One of the greatest things in the world is a road trip. What makes it even better is heading out with your brother and sister-in-law in a rented van and you get to drive. You know it’s going to …
Father’s Day sneaked up on me this year. I don’t feel much like a father these days. I’ve done my “fatherly” work, whether sufficient or not, and internal Vandy statistics …
AI-generated copy has been on my mind lately. I haven’t even dabbled with CHATgpt or other bot apps that create copy in whatever form. I initially think it saps our creativity and leads to …
Fort Madison Superintendent Dr. Erin Slater said goodbye to the graduating Class of 2025 Saturday morning in her final address to students as superintendent of the Fort Madison Community School …
Sometimes fate yields incredible rewards. I was enjoying a beautiful Friday on the turf inside the blue oval that is Drake Stadium watching a bunch of Fort Madison student athletes and a Central Lee …
I’ve had three german shepherds in my life. They were shared between my brothers and I. Don’t laugh, this is legit. The first dog was a hybrid shepherd mutt and my oldest brother, Dan, …
Journalism is the activity of writing for news organizations. We observe and report, and in most cases, we do so with some objective posture. Many times it requires patience, and it almost always …
This Sunday we’re working up something a little different. I, personally, was initially taken aback when I heard that President Donald Trump had issued a late executive order Thursday for the …
I’m writing this early Saturday morning at about 6:30 a.m. I wanted to write it Friday night after the NFL draft, but I stared at blank screen for literally 15 minutes before slamming shut the …
I made mashed potatoes for Easter dinner Saturday. I’ve made mashed potatoes like a hundred times, but this time, it was like I had no clue. Easter dinner at my brother's house is a …
Spring Break! The one good thing about running your own business, and I get to go with about a dozen other guys to the Ozarks and play golf each spring. We do some other things, too. For some reason …
I woke up early Friday morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. Typically, I just lay there and hope my brain shuts back down in a rollover, but no luck. So I did what most people do and …
