services. His order to cancel …
Even the best salesman would struggle explaining away the reasons for the latest contradiction from the president of the United States. He believes crime in Washington, D.C., is so out of …
College football is here once again, and fans are geared up to cheer on their treasured favorite(s). What stokes such ferocious lifetime loyalty to a bunch of guys playing a game for a few weeks …
I commend columnists who publish research-based and value-added (versus “my opinion”) op-eds on a daily or frequent basis. Submitting an occasional essay gives me time to ponder …