You may not have known Jay Lohman, but you would have liked him. Although he was short of stature, he was big of heart. He wasn’t famous, and he wasn’t rich, unless you count all the …

Events last week in Chicago and Washington and at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport provide stark reminders that our nation’s leaders have seemingly forgotten a biblical command around for …

By the time you read this column, it may be irrelevant. I hope so. But I doubt it. nnAssuming the federal government is still partially shut down by the column’s publication on Friday, Nov. 14, …

The radio spot on KAYL that opposed the Sac County Jail Bond said it was paid for and sponsored by the Concerned Citizens of Sac County. That is NOT the group that meets at the Sac Library twice a …

When my family and I moved to Storm Lake in August 1972, I almost immediately understood that the Storm Lake community was special. And while I am sure that each of the surrounding communities of …

My mother was born into dirt, poverty, and hunger on a tenant farm in east central Nebraska in April 1932. She was the third child — fourth, including her brother Gordon, who died before she …

In Marshalltown, the spirit of American entrepreneurship is alive and well. nnResidents have opened businesses, among them a grocery store offering fresh food that’s created dozens of jobs. …

Why can’t we all just get along? This country is subjected to enough political violence every year to make any sane nation reach a breaking point. We can’t stand idly by as killings and …

We keep hearing calls to “encourage thoughtful discourse” and “discourage violent rhetoric.” That’s true, and I have. One political party keeps crossing the line, …

Friday, Nov. 7 probably was the best day I’ve had in two years of bad news. I rode shotgun as Dolores drove me home from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, seemingly free of prostate cancer …

I’ve been reminiscing about a time in my career that I was extremely involved in the lives and well-being of many of our U.S. Army soldiers and their families. In 2002, my final assignment …

If Storm Lake truly intends to develop a recreation area around the dredge spoil site east of the municipal golf course, city officials must approach the Lake Improvement Commission at the earliest …

Storm Lake residents are faced with the prospect of spending $100 million for a new water plant. Our present operation on Abner Bell Road is at capacity, treating five million gallons a day, more …

I’ve been thinking a LOT about Usha Vance. Her husband is the vice-president and he has said a hurtful thing and behaved shamefully in public. I wrote a letter I will never send. Dear Mrs. …

As Iowans headed to the polls this week to elect local school board members, they faced an issue beyond the usual ones of taxes, student achievement, teacher pay, curriculum and enrollment. This …

Kathy and I live in an old house in Jefferson (apparent construction year 1901). It’s the house my parents bought in 1944, and it was my childhood home. My folks sold it about 28 years later …

The ongoing debate over the future of the Storm Lake Marina has dragged on far too long, and it’s time for BV County Conservation officials to face the facts. The public has spoken — …

Since the 1960s, think tanks and advocacy groups have been key influencers of presidential policymaking. For decades, Democrat and Republican presidents have relied on think tanks for research and …

Paradox seems to be the guiding principle of today's food policies. For example, the Trump Administration is arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that the nation’s longstanding trade …

The following was provided by the Iowa Insurance Division: Every fall, Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity to review and change their Prescription Drug Plan or Medicare Advantage Plan …