People are so different anymore. I remember growing up and being impressed with the “good neighbor” culture. Helping push a car out of the snow, helping the elderly carry things when you …
I like to surround myself with positive people. Following our local sports lends itself to few and far between championships, so you know we have to be getting thick-skinned about losing along the …
Fort Madison Partners hooked us up with another candidate forum this week. We got a no-so-good look at those who had the courage to put their names on a ballot to serve their community. …
Music has always been an important part of my family’s life. Mom was always an Elvis fan and I think she had a stint where she crushed a little on Barry Manilow. I might get the stink eye for …
I woke up Friday with a gentle rain tapping on the shingles just outside my second-story north window. A breeze carrying the fresh smell of a fall rain brushed in through the bedroom about four feet …
Well, the political landscape is becoming very active. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in town Saturday getting a Wallyburger at the Fort Diner. A bunch of people gathered around the iconic …
AI’s starting to bust my buttons. Not A1, I kind like that savory sauce with hints of raisin and orange on steak when I break down and eat beef. But AI – Artificial Intelligence - …
Is it just me or is life just hazy right now? I had to put a new taillight assembly in my truck and paid close to $200 for it. I asked what the markup was and they told me it was one of the …
America is a crooked road, man. From our seat as a local news publisher, it’s been extremely interesting talking to people over the past several years about where this crooked road is …
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Tri-State Rodeo’s C. E. “Eddie” Richards so full as it was Friday night for Alabama. What a tribute to so many. I’m not sure …
Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld and I have a love-hate relationship. We’ve squawked at each other over philosophy, principal, prose, and polls. And what actually constitutes a legitimate …
The forest through the trees. It’s an old idiom that says we're not seeing what’s right in front of our face because… well, it’s right in front of our face. It’s …
