The Sac News shared on Facebook my column from last week lamenting our loss of freedom, which generated a lot of insight in the comments, like “Art Cullen sits down when he pees.” That …

Buena Vista University President Brian Lenzmeier, speaking on behalf of Iowa’s private colleges, last week tried to educate legislators on why it’s a bad idea for community colleges to offer …

In 54 years in journalism I’ve met a lot of great people in law enforcement, from local police to county sheriffs to state police all the way to the FBI. Many became good friends. All of the …

Across much of the country, the weather has been harsh, bringing subzero temperatures to the upper Midwest and snow in the South and East, but the national temperature feels like everything is …

The 2025 college football season is in the history books. The season ended with last week’s national championship victory by Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and his Indiana University …

Words matter. It’s why government agencies and private corporations pay big bucks to hire someone to tell their story. Call that person a communications director, or a …

I love Iowa. After growing up in Ottumwa and graduating from Indianola’s Simpson College, I worked in South Dakota at the start of my career. I enjoyed my years in the Mount Rushmore State, but …

The time has come to “be curious.” For years, we have been warned to not believe everything we see on Facebook. Now we live with the added challenge of having to decide if an image is …

This is not a typical press release. But this is not a typical time. Yesterday evening (Jan. 24) I stood outside on my front porch at exactly 7 o’clock. Around the entire nation, and perhaps the …

House Study Bill 596 has five divisions that help property owners of all classifications. Iowans have been loud and clear with their desire for property tax reform and House Republicans are ready to …

The second week of session was short on days due to the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, but long on activity. We packed as many subcommittee meetings as was reasonable in the …

A word of caution: Do not get between reality and political forces in Congress when Republicans and Democrats agree to spend more money on farm programs rather than reform the very programs that are …

ICE is in Mason City. Breathless reports in Iowa City and West Liberty. Just saw the car in Spencer. Blow the whistles! When will the boot drop on Storm Lake or Denison? Chatter, chatter, …

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 …

If you have a cellphone — and just about everyone does — you’ve probably had to put up with innumerable attempts by scammers trying to steal your money: emails from Nigerian princes offering to …

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 …

Iowans should be a little concerned about some troubling developments that seem to be showing up in a couple of candidates running for a couple of very important offices in our state. Randy …