Wyatt Yon makes a salient point complaining about downtown flooding while city hall is working on a downtown master plan. Yon owns property around Cayuga and Fifth , which floods with 1.6 inches of …

It’s a blessing and curse of getting old. I walk through Sunset Park as a comfort with conjured memories: swimming at the steps. Shorty’s bait shop, marina and beer oasis. Sandlot and pee wee …

There’s been a lot of hyper-ventilating about the Chinese buying up American farmland. Breathe into a bag: Iowa State University reports that 84% of Iowa farmland is owned debt-free, and 55% is …

Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a failure Sports fans know that at the end of a game, the only numbers that count are the scores: who put up the most points; who fell short. It’s similar in …

Iowa Republicans predictably rose to the criminal defense of former President Donald Trump after he was indicted on 38 charges of holding classified documents — with pictures of them stacked up …

When I was a junior high school kid in the early 1960s, intent on becoming a basketball phenom, my dream was to wear Converse’s Chuck Taylor All-Star basketball shoes. I knew they’d be the key to …

Sue and I were in Washington, Iowa, last month. The purpose for our trip was a high school graduation. It was a special occasion because the people we joined with in honoring young Cameron, the newly …

As I turned the corner into her nursing home room, I interrupted a sacred space. I hadn’t meant to, of course, but what was intended to be a quick “check in” visit with a patient in hospice …

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig made the agribusiness argument on these pages that lower nitrate levels in surface water at the moment show that the state nutrient reduction strategy is working. …

At one time we considered Mike Pence of Indiana the most formidable of Republican president candidates for his deep connections with religious conservatives, especially in the early nominating state …

We’re happy to welcome Kate Kealey this week as a general assignment reporter amid an expansion of our journalism in Buena Vista and Cherokee counties. Kealey, who just concluded a hitch as editor …

This is a season for remembrance. nnOn May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, finally ending World War Two in Europe. The beginning of the end took place nearly a year …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got an enthusiastic response when he told Iowans he would “destroy leftism” as president. We’re not sure what that all entails, but people have been saying it for a …

Nothing is on the horizon to block Iowa’s steady march to the right and off a cliff. Gov. Kim Reynolds came off a historic legislative session that has Ron DeSantis calling the Tall Corn State …

Irony of Mike Naig’s words On June 2, Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculure Mike Naig stated in the Times Pilot that Iowa has adopted “more conservation practices now than any time in our …

Western Iowa is not exactly a magnet for people. Rural counties have been losing population for generations, which erodes prosperity for everyone. The least we can do is to be welcoming. To conjure …

Journalism is a tough business. In recent weeks we have seen several large Iowa newspapers reduce their publication frequency. The Sioux City Journal, Mason City Globe Gazette, Waterloo Courier and …

Gov. Kim Reynolds has garnered a lot of attention in national Republican politics hosting presidential candidates following a smashing legislative session that tacked hard to the right. She is …

It may be an understatement, but these past few years have provided some unique challenges. Yet, despite supply chain disruptions, inflation, and unpredictable weather, we continue to see record …

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week restricting the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate surface water will change nothing that’s been happening on the ground in …