President Trump displayed his incoherence and indifference when he acknowledged during an interview that his immigration crackdown hurt him at the polls, while promoting the architect of his terror …

Donald Trump likes to boast that America is experiencing its greatest economy in history during his presidency, but most economists — and people like me who lived during that time — agree that …

Well, that was quite an election night nnIn a couple of months, the 2027 Congress will face a heaping plate of issues and a recalcitrant president bent on retribution. A mere three days after the …

Beyond the sadness and loss of life, there is something troubling about a car-pedestrian accident last September 25 in Urbandale that took the life of Jasmira Kadic, 60, and seriously injured her …

The state of Iowa has a budget problem, and it could surface with teeth in a few years. Thoughtful action now could postpone it, buying enough time to eventually defang it. The long and …

The 2026 Storm Lake Farmers Market vendors thank all faithful customers and newcomers for a great market season. And the thanks go beyond those who frequent the market.   Thanks to Storm Lake …

I was sound asleep when I heard a loud pounding on my front door. It was 7 a.m. on a March Saturday in 1981. I was a second-year teacher in a tiny central Iowa school. I fought the …

In July 2024, several publications printed an op-ed where I stated “Psychological scientists who study human behavior concur that past actions are the best predictor of future behavior. If past …

In January 2000, with the Iowa presidential caucuses approaching and candidates trading political shots, roughly 1,200 people gathered for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual recognition …

Nobody likes to lose, least of all Chris Jones. He thought he could beat incumbent Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, a Republican. Jones lost by six points. The former Simpson College baller left …

Our long national nightmare is over. The elections are finished and now we’ll find out if all those nasty ads made a difference. All politicians claimed they were bipartisan. We’ll see if they …

It’s November, and I’m still riding my bicycle to work. Iowa Congressional hopeful Joe Mitchell boasted to the president recently that Iowans don’t ride bicycles. Huh. I guess that makes me a …

Iowa voters have spent this fall hearing two men who want to be the next governor call each other rich, rootless and dishonest. What Iowans have not seen, however, are documents that would settle …

“There’s Got to Be a Morning After” — 1973 hit song, sung by Maureen McGovern (no relation to George McGovern) I’m writing this column before Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. That’s by …

This letter is being composed on Election Day. The ballot boxes are still open; no ballots have yet been counted. However, this life-long Republican has committed the ultimate act of rebellion. …

Music has always been a staple of my life. I can remember being a little kid and listening with my parents to such names as Frank Sinatra, The Association, Neil Diamond and Neil Sedaka. For those of …

On Friday, Dec. 18, 1981, I was a 5-foot-5-inch point guard for the Storm Lake Tornadoes 10th grade boys basketball team, and for approximately two hours, I was Caitlin Clark before there was Caitlin …

Tomorrow is the day I am not going to do anything, nada, zilch, nunca, zip, naught, nil, all smoke, a real goose egg, no finger lifting, zero, bupkis, diddly-squat. The day is going to be a real …

A bag of groceries does not help someone who cannot get to the place where it is being handed out. That simple fact sits at the center of a meaningful Storm Lake effort. Iowa Public Radio …

Iowa schools participating in the National School Lunch Program are invited to apply for a new competitive subgrant opportunity, supporting nutrition education and expanded use of fresh foods that …