When I think about Amendment 1 on Iowa’s election ballot, I’m reminded of the classic children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.”  Alexander wakes …

Washtubs differ from bath the same but the circumstances are different. Washtubs were used by most of the people in my age bracket for that Saturday night bath, even if you tried to convince …

Iowa took a decisive step toward the largest private investment in our state’s history. This special session was called for one purpose: to make limited, targeted updates to the Major Economic …

Last Monday, President Trump announced that the company Mesabi Metallics plans to build a new steel mill, the largest in U.S. history, right here in Iowa. On Tuesday, Governor Reynolds called a …

Crazy extremes. You drive through fog and drizzle — Dude, slow down! Sister, turn your headlights on! — to slop through mud at the Iowa Lakeside Lab on West Lake Okoboji. How long have we been …

It should surprise nobody that we urge you to vote for Democratic candidates in the November elections. Republicans have done much damage to Iowa with one-party rule over the last decade. Support …

Watching all the political ads on TV these days, you can tell which candidates are getting desperate. They’re the ones who are still freaked out about girls and boys playing on the same sports …

If you’re over 40, you might remember an iconic 30-second commercial produced in 1992 by the Beef Industry Council and Beef Board. It opened with a burst of fiddles playing an excerpt of Aaron …

The school field trip tragedy last week at Lake Macbride State Park again demonstrated the adage that a rumor can travel halfway around the globe while the truth is still putting on its shoes. …

We’re now only about five weeks out from Election Day 2026. Iowa voters may cast their ballots at their county auditor’s office starting Wednesday, Oct. 14, about two weeks from now. If …

First, the wonderful. I got rid of cable TV about 15 years ago. At first, I tried 3 or 4 sites like Hulu, Apple TV, Pluto TV and others, but found that I was paying almost the same amount for …

The 19th annual BVRMC AWARE 5K Walk/Run and Kid’s Fun Run was held on Saturday, Sept. 19. We had 418 registrants and raised over $20,000 for cancer awareness. These funds will help support patients …

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is failing her most fundamental job: protecting the health, safety, and lives of the people who elected her. Instead of acting as a vigorous steward of our …

In the heart of the campaign and election season, it is important for citizens to take stock of where we are today as a country, ask how we have arrived at this point, and what our personal …

It was a no-shirt, sweat trickling down my back kind of day as my friends and I ditched our Stingray bikes for the cool backyard grass. As we lay there, we heard a distant rumble as a white streak …

Controversy surrounds the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. A key justification for the Center is to expand civics education beyond the high school curriculum. Given that …

Here we are weeks away from the election. Democrats are the party of “tax and spend policies,” Republicans are the party of   “borrow and spend policies.” Diesel and hamburger prices are …

American Reformed Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr once opined “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” Is there a …

Iowa is setting up for a course correction one month out from the November midterm elections. The Republicans’ 10-year grip over the state’s politics is slipping. Iowa is aiming to elect a …

Rep. Ashley Hinson has been a loyal soldier for President Trump in Congress and a tireless partisan in the Second District. This week she voted in support of the war on Iran while her Republican …