Here we sit sweating it out under a heat dome. It’s supposed to get hot in an Iowa summer, but like this? One heat dome after another. Then a shower just in the nick of time. They say it’s a sign …

We feel sorry for the elected leaders of the City of Alta and the Alta-Aurelia School District who are stuck in an impossible situation because of a state law banning books that mention sex from …

His license plate reads “Car Guy” and that pretty much describes Frank Alderton, who is retiring after a lifetime in the car business. Frank grew up in a family whose father was a General …

Another day, another indictment. This one at the hands of the district attorney in Atlanta, Ga., accusing Donald Trump and others of conspiring to fraudulently overturn the 2020 election results. …

Deanna Mahoney was like countless Iowa women through the years. She nurtured three children. She worked outside the home to supplement the family income. She loved bowling and mushroom hunting. That …

Where’s the audit? Once again we read about the misappropriated money. Our taxes also pay for the state auditor’s salary. It’s past time for asking for a state audit. It’s $5 million. …

Ever wonder why our Midwestern rural layout consists of 36 one-mile-square sections per township? Or where the Midwest’s emphasis on public education comes from? Or why slavery never gained a …

“So what are you doing in Chicago?” the young lady smoking behind the bar asked Saturday night. We were there to see Bruce Springsteen at Wrigley Field. “Are you in an alternate reality?” she …

Freedom demands eternal vigilance, and that is what the Marion County Record in Kansas was up to when the 4,000-circulation weekly newspaper north of Wichita was raided by local police last week. The …

A 50th high school reunion is a major event in most peoples’ lives. So it is with Storm Lake High School’s Class of 1973, which will get together Sept. 15-16 to rehash old times and brag about …

National Night Out thanks As your police chief, I am writing to express my gratitude to each and every one of you for making National Night Out a success.   Your enthusiastic participation …

Ohio voters reminded us Tuesday that progressive issues win with voters when Democrats can’t. The Buckeye State held a special election in the vacation days of August to raise the threshold from a …

Tyson and the City of Storm Lake r eached a 20-year agreement for water services which is much the same as the current agreement. Tyson agrees to purchase 40 million gallons a year. It also agrees to …

North Dakota’s utility commissioners threw a big wrench into the Summit pipeline works when they voted unanimously last week to deny a permit for construction. The three-member commission cited …

Iowa used to be fetching for its wholesome charms. How do you do, neighbor? The index finger wave from the steering wheel. You could put up with the boredom for the honesty and trust. Bob Ray was an …

Book banning is bad business, as school and city officials are finding out in Alta . The school will need to ban potentially hundreds of books if they refer to sex under a new state law. That means …

IUB should put the brakes on the Midwest Carbon Express North Dakota’s Public Service Commission threw a major roadblock in the path of Summit Carbon Solutions’ Midwest Carbon Express on Aug. …

We’re offering readers of the Times Pilot an opportunity to save money. It looks as though we’ll have to raise our prices a bit in the next month or so, because newspaper postal rates are going …

Silly me. I thought I had been paying attention to the issues about which Iowans feel strongly. You know, things like inflation, taxes, government spending, the war in Ukraine, a new farm bill, water …

If Donald Trump walks away with the Iowa Caucuses, by all odds he will be the Republican nominee for president in 2024. That would set up a rematch with President Joe Biden, which is a big gamble for …