President Trump displayed his incoherence and indifference when he acknowledged during an interview that his immigration crackdown hurt him at the polls, while promoting the architect of his terror …
Well, that was quite an election night nnIn a couple of months, the 2027 Congress will face a heaping plate of issues and a recalcitrant president bent on retribution. A mere three days after the …
Beyond the sadness and loss of life, there is something troubling about a car-pedestrian accident last September 25 in Urbandale that took the life of Jasmira Kadic, 60, and seriously injured her …
The state of Iowa has a budget problem, and it could surface with teeth in a few years. Thoughtful action now could postpone it, buying enough time to eventually defang it. The long and …
In July 2024, several publications printed an op-ed where I stated “Psychological scientists who study human behavior concur that past actions are the best predictor of future behavior. If past …
Nobody likes to lose, least of all Chris Jones. He thought he could beat incumbent Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, a Republican. Jones lost by six points. The former Simpson College baller left …
It’s November, and I’m still riding my bicycle to work. Iowa Congressional hopeful Joe Mitchell boasted to the president recently that Iowans don’t ride bicycles. Huh. I guess that makes me a …
Iowa voters have spent this fall hearing two men who want to be the next governor call each other rich, rootless and dishonest. What Iowans have not seen, however, are documents that would settle …
“There’s Got to Be a Morning After” — 1973 hit song, sung by Maureen McGovern (no relation to George McGovern) I’m writing this column before Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. That’s by …
The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce’s October calendar included a blood drive at Cherokee Regional Medical Center on Oct. 8. On a busy community calendar, that is the kind of event someone can easily …
What a relief! The torrent of malicious TV ads faded to black with the election. Kim Reynolds will not be governor; Democrat Rob Sand will be. Josh Turek will help put a check on President Trump as …
It’s been a tough 10 years. Trump. Covid. More Trump. A decade of decline for Iowa — dead last in mental health beds and women’s health care. Next to last (chasing Mississippi) for economic …
Moderation is all we ask. Iowa has been under one-party rule for over a decade. It shows. We have become meaner and poorer. Our schools are weaker. Regulations are spurned as the rivers run toxic and …
“CBS Sunday Morning” was in full swing for Halloween on Oct. 25, running a segment on ghost building signs. Ghost signs are found on the sides of old brick buildings where the business names …
Government of the people belongs to the people. So, it should come as no surprise that one of their most frequent concerns is how government spends taxpayers’ money. Those concerns …
Certain admirable qualities have identified the United States for many, many years: prosperity, power, creativity, entrepreneurship, world leadership, personal freedom. You can probably name others. …
As combines roll across fields and farm families work long hours to bring in the harvest, it is disheartening to see the amount of damage caused by careless actions. Every year, vehicles are …
People lined up for a mile to hear President Trump’s impression of a carnival barker in a Sioux City airport hangar festooned with red, white and blue bunting on Thursday. He came to help gin …
As we ramp up to the mid-term elections, MAGA candidates are pulling out all the stops. A church organist, who wants to envelope the space with overpowering sound, pulls selected knobs all the way …
When a city plans something big, it should not check driver's licenses at the door. That is what happened Monday night in Woodward. The City Council cancelled its regular meeting and instead …