I was asked to speak last week at the annual conference of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. My remarks boiled down to a simple message: The public needs more information about their …

I played a role in a movie three weeks ago, without even so much as a screen test. Well, technically speaking, I suppose, I didn’t actually debut on the big screen. It was more of an …

Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 victory was decisive. Period. The margin of votes he received from women shocked virtually everyone, especially since his opponent, Kamala Harris, tried to break the glass …

Having simmered and frothed all week, it came bubbling out fast on the Friday night capping election week at the alma mater’s homecoming reunion: “The (manure) is hitting the fan, …

Every pre-election poll for the U.S. presidential race saw it as a too-close-to-call nail biter. Not one predicted the sweeping victory posted by former, now President-Elect Donald J. Trump. How did …

The Cherokee Skate Park Committee wants to express their sincere appreciation to everyone for making the recent grand opening of the new skate park a reality! We wish to thank the Iowa Dept. of …